PROFESSOR JEGAN KRISHNAN
CURRICULUM VITAE
Personal Details
Name:
Professor Jeganath Krishnan, MBBS, FRACS, PhD
Address:
11 Day Road
Glen Osmond 5064
South Australia
Ph: 08 8338 7511
Date of Birth:
13 February 1961
Place of Birth:
Singapore
Nationality:
Australian
Marital Status:
Married
Current Position:
Chair in Orthopaedic Surgery
Flinders University
Senior Clinical Director Orthopaedic Surgery
Flinders Medical Centre
Repatriation General Hospital
Private Practice:
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Orthopaedics SA
Ashford Specialist Centre
Anzac Highway
Ashford 5035
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Professional
Career Details
Academic Qualifications
Degree of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery conferred May 1983
UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE
Adelaide, South Australia
Doctor Of Philosophy
Thesis Title: The Anatomical and Biomechanical Principles for the Design of a
Metacarpophalangeal Joint Prosthesis
Conferred 1999
Faculty of Science and Engineering
FLINDERS UNIVERSITY
Professional Qualifications
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Primary FRACS, November 1985
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Fellowship Examination (Orthopaedics) April 1992
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Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons – April 1992
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Fellow of the Australian Orthopaedic Association – April 1994
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Registered Specialist Orthopaedic Surgeon – South Australian Medical
Board 1992 to current
Professional Memberships
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Fellow Australian Orthopaedic Association
Fellow Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
Member Australian Medical Association
Member Australian Hand Surgery Society
Member Australian Shoulder & Elbow Surgery Society
Member Australian Arthroplasty Society
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Grant Assessments
 National Health and Medical Research Council
 Australian Orthopaedic Association
 Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Research Grants
Current Appointments
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Professor Orthopaedic Surgery Flinders University
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Senior Clinical Director Orthopaedic Surgery
Flinders Medical Centre and Repatriation General Hospital
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Member of the Editorial Boards:
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Journal of Orthopaedics
Orthopaedics
Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Emedicine.com (Internet Medical Journal)
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Member Academic Appointments Committee, Faculty of Health Sciences,
Flinders University
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Member of Clinical Advisory Group for Hip Prostheses
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Member of Clinical Advisory Group for Knee Prostheses
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Chair Australian Orthopaedic Association Professorial Academic
Committee
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Past Appointments
1993
Senior Lecturer Flinders University
1994
Chief Delegate – Asia Pacific Orthopaedic Association
Australian Chapter to 1994 to 2002
1994
Senior Lecturer Flinders University
Acting Senior Clinical Director
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Flinders Medical Centre
1995
Secretary General Asia Pacific Orthopaedic Association
Federal Body from 1995 to 2001
1995
Senior Clinical Director
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Flinders Medical Centre and Repatriation General Hospital
1995
Associate Professor Flinders University of South Australia
Senior Clinical Director
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Flinders Medical Centre and Repatriation General Hospital
1997
Deputy – Divisional Executive Chair – Flinders Medical
Centre
Post Fellowship Training
1992 to 1993 Orthopaedic Post Fellowship Training - Overseas
 February to April 1992
Senior Orthopaedic Registrar
Sunderland District Hospital, Sunderland, UK
Supervisors: Doctors J Checketts, A Cross, J Buchanan, A Stirrart
 April to July 1992
Senior Orthopaedic Registrar
Freeman General Hospital/Newcastle General Hospital, UK
Supervisor: Doctor R Smith
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 July to September 1992
AO Trauma Fellowship
Unfallchirurgische, Universistatsklinik, Innsbruk, Austria
Supervisors: Professor E Beck, Doctors H Resch, S Pechlaner
 September to October 1992
Visiting Orthopaedic Fellow
Rheumaklinik, Bad Bramstadt, Germany
Supervisor: Professor K Tillman
 November 1992 to February 1993
Rheumatoid Arthritis Surgical Fellowship
Rheumatism Foundation Hospital, Heinola, Finland
Supervisor: Professor M Hamalainen
 February to April 1993
Visited Orthopaedic Centres in USA
Department of Hand Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital
Department of Shoulder Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital
The Shoulder Service Centre, New York Orthopaedic Hospital under the
guidance of Dr L Bigliani
Department of Shoulder Surgery, Seattle under the guidance of
Dr F Matsen
Department of Upper Limb Surgery, Tuckahoe Orthopaedic Association under
the guidance of Dr R Caspari
 April to June 1993
Visiting Orthopaedic Consultant
World Orthopaedic Concern, Bulawayo General Hospital
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
 June to July 1993
Visiting Orthopaedic Consultant
World Orthopaedic Concern, Latoka General Hospital
Latoka, Fiji
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Teaching
1993 to Current - Undergraduate and Postgraduate Teaching
 Coordinator of undergraduate student training in Orthopaedic Surgery
from 1993 inclusive of Years 4, 5 and 6 to 1999 Graduate Entry Program
Medical Students
 Supervisor Surgical Interns/RMO’s/Trainees attached to Orthopaedics
 Convenor Australian Orthopaedic Association Undergraduate Workshop
1997 held at Flinders Medical Centre
 Supervisor Australian Orthopaedic Association Overseas Arthroplasty –
Arthroscopic postgraduate Fellowships
 Smith and Nephew Australian Foundation Fellowship established Flinders
Medical Centre
 Supervisor Advanced Trainee Orthopaedic Program, Flinders Medical
Centre
 Coordinator Master of Surgery (Orth) program, Flinders University
Postgraduate MS (Orth) students enrolled:
Doctors T Jayamoorthy, J Van Essen, A Bajhau, A Joshi: Rajesh
Supervisor PhD students in conjunction with Professor T Hearn:
D Barker, C Abanyake, J Costi,
 Supervisor Registrar Research, Flinders Medical Centre
PhD’s Awarded:
John Costi 2005: Nicola Westropp Massy 2005,
Daniel Barker 2005
MS (Orth) Awarded: T Jayamoorthy 2004, Rajesh 2004
Established Awards
 Richard Taunton Southwood Prize – for Excellence in Orthopaedic
Research (1994)
 John Sweeney Prize – For Excellence in Orthopaedic Viva for Year 4
Students
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Research Grants
1994 to 2004
1 Smith & Nephew Surgical Pty Ltd
Krishnan J, Chipchase L, O’Connor D
Orthopaedic Database
$400,000
1994 – 2002
2 Johnson & Johnson Orthopaedics
Krishnan J, Chipchase L, O’Connor D
Orthopaedic Database
60,000
1995 – 1996
3 AO International
Krishnan J, Chipchase L
Delta Frame
76,000
1995
4 Biomet Research Grant
Krishnan J
Bipolar Shoulder Replacement
30,000
1998 – 1999
5 Howmedica Australia
Krishnan J, Integra Computer Systems
Tele-Orthopaedic Workstation
84,000
1997 - 1999
6 Protek (per annum)
Krishnan J, Chipchase L, O’Connor D
Multinational Study –
Polished vs Unpolished Stem
50,000
1994 - 2001
7 IQMM Commonwealth Grant
Krishnan J, Chipchase L
20,000
1996 - 1997
1,200,000
1999 – 2000
10,600
2000 – 2001
10 NH & MRC Grant
Principal Investigator: J Krishnan
Co-Investigators: S Graves, T Hearn
180,000
2001 – 2003
11 NH & MRC Development Grant
Principal Investigator: T Hearn
Co-Investigator:
J Krishnan
470,000
2003 - 2005
8 National Development Hospital Project
Phase 3 – Commonwealth Grant
Co-Investigator with:
Wilson B, P Alyward, J Knight, G Young,
P Finucane
9 Flinders University
2000 ARC Small Grant
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12 BIF Grant
Principal Applicant: AOI Pty Ltd
Co-Investigators: T Hearn/K Reynolds
13 FMC Foundation Grant
Co-Investigators:
T Kneebone, R Baker, J Krishnan
14 ASRI
375,000
6,000
213,665
2003 – 2004
2004
2006 - 2009
Awards and Travelling Fellowships
1993
Keith Doddridge Prize
South Australian Hand Society Meeting
Best Paper
1994
Zimmer Western Pacific Orthopaedic Association Travel
Fellowship
1995
Keith Doddridge Prize
South Australian Hand Society Meeting
Best paper
1995
Friends of the Veteran Hospital Research
Excellence Award for Outstanding Research
1995
Host to ABC Travelling Fellows
1997
1998
Australasian Orthopaedic Trauma Society
The Phillip Segelov Memorial Prize – Best Trauma Paper
“Tele-Orthopaedic Workstation and Trauma Management”
AOA Ambassador to WPOA 12th Congress Fukuoka Japan
November 1-13 1998
Invited Fellow by WPOA 12th Congress Organising Committee
Fukuoka Japan November 1-6 1998
2000
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American British Canadian Travelling Fellowship
April to July 2000
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Publications/In Press/Submitted
Krishnan J et al
A Radiographic Evaluation of Biorotational Head Motion in the Bipolar Shoulder
Hemiarthroplasty.
J Shoulder & Elbow: July-August 2006; Vol 15 – No.4
Barker DS, Krishnan J, Hearn TC.
Bilateral Symmetry of the Human Metacarpal: Implications for sample size
calculation. Clinical Biomechanics: 2005
Barker DS, Netherway DJ, Krishnan J, Hearn TC.
Validation of a Finite Element Model of the Human Metacarpal.
Medical Engineering & Physics 27 (2005) 103-113
Bauze AJ, Costi JJ, Stavrou P, Rankin WA, Hearn TC, Krishnan J.
Cement Penetration and Stiffness of the Cement-bone Composite in the Proximal
Tibia in a Porcine Model. Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery 2004:12(2):194-98 2004
Massy Westropp N, Krishnan J: Comparing the AUSCAN Osteoarthritis Hand Index,
Michigan Hand Outcomes Questionnaire and Sequential Occupational Dexterity
Assessment for Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis. Br J Rheumatology (accepted
2004)
Krishnan J, Wigg AER, Walker RW, Slavotinek J. Intra-articular fractures of the
distal radius: a prospective randomised controlled trial comparing static bridging and
dynamic non-bridging external fixation. J of Hand Surgery (Br & Eu Volume) 2003
(In Press)
Wigg AER, Hearn TC, McCaul K, Anderton SM, Wells VM, Krishnan J. Number,
incidence, and projections of distal forearm fractures admitted to hospital in
Australia. J of Trauma. Injury, Infection and Critical Care 2003;55(1):87-93
Massy-Westropp N, Massy-Westropp M, Rankin W, Krishnan J. Patients outcomes
of metacarpophalangeal arthroplasty. J Hand Therapy. 2003 (In Press).
Massy-Westropp N, Krishnan J. A review of therapy for MCP arthroplasty. Journal
Hand Therapy. 2003 (In Press).
Barker DS, Costi JJ, Krishnan J, Hearn TC. In vitro measurements of human
metacarpal strain. A comparison before and after prosthesis implantation. Journal
of Hand Surgery (Br & Eu Volume) Submitted May 2003.
Mehta JA, Slavotinek JP, Krishnan J. Local osteopenia associated with management
of intra-articular distal radial fractures by insertion of external fixation pins in the
distal fragment: prospective study. J Orthop Surg. 2002 Dec;10(2):179–84.
Field JR. The evolving concept of biological fixation. In: Sumner-Smith G (ed) Bone
in Clinical Orthopedics. AO Publishing, Davos, Switzerland. 2002.
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Costi JJ, Hearn TC, Fazzalari NL. The effect of hydration on the stiffness of
intervertebral discs in an ovine model. Clin Biomech. 2002 Jul;17(6):446–55.
Field JR, Sumner-Smith G. Bone blood flow response to surgical trauma. Injury.
2002 Jun;33(5):447–51.
Wells VM, Hearn TC, McCaul KA, Anderton SM, Wigg AE, Graves SE. Changing
incidence of primary total hip arthroplasty and total knee arthroplasty for primary
osteoarthritis. J Arthroplasty. 2002 Apr;17(3):267–73.
Kurmis AP, Hearn TC, Field JR, Grimmer K, Reynolds KJ. The accuracy of threedimensional reconstructions of the ovine knee: dissectional validation. Comput Med
Imaging Graph. 2002 May-Jun;26(3):171–5.
Broadhurst N. Measuring cognitive and clinical competency in orthopaedics. J Bone
Joint Surg Am. 2002 Apr;84-A(4):683-4.
Massy-Westropp N. The effects of normal human variability and hand activity on
sensory testing with the full Semmes-Weinstein monofilaments kit. J Hand Ther.
2002 Jan–Mar;15(1):48–52.
Krishnan J. Distal radius fractures in adults. Orthopedics. 2002 Feb;25(2):175–9.
Fazzalari NL, Costi JJ, Hearn TC, Fraser RD, Vernon-Roberts B, Hutchinson J,
Manthey BA, Parkinson IH, Sinclair C. Mechanical and pathologic consequences of
induced concentric anular tears in an ovine model. Spine. 2001 Dec 1;26(23):2575–
81.
Costi JJ, Kelly AJ, Hearn TC, Martin DK. Comparison of torsional strengths of
bioabsorbable screws for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Am J Sports
Med. 2001 Sep-Oct;29(5):575–80.
Moholkar K, Tamblyn P. Aggressive granulomatous lesion presenting as tumor in
cementless long stem total hip arthroplasty. J Arthroplasty. 2001 Apr;16(3):404-7.
Moore WR, Graves SE, Bain GI. Synthetic bone graft substitutes. Aust N Z J Surg.
2001 Jun;71(6):354-361.
Field JR, Adachi N, Ochi M. An ovine model of cranial cruciate ligament
reconstruction. Veterinary and Comparative Orthopaedics and Traumatology
2001;14(3):139-145
Field JR, Törnkvist H. Biological fracture fixation: a perspective. Veterinary and
Comparative Orthopaedics and Traumatology 2001;14(4):169-178
Crotty M, Miller M, Whitehead C, Krishnan J, Hearn T. Hip fracture treatments–what
happens to patients from residential care? J Qual Clin Pract. 2000 Dec;20(4):167–
70.
Hunt JL, Moore RJ, Krishnan J. The fate of the coracoacromial ligament in
arthroscopic acromioplasty: an anatomical study. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2000 NovDec;9(6):491–4.
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Barker DS, Wang AW, Yeo MF, Nawana NS, Brumby SA, Pearcy MJ, Howie DW.
The skeletal response to matt and polished cemented femoral stems. J Bone Joint
Surg Br. 2000 Nov;82(8):1182–8.
Dunlop DG, Field JR. Ovine hemiarthroplasty: reducing dislocation. Veterinary and
Comparative Orthopaedics and Traumatology 2000; 13(4):115-118
Chipchase LS, O'Connor DA, Costi JJ, Krishnan J. Shoulder impingement
syndrome: preoperative health status. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2000 JanFeb;9(1):12–5.
Chipchase LS, McCaul K, Hearn TC. Hip fracture rates in South Australia: into the
next century. Aust N Z J Surg. 2000 Feb;70(2):117–9.
Broadhurst NA. Chronic low back pain. What are the treatment options?
Aust Fam Physician. 1999 Jan;28(1):25-30.
O'Connor D, Kortman B, Smith A, Ahern M, Smith M, Krishnan J. Correlation
between objective and subjective measures of hand function in patients with
rheumatoid arthritis. J Hand Ther. 1999 Oct-Dec;12(4):323–9.
Comley AS, Krishnan J. Donor site morbidity after quadriceps tendon harvest for
rotator cuff repair. Aust N Z J Surg. 1999 Nov;69(11):808–10.
O'Connor DA, Chipchase LS, Tomlinson J, Krishnan J. Arthroscopic subacromial
decompression: responsiveness of disease-specific and health-related quality of life
outcome measures. Arthroscopy. 1999 Nov-Dec;15(8):836–40.
Naert PA, Chipchase LS, Krishnan J. Clavicular malunion with consequent
impingement syndrome. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 1998 Sep-Oct;7(5):548–50.
Costi J, Krishnan J, Pearcy M Total wrist arthroplasty: a quantitative review of the
last 30 years. J Rheumatol 1998 Mar;25(3):451-8.
Krishnan J, Chipchase LS, Slavotinek J. Intraarticular fractures of the distal radius
treated with metaphyseal external fixation. Early clinical results. J Hand Surg [Br].
1998 Jun;23(3):396–9.
van Essen GJ, Chipchase LS, O'Connor D, Krishnan J. Primary total knee
replacement: short-term outcomes in an Australian population. J Qual Clin Pract.
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Patents
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Design: Metacarpophalangeal Joint: Patent No. PN0746/95
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Design: Tibial Pressurisation System: Patent No. PO2199/96
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Instructional Course Material
Video Tape:
Delta Frame Surgical Technique
Video Tape:
Tibial Cement Pressurisation Device
CD ROM:
Presentation for the University of South
Australia School of Engineering:
Relationship between Software
Engineering and Clinical Orthopaedics
Manuscript
 PhD Thesis: The Anatomical and Biomechanical Principles for the Design of a
Metacarpophalangeal Joint Prosthesis
Assessor
 2004 PhD Thesis: Patello-Femoral Joint Outcome after Total Knee
Arthroplasty: the influence of patella resurfacing prosthetic design and knee
joint loading: Ann J Smith, BSc Physiotherapy: University of Western Australia
 2006 PhD Thesis: University of Western Australia: B Joss
International and National Scientific Presentations
1988
A review of 200 cases of wrist arthroscopy
Singapore at the International Hand Society Meeting by Mr M Hayes 1989
1989
Design of a cannulated tube saw for performing the epiphysiodesis
Presented at Edinburgh Paediatric Leg Lengthening Conference in March by Mr
M F MacNicoll
1994
Rotator cuff reconstruction
Korean Orthopaedic Association Meeting
Seoul, Korea - October 1994
1995
Autograft quadriceps tendon-patellar bone transplant for reconstruction
massive rotator cuff tears: A new technique
Presented 6th International Congress on Surgery of the Shoulder
Helsinki, Finland - June 27 - July 1, 1995
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The reconstruction of the ulnar collateral ligament of the
Metacarpophalangeal Joint of the thumb with the collateral ligaments
of the toe: A biomechanical study
Poster - 6th Congress of the International Federation of
Societies for Surgery of the Hand (IFSSH) - (July 3-7) Finland
Wrist Arthrodesis using a Clover Leaf Plate
Poster - 6th Congress of the International Federation of
Societies for Surgery of the Hand (IFSSH) - (July 3-7) Finland
Metacarpophalangeal joint axial rotation: Normative values
Poster - 6th Congress of the International Federation of
Societies for Surgery of the Hand (IFSSH) - (July 3-7) Finland
Finger flexion at rest as a gauge of tendon tension
Presented - 6th Congress of the International Federation of Societies
for Surgery of the Hand (July 3 - 7) - Finland
Autograft quadriceps tendon-patellar bone transplant for reconstruction
massive rotator cuff Tears: A new technique
Presented 6th International Congress on Surgery of the Shoulder Helsinki,
Finland June 27 – July 1
The reconstruction of the ulnar collateral ligament of the
metacarpophalangeal joint of the thumb with the collateral ligaments of the
toe: A biomechanical Study
Poster – 6th Congress of the International Federation of Societies for Surgery of
the Hand (IFSSH) July 3-7 Finland
1995
Wrist arthrodesis using a Clover Leaf Plate
Poster – 6th Congress of the International Federation of Societies for Surgery of
the Hand (IFSSH) July 3-7 Finland
Metacarpophalangeal joint axial rotation: Normative Values
Poster – 6th Congress of the International Federation of Societies for Surgery of
the Hand (IFSSH) July 3-7 Finland
WPOA Congress - The Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association
(November 12-16)
Finger flexion at rest as a gauge of tendon tension
Poster – 6th Congress of the International Federation of Societies for Surgery of
the Hand (IFSSH) July 3-7 Finland
1996
Shoulder surgery outcomes database
Aust. Shoulder & Elbow Society
(March 29 - 31) Poster Workstation Presentation
Asian Shoulder Society Meeting, Perth (October 1996)
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Delta Frame
Australian Hand Surgery Society Cairns (September 1996)
AOA AGM Perth (October 7 – 10 1996)
Articular cartilage & diathermy
AOA AGM (October 9 1996) Perth
Xray workstation
Malaysian Health Congress. Kuala Lumpar (June)
AOA AGM (October 7 - 10) Perth
Arthroscopic workstation
AOA AGM (October 7 - 10) Perth
SF 36 & Orthopaedic outcome studies
Australian Institute of Health & Welfare
(August 12-13) Canberra
Knee tibial pressurisation system
AOA AGM (October 7-10) Perth
Orthopaedic outcomes
Australian Institute of Health & Welfare Canberra October 31
Tele-Orthopaedic workstation and trauma management
AOA 57th Annual Scientific Meeting - submitted for presentation October 12-17
Canberra
1998
Arthroscopic acromioplasty in which the coraco-acromial ligament is left
intact: an anatomical and clinical study
Intra-articular fractures of the distal radius treated with metaphyseal
external fixation
The 12th Congress of Western Pacific Orthopaedic Association 98
Fukuoka, Japan November 2-6 1998
1999
Arthroscopic acromioplasty in which the coraco-acromial ligament is left
intact
An assessment of bipolar shoulder hemiarthroplasty
Invited Guest Speaker
Asian Shoulder Association 3rd Academic Congress
October 27-30 1999 Bali, Indonesia
Computer aided extension to EBRA-FCA
Australian Orthopaedic Association 59th Annual Scientific Meeting, Brisbane,
Queensland October 10-15
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An audit of a tele-orthopaedic system that is being utilised for acute
fracture management
Australian Orthopaedic Association 59th Annual Scientific Meeting, Brisbane,
Queensland October 10-15
2000
American British Canadian Travelling Fellow 2000
Papers presented in
Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Louisiana, Tennessee, New York,
Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Utah, California, Virginia, in the USA. Vancouver,
Calgary, Toronto, Canada
Invited Guest Speaker & Faculty Member
Philippines Orthopaedic Association – August
2003
Invited Guest Speaker & Faculty Member
Orthopaedic Meeting, Tianjin Province, China – April
Invited Guest Speaker & Faculty Member
Asia Pacific Orthopaedic Association Trauma Conference
Coimbatore - May
Invited Guest Speaker
Indian Orthopaedic Association – Chennai – December
2004
2005
Invited Guest Speaker, Surgeon & Faculty Member
Indian Orthopaedic Association/Workshops & Surgery - December
Chennai/Delhi/Coimbatore
Invited Guest Speaker & Faculty Member
Philippine Shoulder Society Association – August
Invited Guest Speaker, Faculty Member & Surgeon
Indian Orthopaedic Association - October 2005
Invited Guest Speaker, Faculty Member & Surgeon
Bahrain Orthopaedic Association - December 2005
2006
External Examiner –
Malaysian Orthopaedic Fellowship – April
China
Invited Faculty Member Chinese Meeting Shanghai – October
2007
India – April
Invited Guest Speaker/Faculty Member
Indian Arthroplasty Society - Delhi
Indian Shoulder & Elbow Course – Coimbatore
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2008
India – May 12-15
Ganga Operative Course – Coimbatore
Invited Faculty Member, Speaker
Local and Regional Scientific Presentations
1985
Patterns of rural trauma
Presented at the 1985 Victorian Regional Committee Faculty of Anaesthetics,
Country Scientific Meeting at Albury, Wodonga.
Abstract submitted for presentation at the Australian
Orthopaedic Association South Australian Branch Meeting in July 1987
Retrospective study of the management of per rectal bleeding at the Royal
Adelaide Hospital during 1985-1986, with an aim to establish a hospital
protocol
Presented at the Royal Adelaide Hospital Surgical Grand Round
1988
A review of 200 cases of wrist arthroscopy
Presented to the South Australian Branch of the Australian Orthopaedic
Association Meeting 1989.
1989
Evaluation of epiphysiodesis results and an attempt to develop a
modification of the standard growth charts.
1990
Design of a cannulated tube saw for performing the epiphysiodesis
Presented at the South Australian Branch of the Australian Orthopaedic
Association in March 1990 at Flinders Medical Centre
1991
The Thumb Index
Presented at the South Australian Branch of the Australian Orthopaedic
Association Scientific Meeting, March
1993
World Orthopaedic Concern in Zimbabwe
Presented at the South Australian Branch of the Australian Orthopaedic
Association Scientific Meeting, August
1996
Kangaroo Shoulder: Comparative Anatomy
Australian Shoulder & Elbow Society (March 29 - 31)
AOA AGM SA State Branch (August )
Delta Frame
AOA State Branch Meeting Adelaide (August)
Articular Cartilage & Diathermy
AOA AGM SA Branch Meeting (August 30) Adelaide
Xray Workstation
AOA AGM SA Branch (August 30)
Arthroscopic Workstation
AOA AGM SA Branch (August 30)
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SF 36 & Orthopaedic Outcome Studies
SA Health Commission Seminar (June 1996) Adelaide
Knee Tibial Pressurisation System
AOA State Branch Meeting
(August 30) Adelaide
1997
Short Term Outcomes of TKR and Comparison with Australian Normative
Values
AOA State Branch Meeting
(April 4) Adelaide
Arthroplasty Society of Australia - Submitted for presentation
June 22-24th Wirrina Cove, SA
Anatomical study of the CA Ligament in association with Arthroscopic
Acromioplasty
AOA State Branch Meeting (April 4) Adelaide
Follow the Sun Teleconference
Teleorthopaedic Presentation to Hong Kong
Health Online Flinders Medical Centre July 1
Orthopaedics into the next Millennium
Telecommunication, Image Capture and Data incorporation
AOA State Branch Annual General Meeting Stamford Plaza,
Adelaide July 25
2001
Metacarpophalangeal Joint Arthroplasty Design
South Australian Hand Society Meeting
2002
Orthopaedics & Biomechanics: Not so strange bedfellows.
School of Engineering, University of Adelaide
2004
March – Lecture to General Practitioners
May – Lecture to General Practitioners – Southern Division
Meetings Convened
Weekly Departmental Meetings Flinders Medical Centre & Repatriation General Hospital
1993
South Australia Hand Surgery Society
1993
AOA State Branch Meeting
1994
AOA State Branch Meeting
1995
Australian Orthopaedic Association AGM State Branch Meeting
1997
Co-Convenor AOA AGM State Branch Meeting
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Co-Convenor SA Hand Surgical Society Meeting
Convenor AOA Undergraduate Workshop
1998-2001
Convenor 2001 Western Pacific Orthopaedic Association
13th Triennial Congress Adelaide
2000
Australian Orthopaedic Association AGM State Branch Meeting
2001
South Australian Hand Surgery Society Meeting
2002
Australian Orthopaedic Association State Branch Meeting
2004
Australian Orthopaedic Association State Branch Meeting
2004
Australian Hand Society (SA Branch) Annual Scientific Meeting
2008
Australian Orthopaedic Association (SA Branch) ASM - August
RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
Completed
1985
The demographic mortality and morbidity study of trauma in Albury-Wodonga
1987
Practical Microsurgery Project
A Retrospective Study on the Pattern of Trauma Management in the Adelaide
Metropolitan Area Hospitals viz. Royal Adelaide, Modbury and Lyell McEwin
Hospital
1988
Documentation of the various orthopaedic injuries that occur in non-accidental
injury or Silverman's Syndrome
1988
A review of 200 cases of wrist arthroscopy
1989
Evaluation of epiphysiodesis results and an attempt to develop a modification
of the standard growth charts. Current study reviewing cases, who have
had epiphysiodesis and evaluating the accuracy of growth charts as a
prediction index.
Design of a cannulated tube saw for performing epiphysiodesis.
1993
Joint Position as an index of tendon tension
Rotation at the metacarpophalangeal joints of the hand
The MRI imaging of the carpal tunnel after carpal tunnel release to detect
tendon bow stringing
A retrospective study to evaluate rotator cuff surgery
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A prospective study to evaluate rotator cuff surgery
Rotator cuff reconstruction with patella tendon graft
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Evaluation of the results of coracoclavicular ligament
reconstruction for acromioclavicular joint dislocations
The histological assessment of the effects of diathermy on
articular cartilage
1995
Delta external fixator for the management of distal radial
fractures
Shoulder surgery clinical outcome evaluation
Joint Position as an index of tendon transfer
MCP joint rotation
1996
Kangaroo Shoulder: Comparative Anatomy
CA Ligament Post Arthroscopic & Decompression - Clinical &
Anatomic Studies
SF 36 Software Development
Sensitivity & Specificity of Hand Function Test following
deformity correction
Cervical Spine Fusion: Biomechanical Study
Donor Site morbidity after quadriceps tendon
graft - Clinical Study
1997
IQMM
Short term outcome following knee replacement surgery in an
Australian population
1998
A multicentre, multinational, randomised double-blind
comparison of subcutaneous SR90107A/ORG 31540 with
Onoxaparin in the prevention of DVT and PE after elective hip
replacement
A multi-centre, multinational, randomised double-blind
comparison of subcutaneous SR90107A/ORG 31540 versus
Onoxaparin 40 mg o.d. in the prevention of DVT and PE in hip
fracture surgery
Digitised Xrays
Estimation of flexor tendon movement arms using MRI
QCT analysis of distal radius fractures
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Surgical and rehabilitative management of fractured neck of
femur patients
Subacromial decompression: responsiveness of shoulderspecific and generic outcomes
Developing unrestrained cementless prosthesis for the
metacarpophalangeal joint.
Developing a semi-constrained cementless prosthesis for the
metacarpophalangeal and metacarpophalangeal joints
A biomechanical study to assess the suitability of the lateral
collateral ligament of the second toe as material to reconstruct
the ulnar collateral ligament of the metacarpophalangeal joint of
the thumb
Surgical technique to reconstruct the thumb ulnar collateral
ligament of the thumb with the lateral collateral ligament of the
second toe
Clinical case report and setting up a clinical trial to evaluate the
results of reconstruction of the ulnar collateral ligament of the
thumb with the second toe lateral collateral ligament
A biomechanical study on the screw pullout force in simulated
osteoporotic bone
RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
Current & Ongoing
Metacarpophalangeal joint prosthesis
Comparison of biomechanical, material and surface factors on
bone response to pins used in fracture repair
Clinical outcome evaluation on Bipolar shoulder prosthesis
Radiological assessment of Bipolar shoulder prosthesis
Multi centre study evaluation polished vs blasted finish in MS30 THR
Arthroscopic Image Capture System
Tibial Pressurising Device
Tibial Cement Pressurisation - Animal Model
Distal Radial Fractures: Radiological assessment post fracture
healing and the need for bone graft
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A mechanical analysis of sliding or compression screws in
intramedullary nails
Intra and inter-observer error in fractured neck of femur
classifications. Study to document errors in use of various
classification systems
Finite Element Analysis of the MCP Joint
Predictive factors for anterior knee pain following total knee
replacement
Comminuted intra-articular fractures of the distal radius: a
randomised trial of static and dynamic external fixation
The effect of wrist immobilisation on functional upper limb
motion
Biomechanical design and clinical evaluation of a new
metacarpophalangeal joint prosthesis
Hip fracture projections for South Australia
Inter and intra-observer error in NOF fracture classification
Mitek anchor study: AC joint stabilisation
LDK all poly knee
Biomechanical characteristics of the sliding characteristics of
proximal femoral devices
Hand function in rheumatoid arthritis: comparison of objective
and subjective measures
Validation of SST against patient satisfaction, pain and shoulder
scores
Predictive factors for good shoulder outcomes
Predictive value of SF36 for orthopaedic outcomes
Validation and responsiveness of PSKI (patient specific index)
for TKR
Surgical approach for total hip replacement: impact on
Trendelenburg test and patient quality of life
Health related quality of life predictors for successful THR
outcome
Prioritising orthopaedic waiting lists for elective surgery using
health related quality of life measures
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EMG analysis of muscle recruitment surrounding MCP in
pinch/power grip
DVT prophylaxis for joint replacement
Shoulder strapping: analysis of effectiveness for stabilisation
and providing proprioception
Prophylactic NOF fixation
Efficacy of MRI vs arthroscopy of the knee
MRI and knee pathology
Profix Uncemented Femur Study & Cement Compressor Study
Acetabular Cartilage Wear after Cemented Hemiarthroplasty for
Dislocated Neck of Femur Fractures. Randomised comparison
of femoral heads made of metal, alumina ceramics or zirconium
oxide
Radomised, Controlled Study of Wear and Performance of Total
Hip Arthroplasty using a 28 0r 26mm Femoral Head made of
Oxidized Zirconium
Profix Uncemented Femoral Component RSA study
Minimally Invasive Knee/Hip Arthroplasty
Trauma Outcome Studies
Clinical/Academic/Administrative
Academic:
 Professor, Senior Clinical Director of Department of Orthopaedic Surgery,
Flinders University, Flinders Medical Centre and Repatriation General Hospital
from September 1995 to present.
 Member Division of Surgery, Executive Committee
 Member of Court of Examiners, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons to
2006
 Convenor of Australian Orthopaedic Association (SA) Branch meetings held at
Flinders Medical Centre, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004
 Convenor of South Australian Hand Surgery Society meetings 1993, 1997,
2004
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 Member Graduate Entry Medical Program Selection Committee 1997 to
current
 Member of Selection Committee Australian Orthopaedic Association (SA)
Branch Orthopaedic Basic Surgical Trainee Committee - current
 Member of Board of Studies Training and Membership Committee – 1997
to 1999
 Chair – Heads of Orthopaedic Departments Committee South Australia
1999 to 2000
 Chair of Board of Orthopaedics SA 1998 to 2000
 Member Australian Orthopaedic Association Undergraduate Workshop
Committee
 Member Australian Orthopaedic Association Grants Research Application
Review Committee
 Member of Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Research Interview
Committee 1997 to present
 Member Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (SA) State Committee
Resigned December 2004
 Member Medical Advisory Committee, Flinders Medical Centre
 Member of Editorial Boards for Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery, Asia Pacific
Orthopaedic Association, Orthopaedics, USA, Emedicine.com, Journal of
Shoulder & Elbow Surgery

Invited to be Overseas Co-Ordinator of the Indian Orthopaedic Association
2006 to 2008
Administrative
 Member Executive, Division of Surgery
 Senior Clinical Director Orthopaedic Department, Flinders Medical Centre,
Repatriation General Hospital
 Established Biomechanical Laboratory, Repatriation General Hospital with
appropriate staffing
 Established & Supervise overseas Fellowships
 Established tele-orthopaedic trauma service, Flinders Medical Centre
Orthopaedic Department, Emergency Department and Noarlunga Hospital
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 Established Flinders Medical Centre as the first AO Trauma Fellowship
Centre in the Southern Hemisphere
 Consultant to IMI Australia Pty Ltd
 Established position of Professor of Orthopaedic Research
 Established position of Associate Professor Orthopaedic Research
 Established position of Associate Professor Orthopaedic Surgery
 Established position of Chair of Orthopaedic Surgery
Clinical
 Chair & Head of Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Flinders Medical
Centre, Repatriation General Hospital
 Member of the Committee for the Metropolitan Clinical Services Planning
Study in Orthopaedic Services in conjunction with the Department of
Human Services
 Member of the Department of Human Services Committee on OASIS
Project
 Establishment of the Australian Orthopaedics Innovations Pty Ltd. A
research company that involves University Departments nationally. Board
members who come from diverse backgrounds of private business and
medical backgrounds
 Member of Clinical Advisory Group for Hips for AHIA

Member Department of Human Services Elective Surgery Steering
Committee
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Professional Committee Memberships
Flinders Medical Centre & Repatriation General Hospital
1994
Committee for Clinical Investigations
Flinders Medical Centre
Private Hospital Clinical Advisory Committee
Flinders Medical Centre
4th Year Course Committee
6th Year Course Committee
Flinders Medical Centre
Appointments Committee Research Therapist
Repatriation General Hospital
Appointments Committee Technical Officer
Repatriation General Hospital
1995
Committee for Clinical Investigations Repatriation General Hospital
Private Hospital Clinical Advisory Committee
Flinders Medical Centre
Committee for Clinical Investigations
Repatriation General Hospital
Private Hospital Clinical Advisory Committee
Flinders Medical Centre
1997-to current
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Flinders University
1993
Curriculum Committee 6th Year Musculoskeletal Teaching
1994
Medical Staff Selection Committee
Medical Staff Selection Committee
Professor of Orthopaedic Research Appointments Committee
1995
Medical Staff Selection Committee
Professor of Orthopaedic Research Appointments Committee
Graduate Medical Course Flinders University Selection Committee
Graduate Medical Course Flinders University
Surgical Curriculum Committee
1997-to current
Graduate Entry Medical Program Assessment Committee
Graduate Entry Medical Program Surgical Curriculum Committee
Australian Orthopaedic Association
State Level
1994
South Australian Branch Australian Orthopaedic Association
Registrar Appointments Committee
Orthopaedic Service Registrar Appointments Committee
1995
South Australian Branch Australian Orthopaedic Association
Registrar Appointments Committee
Orthopaedic Service Registrar Appointments Committee
1996
South Australian Branch Australian Orthopaedic Association
Registrar Appointments Committee
Orthopaedic Service Registrar Appointments Committee
1997-2000
Training and Membership Committee
1999-2002
Chair - Heads of Orthopaedic Departments Committee South
Australia
2004
Chair – Australian Orthopaedic Association Professorial Academic
Committee
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Federal Level
1995 to current
Member Australian Orthopaedic Association Undergraduate
Training Committee
1997 to current
Grants Research Application Review
2006 – 2010
Invited to sit on AOA Research Foundation Research Advisory
Royal Australasian College Of Surgeons
1997 to current
Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Research Interviews
Flinders Medical Centre
1998 to current
Court of Examiners
2002 to 2004
Treasurer
Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (SA) Branch
2003
Member of RACS Section of Academic Surgery for Bi-National
Curriculum for Undergraduate Surgery
Asia Pacific Orthopaedic Association
1995 - 1996
Asia Pacific Orthopaedic Association Australian Chapter
Councillor & Secretary
2001 - 2002
Chief Delegate – Asia Pacific Orthopaedic Association
Australian Chapter
1997 to 2001
Asia Pacific Orthopaedic Association
Secretary-General
Deputy Editor Asia Pacific Orthopaedic Association
Co-Convenor the Asia Pacific Orthopaedic Association
13th Triennial Congress 2001
Editorial Board Member Journal of Orthopaedics
Research
1997 to current
Australian Health Review Journal
Referee for papers submitted
2000 - 2004
Australian Research Council Assessor
NHMRC – Grants Application Review Panel
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Other
1993
Roche Quinodis Advisory Board of South Australia
1996
Australian Health Industry Development
1997 to current
Medical Advisory Committee Flinders Private Hospital
Flinders University
Extra Curricular Activities
1974-1977
School table tennis captain of the undefeated InterCollegiate Champions
1976
School representative on "Its Academic" InterCollegiate quiz competition. State semi-finalist
1978-1979
Representative of Adelaide University Soccer Club
1980-1984
Representative of Adelaide University Tennis Club
1984
Representative of Adelaide University Squash Club
1986
Representative of Adelaide University Soccer Club
Representative of Adelaide University Soccer Club
at inter-varsity competition
South Australian Department of Aviation restricted
pilots licence
1987
Representative of Adelaide University Soccer Club
1988
Representative of Adelaide University Soccer Club
1988
Central Districts League Football Club - Club Doctor
1991
Representative of Adelaide University Tennis Club
Representative of Adelaide University Soccer Club
Central District League Football Club - Club Doctor
1992 - 2001
Central District League Football Club - Club Doctor
2003
Australia Music Exam Board Grade II – Saxaphone
2004
Australia Music Exam Board Grade III – Saxaphone
2006
Australia Music Exam Board Grade IV – Saxaphone
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Hobbies
Rosa Matto Cooking Classes
Social Tennis
Seymour Prep School – Health education talks
Saxaphone
Referees
Professor Villis Marshall
Chair
Urological Services
Royal Adelaide Hospital
North Terrace
Adelaide 5000
Ph: 08 8222 4000
Professor Andrew Sutherland
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Women’s & Children’s Hospital
King William Road
North Adelaide 5006
Ph: 08 8161 7223
Fax: 08 8161 7459
Professor David Waston
Chair – Division of Surgery
Flinders Medical Centre
Bedford Park 5042
Ph: 08 8204 66086
Fax: 08 8204 5450
Dr Ian Dickinson
The Wesley Medical Centre
40 Chasely Street
Auchenflower 4066
Ph: 07 3870 7888
Fax: 07 3870 5385
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