Orthopaedic Conditions

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We have extensive experience with most orthopaedic conditions, and will advise the best options of treatment.

We offer a thorough assessment of the condition, considering the whole patient and treat all the way we would expect to be treated.

Common Conditions

There are many common conditions that can warrant a visit to an orthopaedic surgeon. Find out more below.

Bicep Tendon Injuries

Bicep Tendon Injuries Book A Consultation What is the anatomy of the biceps tendon and muscle? The bicep muscle is well known to most people as the muscle that forms that shape of the anterior (front) surface of the upper...

Injury Prevention

Can sporting injuries be prevented? As long as we have sport there will always be injuries, but the number of injuries can be reduced by being sensible in approach. I believe that prevention can be divided into several areas. Factors of...

Nerve Entrapment

What is nerve entrapment and what symptoms does it cause? Nerves are the structures in the body which transmit electrical impulses to muscles and receive electrical signals from receptors recording sensation (from pressure, vibration and pain)....

Referred Pain

What is referred pain from the neck or back? Referred pain is pain which is experienced either in the shoulder or arm but which is arising from the cervical spine (neck). In the case of the lower limb, the pain occurs in the leg and is arising from...

The Life Cycle of a Musculo-Skeletal Injury

What does a musculoskeletal injury actually involve, how quickly do they recover and how can they be prevented? This is an important question. Many people believe that an injury in day to day life can be easily treated and recovers quickly without...

Arthritis

What is arthritis? Arthritis is the wearing out of the joint surface of the bones that make up a joint. Bones are covered with a lubricating, shock-absorbing substance called hyaline cartilage, which is the soft tissue covering the end of the bones...

Elbow

There are many conditions that can occur in the elbow that are best assessed by an orthopaedic surgeon. Find out more below.

Elbow & Radial Head Fractures

At Glenelg Orthopaedics we commonly encounter radial head fractures. The forearm is made up of two bones; the radius and the ulna. The radial head is located at the superior end of the radius. These bones articulate with the lower aspect of the humerus...

Tennis and Golfer's Elbow (Epicondylitis)

What is the difference between tennis and golfer's elbow? Both tennis and golfer's elbows are conditions which lead to pain around the elbow. Tennis elbow refers to pain felt over the outside bump (lateral epicondyle) of the elbow while...

Olecranon Bursitis (Student's Elbow)

What is an Olecranon bursa? The Olecranon bursa is a sac of fluid that is located over the tip of the elbow (on the back of it). It is always present and lubricates tissues gliding under the skin but fluid can develop in it insidiously (out of...

Shoulder

There are many shoulder conditions are best assessed by an orthopaedic surgeon. Find out more below.

AC Joint Osteoarthritis

AC joint arthritis is a common condition leading to pain in the shoulder. It is usually localised to the outer end (lateral) aspect of the collar bone (clavicle) at the site where it meets the acromion (Acromio clavicular joint). It develops after injuries,...

Acromio-Clavicular (AC) Joint Injuries

There are two main types of injuries affecting the AC joint: acute and chronic. Acute AC Injuries Acute AC joint injuries are very common injuries to the shoulder. These are injuries to the outer end of the collar bone (clavicle), usually...

Clavicle Fractures

What type of clavicle fractures are there and how are they treated? Clavicle fractures (collar bone fractures) occur after direct trauma is transmitted through the upper limb. This can occur from simple measures such as falling, such as whilst playing...

Fractured & Broken Shoulders

Fractured shoulders are unique. Because of the complexity of the joint being surrounded by muscles/ tendons, in the past they have had an uncertain prognosis, with the general consensus being that these fractures never recovered that well. This has...

Frozen Shoulder (Adhesive Capsulitis)

What is frozen shoulder? Frozen shoulder is a condition of unknown cause which leads to pain and stiffness in the shoulder. It is generally self-limiting and in time predominantly resolves. The condition is the development of an inflamed articular...

Labral Tears and Cysts

Labral Tears and Cysts Book Your Consultation What is the labrum? The labrum is a tissue that encircles the socket of the shoulder (glenoid). It extends the size of the socket to match it to the humeral head (ball of the...

Rotator Cuff Injuries

The rotator cuff is a group of four tendons which encircle the shoulder and provide stability. They also provide fine motor movements, they support the shoulder for any motion of the upper limb and stabilise the ball in the socket (humeral head in the...

Shoulder Dislocations

Unstable shoulders are common events brought to the limelight by sporting injuries, particularly Australian Rules Football. What is the actual pathology of the condition and how is it treated? Instability of the shoulder is where the shoulder...

Common injuries

Cysts

Hand & Wrist

There are many conditions that can occur in the hand and wrist that can warrant a visit to an orthopaedic surgeon. Find out more below.

Arthritis of the Wrist and Hand

Arthritis of the Wrist and Hand Book A Consultation What are the predominant arthritis conditions you see in the wrist and hand? Perhaps the most common one I have seen is arthritis of the base of the thumb, also known as...

De Quervain's Tenosynovitis & Other Tendonopathies

De Quervain's Tenosynovitis And Other Tendonopathies Book A Consultation What is De Quervain's Tenosynovitis? Tenosynovitis is inflammation of the tendons, and a common site of occurrence are those around the wrist....

Dupuytren's Contracture

Dupuytren’s Contracture is a hand deformity that usually develops slowly, over decades. It affects the connective tissue under the skin of your palm. It typically starts on the palm of the hand with a small nodule, or several nodules, that can be felt a...

Ganglions and Baker's cyst

Ganglions and Baker's Cysts Book A Consultation What is a ganglion? A ganglion is an out-pouching of fluid enclosed by a capsule of tissue, arising from a structure in the body. It can arise from a joint or from a tendon....

Trigger Finger or Thumb

Another common condition is trigger fingers or thumbs. This is where the flexor tendons of the digit thicken and get trapped when passing under the pulley going into the finger or thumb. It causes symptoms of the finger catching in flexion or extension...

Wrist Breaks & Fractures

What are common injuries seen around the wrist? Perhaps the most common injury we would see are fractures of the distal radius (wrist) which presents after a fall landing on the outstretched wrist. This leads to a break or fracture of the...

Wrist Ligament Injuries

What ligaments exist in the wrist? This question is best explained by first outlining the number of bones in the wrist and how complex the wrist actually is. The wrist starts at the end of the two major bones coming down from the forearm which are...