Simon Talbot

Simon Talbot

Knee

Surgical Interests

  • Knee surgery
  • Knee replacement and partial knee resurfacing
  • Complex revision knee surgery
  • Reconstruction after traumatic knee injury
  • ACL reconstruction and patella stabilisation

Expertise

  • Consultant orthopaedic surgeon at Western Health since 2006
  • Arthroscopic knee surgery
  • Cruciate ligament reconstruction
  • Runs two acute knee injury clinics each week
  • Honorary lecturer, Australian Institute for Musculoskeletal Science, University of Melbourne

Biography

Mr Simon Talbot is a knee surgeon who has been a consultant orthopaedic surgeon at Western Health since 2006. He completed his medical degree (MBChB) in 1994 and his orthopaedic training in 2004, and is a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons.

Between 2006 and 2007 he undertook knee surgery fellowship training in New Zealand, Melbourne and Belgium. His practice is devoted to the knee, including knee replacement, partial knee resurfacing, ACL reconstruction, patella stabilisation and arthroscopy, with a particular interest in complex revision surgery and reconstruction after traumatic knee injury. He runs two acute knee injury clinics each week.

Mr Talbot is an honorary lecturer at the Australian Institute for Musculoskeletal Science at the University of Melbourne. He is a member of the Australian Orthopaedic Association, the Australian Knee Society, the Asia Pacific Orthopaedic Association and ISAKOS.

Publications

  1. Baré J, Bradley L, Brighton R, Talbot S, Wood D. Improved Pain and Function, Low Complication Rates, and 95% Patient Satisfaction at 2 Years After Medially Stabilized Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Prospective Multicenter Cohort Study. Arthroplast Today. 2026;40:102051. doi:10.1016/j.artd.2026.102051
  2. Michaud F, Pérez Costa Á, Dopico D, Talbot S. Predicting patellar kinematics and contact forces after TKA: a simulation study on quadriceps malalignment. Arthroplasty. 2026;8(1). doi:10.1186/s42836-026-00407-5
  3. Sasanelli F, Zordan R, Suzuki L, Talbot S. Quadriceps malalignment is strongly associated with recurrent patellofemoral instability in native knees. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2026. doi:10.1002/ksa.70448
  4. Talbot S, Baré J, Zordan R, Suzuki L, Shimmin A. Chronic lateral patella tracking is strongly associated with quadriceps external rotation in relation to the femoral shaft and not with wasting of the vastus medialis. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2025. doi:10.1002/ksa.70251
  5. Talbot S. Reply to ‘Comment on “Quadriceps tendon malalignment is an independent anatomical deformity which is the primary abnormality associated with lateral facet patellofemoral joint osteoarthritis”‘. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2025;33(8):3053-3054. doi:10.1002/ksa.12738
  6. Talbot S, Zordan R, Sasanelli F, Sun M. Preoperative quadriceps malalignment is associated with poor outcomes after knee replacement which are avoided by external rotation of the femoral component. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2025;33(4):1418-1427. doi:10.1002/ksa.12544
  7. Talbot S, Zordan R, Bennett K, Sasanelli F, Griffith A, Woodford N, Walter WL. Quadriceps tendon malalignment is an independent anatomical deformity which is the primary abnormality associated with lateral facet patellofemoral joint osteoarthritis. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2023;31(12):5950-5961. doi:10.1007/s00167-023-07661-z
  8. Badres IA, Talbot S, Bartlett J. Long-Term Follow-Up of the Roux-Goldthwait Patellar Stabilization Procedure in a Predominantly Adult Population. Cureus. 2023;15(6):e39890. doi:10.7759/cureus.39890
  9. Bennett KM, Griffith A, Sasanelli F, Park I, Talbot S. Augmented Reality Navigation Can Achieve Accurate Coronal Component Alignment During Total Knee Arthroplasty. Cureus. 2023;15(2):e34607. doi:10.7759/cureus.34607
  10. Geraghty L, Zordan R, Walker P, Chao TW, Talbot S. Patellar dislocation is associated with increased tibial but not femoral rotational asymmetry. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2022;30(7):2342-2351. doi:10.1007/s00167-021-06813-3
  11. Eckhard L, Munir S, Wood D, Talbot S, Brighton R, Walter WL, Baré J. Minimal important change and minimum clinically important difference values of the KOOS-12 after total knee arthroplasty. Knee. 2021;29:541-546. doi:10.1016/j.knee.2021.03.005
  12. Eckhard L, Munir S, Wood D, Talbot S, Brighton R, Walter B, Baré J. The ceiling effects of patient reported outcome measures for total knee arthroplasty. Orthop Traumatol Surg Res. 2021;107(3):102758. doi:10.1016/j.otsr.2020.102758
  13. Eckhard L, Munir S, Wood D, Talbot S, Brighton R, Walter B, Baré J. The KOOS-12 shortform shows no ceiling effect, good responsiveness and construct validity compared to standard outcome measures after total knee arthroplasty. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2021;29(2):608-615. doi:10.1007/s00167-020-05904-x
  14. Jones CW, Jacobs H, Shumborski S, Talbot S, Redgment A, Brighton R, Walter WL. Sagittal Stability and Implant Design Affect Patient Reported Outcomes After Total Knee Arthroplasty. J Arthroplasty. 2020;35(3):747-751. doi:10.1016/j.arth.2019.10.020
  15. Hayasaka S, Newman C, Walter WL, Talbot S. Coronal tibial alignment is linked to femoral rotational asymmetry: Implications for total knee arthroplasty surgery. Knee. 2019;26(2):435-443. doi:10.1016/j.knee.2019.01.008
  16. Newman CR, Walter WL, Talbot S. Femoral rotational asymmetry is a common anatomical variant. Clin Anat. 2018;31(4):551-559. doi:10.1002/ca.23053
  17. Levinger P, Hallam K, Fraser D, Pile R, Ardern C, Moreira B, Talbot S. A novel web-support intervention to promote recovery following Anterior Cruciate Ligament reconstruction: A pilot randomised controlled trial. Phys Ther Sport. 2017;27:29-37. doi:10.1016/j.ptsp.2017.06.001
  18. Chao TW, Geraghty L, Dimitriou P, Talbot S. Averaging rotational landmarks during total knee arthroplasty reduces component malrotation caused by femoral asymmetry. J Orthop Surg Res. 2017;12(1):74. doi:10.1186/s13018-017-0575-2
  19. Talbot S, Dimitriou P, Mullen M, Bartlett J. Referencing the sulcus line of the trochlear groove and removing intraoperative parallax errors improve femoral component rotation in total knee arthroplasty. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2017;25(9):2743-2750. doi:10.1007/s00167-015-3668-7
  20. Talbot S, Chao TW, Geraghty L. Combining the Sulcus Line and Posterior Condylar Axis Reduces Femoral Malrotation in Total Knee Arthroplasty. Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine. 2016;4(2_suppl):2325967116S00015. doi:10.1177/2325967116s00015
  21. Talbot S, Dimitriou P, Radic R, Zordan R, Bartlett J. The sulcus line of the trochlear groove is more accurate than Whiteside’s Line in determining femoral component rotation. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2015;23(11):3306-16. doi:10.1007/s00167-014-3137-8
  22. Talbot S, Hooper G, Stokes A, Zordan R. Use of a new high-activity arthroplasty score to assess function of young patients with total hip or knee arthroplasty. J Arthroplasty. 2010;25(2):268-73. doi:10.1016/j.arth.2008.09.019
  23. Talbot S, Bartlett J. The anterior surface of the femur as a new landmark for femoral component rotation in total knee arthroplasty. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2008;16(3):258-62. doi:10.1007/s00167-007-0421-x

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