Case Studies

A number of seperate research papers have described a change in bladder control in women following hip replacement. It seems that bladder function can improve or deteriorate following hip [...]

Patients having two joint replacements at the same time is a controversial question. In general, most patients are best to have a short hospitalisation, get out and get recovered from the first [...]

Research from Mater Hospital Sydney. Of 748 patients having hip or knee replacement, only 44 patients chose to go directly home. They matched these patients to 44 most similar remaining in [...]

Where the knee-cap rubs against the front of the femur, a small category of patients develop arthritis, and require a knee replacement. Some of these are suitable for partial replacement of the [...]

The biceps muscle in the upper arm has a tendon at either end. In the shoulder, proximal biceps rupture is very common, and might be only a minor part of other shoulder pathology.

Paget’s disease is a condition of bone that changes how the bone forms, and remodels during age.

Surgeons everywhere continue to work to improve the quality of outcomes of hip replacements.

The very tip of the collarbone can be broken especially in cycling and skiing injuries.

The anterior cruciate ligament is critical to keep the knee stable in aggressive pivoting sports like AFL football, netball, basketball and soccer.

In the assessment of shoulder pain, both x-rays and ultrasound should be taken.

Revision hip replacement surgery can be complex surgery. Due to its nature it can be difficult to get “just right”.

Having bilateral joint replacement surgery (i.e. having both hips, or both knees, replaced at the same time) has been advocated as a safe way of curing the “whole patient” in one operation.