Mr Ben Miller on orthopaedic surgeon selection panel
Mr Ben Miller is our Board of Studies representative for the Australian Orthopaedic Association, the group that oversees training surgeons. On Saturday the 19th June he was part of the panels that interview prospective orthopaedic surgeons. This involved junior doctors applying to our association an...
Read moreMr Michael Galvin teaching a foot and ankle surgical course
Mr Galvin has been invited to teach at a foot and ankle surgical instruction course. He will be part of the teaching faculty for the Osteosynthesis and Trauma Care group on the topic of “Fractures of the foot and ankle.” He will be giving lectures and doing cadaveric teaching helping tra...
Read moreRobotic Assisted Knee replacements now be offered by surgeons from Geelong Orthopaedics
We have several surgeons in our group who are now offering patients robotic assisted knee replacement surgery. This is where the position of the knee replacement components is guided by a robot during the operation. Special X-rays are taken prior to the surgery to allow the position of the knee repl...
Read moreMr Angliss and Mr Brown examining orthopaedic surgery candidates
On the weekend of the 5th and 6th of june Mr Angliss and Mr Brown were examiners in the annual orthopaedic final examination. This is a major test for trainees who wish to become surgeons. The examinations consist of multiple tests including diagnostics, pathology, and surgery, and include written a...
Read moreGeelong Orthopaedics Surgeons receive our 2nd AZ COVID doses
Surgeons at Geelong Orthopaedics are receiving our 2nd Covid vaccine doses. We are most grateful to those great scientists who have worked so hard on this and the staff at the vaccination centers for working so tirelessly. We encourage all eligible people to get the vaccine to protect yourselves and...
Read moreSuccessful orthopaedic Registrar teaching day
On Saturday 15th the Geelong Orthopaedic group held a teaching session for the orthopaedic surgical trainees. Each subspecialty area presented clinical cases over zoom and in depth discussions were had with all the surgeons. We are grateful to the trainees, surgeons and the AOA vic branch staff for ...
Read moreAFL injury study published by Prof Page, Stephen Gill and the research team.
Dr Stephen Gill and Prof Richard Page have been contributing to a cohort study of AFL injuries presenting to our emergency departments. The paper highlighted the different types of injuries between the genders. The original paper can be found here titled “Gender differences in female and male ...
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