The upper limb team treats injuries and conditions of the shoulder, elbow and wrist, including fractures, arthroscopic surgery and joint replacement. Most hand injuries other than scaphoid fractures are managed by Western Health’s plastic surgery unit.
Our Surgeons
- Dr Daniel Sydenham, Deputy Head, Adult Services
- Dr Duy Thai, Deputy Head and Director of Training
- Dr Matthan Mammen
Research
The team has published on scaphoid non-union treated with a scaphoid-specific volar locking plate and bone graft, including a comparison of early and delayed mobilisation. Western Health also took part in CROSSFIRE, the randomised trial comparing surgical plating with closed reduction for distal radius fractures in older people.
Selected Publications
Recent and earlier papers with members of the team among the authors.
- Muirhead C, Talia A, Fraval A, Ross A, Thai D. Early mobilization vs delayed mobilisation following the use of a volar locking plate with non-vascularized bone graft in scaphoid non-union. A multicentred randomised controlled-trial. J Orthop. 2021;23:203-207. doi:10.1016/j.jor.2021.01.002
- Talia AJ, Fraval A, Halliday L, McKie G, Paiva J, Thai DM. Scaphoid specific volar locking plate and non-vascularised iliac crest bone graft in scaphoid non-union. A comparative cohort study. J Orthop. 2019;16(4):337-341. doi:10.1016/j.jor.2019.03.005
- Lawson A, Naylor JM, Buchbinder R, Ivers R, Balogh ZJ, Smith P, Xuan W, Howard K, Vafa A, Perriman D, Mittal R, Yates P, Rieger B, Smith G, Adie S, Elkinson I, Kim W, Sungaran J, Latendresse K, Wong J, Viswanathan S, Landale K, Drobetz H, Tran P, Page R, Beattie S, Mulford J, Incoll I, Kale M, Schick B, Li T, Higgs A, Oppy A, Harris IA. Surgical Plating vs Closed Reduction for Fractures in the Distal Radius in Older Patients: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Surg. 2021;156(3):229-237. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2020.5672
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