Find a clinic to have your knee injury treated

[injuryupdate]

Check out our clinics listings at:

http://www.injuryupdate.com.au/clinics.php

Hopefully you can find a good professional in Australia for treating your knee injuries.

[SPK]

Personally, I go to South Sydney Sports Med. The guys there are total professionals and the physios are outstanding.

Everyone I know who gets hurt playing footy or whatever goes there, such is the reputation.

[padu1199]

Hi All,
i had a ACL (complete)Tear(left knee) on 11-Jan-06.and it took 2 weeks to Figure out it was Actaully ACL Tear.i have not yet done My Reconstruction.i have pain in my knees while climbing stairs and while i run or jump which iam not doing anymore...i have consulted some Dr Overseas while i was on vaccation but did not get my knee oeperated yet.One of my Friend suggested to consult DR.Adnrew W Tang.Does anyone know about him.Did anyone of you had ur knee operated by him.Would be great if u could share ur thoughts.Also iam Staying alone here in Melb would i really need someone to take care of me to help me out after the Surgery is done?I dont have a Private insurance iam planning to pay it out of my pocket as i dont wanna waste anymore time by waiting in public list.do i need to do some Pre-surgery Excersises which will make me feel better after the surgery ?

Pls Share ur thoughts

Thanks in Advance

[markinlinyi]

If you don't have a private insurance surgery is going to be expensive. A basic arthroscopy op will be $4000+ (surgeon ~$1500, assist surgeon ~$300, aneth ~$500, theatre ~$1500, hospital bed ~$400/day.

Make sure your knee is strong b4 surgery.

Good luck
Mark.

[Nicholas]

I know a good clinic in Bondi Junction. It is the Eastern Suburbs Sports Medicine Centre.
Address: Level 1, 9 BRONTE ROAD, BONDI JUNCTION 2022

[padu1199]

Hi thanks for the Info.
I have Appt with Dr Andrew Tang this week. i will See how i go with the meeting.however i would like to see Dr Julian Also and the Sports Physician in Olympic Park too..Do i need to get any Reference or can i starightaway call them get a an Appointment? also if i decide to Do with julain How long would u Recon i have wait if iam Gonna Pay from my Pocket. as its already been 7 months since i had my Knee(ACL TORN) so i dont wanna delay any further which would Again Damage more of my knee.. i live in melbourne
Let me know ur Thoughts...

[NickT]

Hi thanks for the Info.
I have Appt with Dr Andrew Tang this week. i will See how i go with the meeting.however i would like to see Dr Julian Also and the Sports Physician in Olympic Park too..Do i need to get any Reference or can i starightaway call them get a an Appointment? also if i decide to Do with julain How long would u Recon i have wait if iam Gonna Pay from my Pocket. as its already been 7 months since i had my Knee(ACL TORN) so i dont wanna delay any further which would Again Damage more of my knee.. i live in melbourne
Let me know ur Thoughts...

OK

If you want to see Julian Feller, you're best to go and see him at the Olympic Park Sports Medicine Centre in Richmond (white pages or google search). to see him though, you need to get a referral from a sports physician there. I saw Andrew Jowett and was in to see Julian a week later. After that you'll probably wait a week to 2 weeks for surgery.

He's the best in the business. Did my arthroscopy a couple of weeks ago. Pay outta pocket around $5K, a bit less if you pay within 21 days.

good luck

[Kangoo]

I had an ACL tear roughy 10 months back playing football. I had my arthroscopy op in Canberra with Dr Micheal Gillespe. I went private and Nick T is accurate in his $5k estimation. Somehow my ankle got infected so went straight back into hospital for about 10 days as doctors wanted to assure the infection didnt work its way upto the open wound around my knee. Problem then was all the muscles in the knee region stiffened up as I couldnt do my knee exercises post op. Scare tissue formed so I had to go under the knife again to clear the scare tissue as I couldnt exercise properly. I saw Doctor Ali Gursel from Speciality Orthopaedics. He is great and highly recommened.

Try and strengthen your knee as much as possible. I highly recommend using Kangoo Jumps for strengthening your legs. Website is www.kangoojumps.com.au.
They are the worlds lowest impact shoes. They work well simply because you can exercise without the jarring and impact to the knees, ankles etc.

Kangoo Jump are awesome Post op fo the same reason. Apparently some American Basketballers and NFL plyers use them to speeden th recovey process ad maintain their cardio. 10 minutes a day is great. Great investment!

TIPS: Good Physio is must, dont be scared to pay
Heaps of ice to reduce swelling
Use Kangoo Jumps before and after OP

Good Luck,

[MarcBosquet]

mMy god
for that amout of money you can take anairplane to Brussels, have the operation done (on night in the hospital) enjoy a god meal with the best beer in the world, buy belgian chocolate for your girlfrined and fly back to "down under" You will even be able to ave ome money

Mark Bosquet

[norcalgirl]

Check out LARS ligaments. My son had his ACL-MCL_PCL done 2yrs ago with quick & amazing results. We had to travel to Vienna but was worth everything. Dr. Barisani is great--recovery time was 4 weeks---no kidding!

[norcalgirl]

Check out LARS ligaments. My son had his ACL-MCL_PCL done 2yrs ago with quick & amazing results. We had to travel to Vienna but was worth everything. Dr. Barisani is great--recovery time was 4 weeks---no kidding! They do all body ligaments--repair is done with artificial ligaments. Have been used worldwide since 1992.

[Ramirez]

I went to see a sports physician in the city (sydney) and they had me go see the guys at sydney sports & orthopaedic physio on macquarie street.

All i can say is they are awesome. They have diagnosed and managed my knee so well i now don't need the op i thought i was going to have to have

If you have a knee problem check them out www.ssop.com.au
:D

[eelgirl]

For anyone out west, I go to Winston Hills Physio (http://winstonhillsphysio.com.au) and see Mark Macdonald. I have been seeing him for any lower limb injuries since I was a teenager, I'm now 25 and am currently being treated for a torn ACL in preparation for surgery.

He's always been great and gotten me back on my feet asap. He's also had a stack of experience with sporting injuries.

[Patient]

Recently seen Ray Crowe at Epworth and had scope at Latrobe, was recommended to me as the best of the best , so far can't disagree

[KB2009]

I agree, Dr Gursel is a good surgeon and so far my knee is all good after my ACL reconstruction, however it is only the first week.
You need to ask lots of questions and try to be well informed about the procedure. Unfortunately I had a rude and condescending anaesthetist who failed to inform me of my choices and a procedure was carried out that I did not wish to have and was not part of the operation. Please make sure you are well informed and that they take you seriously if you say you have changed your mind about the operation!

[sweveSek73]

I am in Sydney south.

I have been given two choices of ortho Dr Mark Ridhalgh Miranda or Dr Neville Rowden Hurstville

Any suggestions on which one?