Foot and Ankle

The foot and ankle team manages the full range of foot and ankle conditions, including complex trauma, Lisfranc and calcaneal fractures, total ankle replacement, deformity correction, forefoot surgery, arthroscopy and ligament reconstruction.

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Current Research

  • Outcomes of Lisfranc fixation with articular bridge plating combined with suture tape ligament reconstruction.
  • How accurately MRI reports predict syndesmotic injury, compared with findings at surgery.
  • Reviews of the management of Lisfranc and displaced intra-articular calcaneal fractures.

Past Research

Earlier work includes minimum five-year results of hallux valgus surgery using a validated patient-reported outcome tool, and reference values for the normal Lisfranc joint on weightbearing CT.

Publications by Year

Publications per year, foot and ankle teamPapers per year with members of the foot and ankle team and a Western Health affiliation, 2015 to 2025.0123452015, 020152016, 2201622017, 1201712018, 1201812019, 1201912020, 020202021, 1202112022, 2202222023, 2202322024, 4202442025, 220252
Papers per year with members of the team and a Western Health affiliation, from PubMed, 2015 to 2025.

Selected Publications

Recent and earlier papers with members of the team among the authors.

  1. Vacariu E, Tevere A, Shepherd D, Schneider T, Talia A. Accuracy of radiology MRI reports in predicting syndesmotic injuries: An intraoperative correlation study. Foot Ankle Surg. 2026. Epub ahead of print. doi:10.1016/j.fas.2026.06.020
  2. Sun M, Padovano S, Botha T, Roshan-Zamir S. Patient-Reported Outcomes Following Lisfranc Fixation via Articular Bridge Plating Combined With the Suture Tape Ligament Reconstruction Technique. Foot Ankle Orthop. 2026;11(2):24730114261449243. doi:10.1177/24730114261449243
  3. Talia AJ, Roshan-Zamir S, Shepherd DW. Outcomes in Open Reduction and Internal Fixation of Tarsometatarsal (Lisfranc) Injuries: A Contemporary Review of Fixation Constructs. Foot Ankle Orthop. 2025;10(3):24730114251352519. doi:10.1177/24730114251352519
  4. Talia AJ, Shepherd DW, Roshan-Zamir S. Displaced, intra-articular fractures of the calcaneus: Review of non-operative management, open reduction internal fixation and novel minimally invasive techniques. Foot (Edinb). 2025;62:102160. doi:10.1016/j.foot.2025.102160
  5. Talia AJ, Austin M, Loizou CL, Brown R, Sharp RJ, Kendal AR. Predictors of poor pre-operative patient reported outcome measures in elective foot and ankle surgery: Analysis of 1217 patients. Foot (Edinb). 2024;61:102129. doi:10.1016/j.foot.2024.102129
  6. Wijetunga CG, Roebert J, Hiscock RJ, Bedi HS, Roshan-Zamir S, Wang O, Fraval A, Tate J, Eden M, Rotstein AH. Defining Reference Values for the Normal Adult Lisfranc Joint Using Weightbearing Computed Tomography. J Foot Ankle Surg. 2023;62(2):382-387. doi:10.1053/j.jfas.2022.09.008
  7. Chong A, Nazarian N, Chandrananth J, Tacey M, Shepherd D, Tran P. Surgery for the correction of hallux valgus: minimum five-year results with a validated patient-reported outcome tool and regression analysis. Bone Joint J. 2015;97-B(2):208-14. doi:10.1302/0301-620X.97B2.34891

See all of the Department’s subspecialty teams, or read more about the Department’s research.

Western Health Orthopaedic Department

Orthopaedic care for Melbourne’s west at Footscray, Sunshine, Williamstown and Joan Kirner hospitals.

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We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the lands and waterways on which we work, the Wurundjeri Woi-Wurrung, Boon Wurrung, Bunurong and Wadawurrung peoples of the greater Kulin Nation, and pay our deep respects to Elders past and present.

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