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The Dislocated Hip

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  • Post published:April 7, 2020
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What is it? Developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) is a condition that affects the hip joint in babies and young children. The hip is a ball-and-socket type joint, formed…

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Congenital Deficiencies

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  • Post published:November 19, 2019
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Congenital Limb Deficiencies referred to a very broad group of conditions that affect the development and subsequent growth of a limb. Classifications systems are generally descriptive and don’t generally indicate…

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The Stable but Dysplastic Hip

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  • Post published:October 22, 2019
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What is it? Developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) is a condition that affects the hip joint in babies and young children. The hip is a ball-and-socket type joint, formed…

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The Unstable Hip

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  • Post published:October 22, 2019
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What is it? Developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) is a condition that affects the hip joint in babies and young children. The hip is a ball-and-socket type joint, formed…

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The Dislocated Hip

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  • Post published:October 22, 2019
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What is it? Developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) is a condition that affects the hip joint in babies and young children. The hip is a ball-and-socket type joint, formed…

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Understanding Limb Lengthening

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  • Post published:October 13, 2019
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What is it? Limb Lengthening is the process by which bones are lengthened and or realigned. Bone is a unique tissue that has the ability to heal without forming scar…

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Plagiocephaly

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What is it? Plagiocephaly is the term used to describe a misshapen or asymmetrical head shape involving a flat spot at the back of the head. This flat spot is…

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Flat Feet

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What is it? Refers to a wide range of foot conditions that result in lowering of the medial arch of the foot Infants are usually born with flat feet. As…

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New Services Item

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You can start editing the page just like any other page, inserting text, updating videos, adding links. https://vimeo.com/317177853 Bone can be lengthened, transported and corrected of deformity with specialised external…

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Limb Reconstruction and Lengthening

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What is Limb Reconstruction?Limb reconstruction refers to the biological correction of musculoskeletal deformity without recourse to prosthetic devices or amputation. The technique provides a lifelong biological solution to a wide…

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Leo Donnan
M.B.B.S. (Melb), F.R.A.C.S., FAOrthA.
Orthopaedic Surgeon

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64 Chapman Street
North Melbourne, 3051 Victoria

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      • Stress Fractures
      • Acute Patellar Dislocation
      • Anterior Knee Pain
      • Chronic Ankle Instability
      • Osgood-Schlatter Disease
      • Sever’s Disease
    • Paediatric Orthopaedics
      • Clubfoot
        • Positional Talipes
        • Clubfoot – Congenital Talipes Equinovarus
        • Ponseti Treatment for Club Foot
        • Boots and Bar for Club Foot
        • Monitoring the Club Foot
        • Clubfoot – Percutaneous Achilles Tenotomy
        • Clubfoot – Tibialis Anterior Transfer
      • Growing Pains
      • Bowlegs Knock-knees
      • Intoeing
      • Flat Feet
      • Tarsal Coalition
      • Toe Walking
      • Surgery for Toe Walking
      • Curly Toes
      • Calcaneovalgus Foot
      • Metatarsus Adductus
      • Torticollis
      • Plagiocephaly
      • Perthes Disease
        • Perthes Management with Petrie Casts
      • Slipped Upper Femoral Epiphysis
      • Irritable Hip
      • Septic Arthritis
      • Osteomyelitis
      • Bakers Cyst
    • Hip Dysplasia
      • Hip Dysplasia Overview
      • The Stable but Dysplastic Hip
      • The Unstable Hip
      • The Dislocated Hip
      • Surgery for the Dislocated Hip
      • Hip Spica for Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip
      • Looking After Your Hip Brace
      • Safe Swaddling Explained
      • Clothes and Carriers
    • Limb Reconstruction
      • Limb Reconstruction and Lengthening
      • Understanding Limb Lengthening
      • Congenital Deficiencies
      • Tibial Pseudarthrosis
      • Guided Growth
      • Preparing for Femoral Lengthening
      • Physiotherapy during Femoral Lengthening
      • Physiotherapy during Tibial Lengthening
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