Surgical Information

Professional Development

Canberra Orthopaedic Group surgeons are extensively involved in professional development activities and are committed to offering the highest standards of care available to their patients.

Many papers have been presented by our surgeons to national and international conferences and they regularly participate in research, demonstrations and the development of new techniques in orthopaedic reconstructive surgery.

Dr Bryan Ashman

Professional Memberships
Australian Orthopaedic Association
Australian Medical Association
Spine Society of Australia

Papers Presented
Ashman, BC and JF O’Brien. Management of thoraco-lumbar burst fractures. Australian Orthopaedic Registrars Association, Annual meeting, Adelaide, August 1985

Ashman, BC. Management of upper limb fractures. Victorian Emergency Departments Association conference, Bendigo, March 1987

Ashman, BC and CS Haw. Novafil in ACL augmentation – a feasibility study. AOA Victorian Branch meeting, Melbourne, May 1988

Ashman, BC. Post-operative infection at The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital. Birmingham Orthopaedic Training Program meeting, Birmingham, June 1990

Ashman, BC and AG Thompson. Vascularised rib strut graft in the management of kyphosis. Spine Society of Australia, Annual meeting, Canberra, June 1991

Ashman, BC. Management of back pain. Combined meeting RACS and RACP ACT Branches, Canberra, November 1996

Ashman, BC. Management of thoracolumbar burst fractures. ACT/NSW southwest regional annual orthopaedic meeting, Canberra, December 2001

Ashman, BC. Identical seat-belt lumbar fractures in two brothers. ACT/NSW Southwest regional annual orthopaedic meeting, Canberra, Novenber 2002

Publications
Ashman, BC. Leg oedema due to bladder overdistention. Medical Journal of Australia, 1983:428-429.

Ashman, BC and AC Polglase. Transanal control of haemorrhage from an end-to-end staple anastomosis. Southeast Asian Journal of Surgery, 1984; 7 (1):111-112

Ashman, BC and AG Thompson. Anterior vascularised rib graft in the treatment of kyphosis. Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery, 1992:74-B, Supp 1:79

Pierce, ME and BC Ashman. The falling anterior labrum. Australasian Radiology, 1994;38:64-65

Dr Phil Aubin

Professional Memberships

Continuing Orthopaedic Education & Development

Papers Presented

Dr Robert Creer

Professional Memberships
Fellow of The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
Fellow of Australian Orthopaedic Association
Member of Shoulder and Elbow Society

Continuing Orthopaedic Education & Development

1995
Arthroscopic Shoulder course, San Diego, 1995

1996
Knee & Sports Medicine, July 1996

1997
Total Hip Replacements, July 1997

1998
7th International Shoulder Conference, Sydney, October 1998
Total Knee Replacements, July 1998

1999
Orthopaedic Review course, November 1999

2000
Shoulder & Elbow Society meeting, Sydney, March 2000

2001
Shoulder & Elbow Society meeting, Queensland, Sep 2001
State of the Art in Orthopaedics – Shoulders, Hip & Knee, Canada, 2001
Knee meeting, Darwin, 2001

2003
I.S.A.C.O.S., Auckland, 2003

Papers Presented
Arthrocapsular release of fractures. Australian Orthopaedic Registrars Association, Annual meeting, Adelaide, August 1985

Dr Maurizio Damiani

Professional Memberships

Fellow of The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
Associate of the Australian Orthopaedic Association
Affiliate member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

Continuing Orthopaedic Education & Development

2007

Small Bone Innovations, Hand/Wrist/Elbow BioSkills Workshop - Strasbourg, France, 2007
Masters Series Arthroscopic Shoulder Repair Course - Andover, Massachusetts, 2007
Instructional Course Lecture – Shoulder/Elbow - American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting, San Diego, 2007
Instructional Course Lecture – Hand/Wrist - American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting, San Diego, 2007
Advanced Shoulder and Elbow Arthroscopy Course - St Joseph’s Health Care, London Ontario, 2007
Microsurgical Skills Training Course - St Joseph’s Health Care, London, Ontario, 2006
1 Year Clinical Fellowship in Hand/Wrist/Elbow/Shoulder Surgery - St Joseph’s Health Care, London, Ontario, July 2006 to June 2007

Papers Presented

Damiani M. Elbow Arthritis. Current Diagnosis and Management.
Podium Presentation
• Canberra Orthopaedic Group Lecture Series, August 2007

Damiani M, Drosdowech D, Faber K. Review of instability as a complication of the Delta III reverse total shoulder replacement.
Poster presentation
• Annual Meeting of the Canadian Orthopaedic Association, Halifax, June 2007.
• Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australian Orthoapedic Association, Gold Coast, October 2007

Damiani M, Woods KR. Revision ACL reconstruction. Which graft works best?
Podium presentation
• Australian Orthopaedic Association ASM, ACT, October 2006.
• Device Technologies Bi-ennial Knee Meeting, September 2006.

Damiani M, Green J, Nabarro M. Hand and wrist injuries sustained in the game of OzTag.
Podium presentation
• Australian Orthopdaedic Registrars Conference, November 2004

Higgs A, Damiani M, Sorial R. Treatment of femoral neck fractures: Gamma Nail vs DHS
Podium presentation
• NSW Australian Orthopaedic Association ASM, 2003

Jarman P, Damiani M, Linklater J, Kuo R. Reconstitution of Lisfranc ligament after open reduction and screw fixation
Podium presentation
• The Australian Foot and Ankle Society ASM, 2002

Damiani M, Kuo R, Hansen S, Mills W. Transfibular approach to the talus and use in treatment of osteochondritis dissecans with mosaicplasty.
Podium presentation
• NSW Australian Orthopaedic Assocation ASM, July, 2001.
• The Australian Foot and Ankle Society ASM, 2001.
• Combined Australian/New Zealand Orthopaedic Assocation Meetings, October 2001.

Damiani M, Kuo R. Open reduction and internal fixation of Lisfranc joint injuries; a presentation of cases.
Podium presentation
• NSW Australian Orthopaedic Assocation ASM, July, 2001.
• The Australian Foot and Ankle Society ASM, 2001.
• Combined Australian/New Zealand Orthopaedic Assocation Meetings, October 2001.

Publications

Damiani M, Athwal GS, King GJW. Total elbow arthroplasty for the treatment of elbow arthritis. Review Article. Minerva Ortopedia Traumatologica 2007; 58(2), 163-178.

Jones NR, Brown CJ, Brown GC, Damiani M. Method for cotemporal and coplanar comparison of magnetic resonance imaging and neuropathology of formalin-fixed human brains. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience 1998; 5:70-72.

Dr Brendan Klar

Professional Memberships

Continuing Orthopaedic Education & Development

Papers Presented

Dr Chris Roberts

Papers Presented

2003
Common Hand and Wrist Injuries, ACT Sports Physicians Meeting

2002
Convergent Elbow dislocation, Closed meeting Shoulder and Elbow Society
Common Hand and Wrist Injuries, ACT Sports Physicians Meeting, RMC Duntroon
Timing of fixation in Major trauma, ACT Scientific Meeting

2001
Convergent Elbow dislocation, AOA Scientific meeting
Attrition Rupture of the Scapholunate Ligament, ACT AOA Scientific Meeting (Submitted to Asian Journal of Hand Surgery)
Proliferative Nodular Fasciitis, presented By Dr M McGuire ACT AOA Scientific Meeting
Management of Hand Trauma, Southern Canberra Division of General Practitioners
Difficult Elbow injuries, presented By Dr A. Burns, ACT AOA Scientific Meeting
Arthritis of the hand, NCPH Nurse education
Arthritis of the hand, JJMH Nurse education

1997
"Closed Rupture of Flexor Digitorum Profundus Tendons in Oz-Tag Players" NSW Scientific meeting

1995
Double Plate Fixation of Distal Radial Fractures, Australian Hand Surgery Society Meeting

Associate Professor Paul Smith

Professional Memberships

Australian Orthopaedic Association
Arthroplasty Society of Australia. Assoc Prof Smith serves on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Arthroplasty.

Awards

• Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Marjorie Hooper Travelling Fellowship 1996-97
• The International Consensus Committee for Surgery of the Pelvis and Acetabulum Travelling
• Fellowship in Pelvic and Acetabular Surgery 1996-97
• Ranawat Award: AAOS/ Knee Society Annual Meeting, New Orleans, 1998
• Inaugural recipient of the John N Insall Travelling Fellowship 2002

Journal Publications 1999-present

Smith PN, Eyres KS. Safe removal of Massive Intrapelvic Cement using Ultrasonic Instruments.
Journal of Arthroplasty, 14: 235-238, 1999

Smith PN, Taylor R, Ling RSM. The Influence of Weight Bearing on the Measurement of
Polyethylene Wear in Total Hip Arthroplasty. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 81B: 259-265, March1999

Smith PN, Gelinas J, Kennedy K, Thain L, Rorabeck CH, Bourne RB. Kinematics of the knee - an in vivo MRI study. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery 81B(suppl 1):19

Kaper BP, Smith PN, Bourne RB, Rorabeck CH, Robertson D. Medium term results of a mobile
bearing total knee replacement. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 367: 201-209, 1999

Smith PN, Gelinas J, Kennedy K, Thain L, Rorabeck CH, Bourne RB. Popliteal vessels in
knee surgery. A magnetic resonance imaging study. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related
Research. 367: 158-164, 1999

Smith PN, Refshauge KM, Scarvell J Development of the Concepts of Knee Kinematics
Arch Phys Med Rehabilitation 84: 1895-1902, 2003

Scarvell J, Smith PN, Refshauge K, Galloway H and Woods K: Comparison of kinematic
analysis by mapping tibiofemoral contact with movement of the femoral condylar centres in
healthy and anterior cruciate ligament injured knees. Journal of Orthopaedic Research 22: 933-962, 2004

Scarvell J, Smith PN, Refshauge K, Galloway H and Woods K: Evaluation of a method to
map tibiofemoral contact points using MRI. Journal of Orthopaedic Research 22: 788-793,
2004

Scarvell J, Smith PN, Refshauge K, Galloway H and Woods K: Comparison of kinematics in the healthy and ACL injured knee using MRI. Journal of Biomechanics 38: 255-262, 2005

Smith PN, Parker D, Rorabeck CH, Bourne RB Radiographic changes involving the patella following quadriceps turndown in revision total knee arthroplasty. J Arthroplasty 2004

Dr Kevin Woods

Recent Continuing Medical Education / Annual Scientific Meetings:

Australian Orthopaedic Association annual meeting 2001/2002
Australian Shoulder and Elbow Society annual meeting 2002.
Workshop on autologous chondrocyte implantation, Monash University, September 2002.
National meeting Collagen Meniscal Implant, November 2002.

Recent Presentations to specialist forums:

Meniscal Survival after Suture with ACL Reconstruction.
Woods KR, Lee TS. A.C.T.A.O.A. Scientific Meeting, Canberra, 2001.

Union of Painful Bipartite Patella using “Exogen” Low Intensity Ultrasound.
Smith D, Woods KR. A.C.T.A.O.A. Scientific Meeting, Canberra, 2001

Outcome Review of Type 2 SLAP Injuries Repaired Arthroscopically.
Klar B , Woods KR. A.C.T.A.O.A. Scientific Meeting, Canberra, 2001

AcromioClavicular Joint Stabilisation Using Hamstring Autograft.
Woods KR. Douglas Harryman Memorial Society, U.W.M.C. Seattle, 2002

Invited Speaker: Arthroscopic Shoulder Repair Workshop, Sydney 2002

Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair – Preliminary Report of Technique and Early Results.
Woods KR. Shoulder and Elbow Society of Australia Scientific Meeting, Sanctuary Cove, 2002

MRI Kinematics of the ACL Injured Knee.
Scarvell JM, Smith PN, Refshauge KM, Galloway HG, Woods KR. AOA Annual Scientific Meeting Melbourne 2002.

Critical Bone Mineral Density Loss in the ACL Injured Knee
Scarvell JM, Smith PN, Refshauge KM, Galloway HG, Woods KR. AOA Annual Scientific Meeting Melbourne 2002.