Melbourne knee spe******ts

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This is by no means meant to be an exhaustive list, but a guide to some of the specialists who see exclusively or mainly sports knee problems in Melbourne. This list could admittedly go on for a lot longer, as the knee is a very popular area for surgery and most surgeons who operate anywhere will have a go at the knee if given a chance.

Knee surgeons:
John Bartlett, 03 9459 6611
Julian Feller 03 9473 8850
Ian Henderson, 03 9415 8000
Iain McLean, 03 9650 3833
Hayden Morris, 03 9417 7299
David Young, 03 9510 6828

If anyone knows of others who are experts in knee injuries in Melbourne, please add to the list (or start another thread if you know of others in a different state).

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John Bartlett is worth a special mention, as he was (I think) the first surgeon in Melbourne to complete subspecialise in a particular joint (the knee). Over the years he has done reconstruction on many AFL players, particularly from Essendon and Collingwood.

Julian Feller was orginally a student of John Bartlett's and is now one of the leading knee surgeons in Melbourne in his own right. He has been particularly impressive in publishing a lot of research about the relative merits of patellar versus hamstring reconstruction in athletes.

The list above includes a few names who are very prominent sports orthopaedic surgeons in Melbourne but who don't exclusively operates on knees (e.g. David Young, Ian Henderson). The biggest sports orthopaedic group in Melbourne is MOG, and they have a website at:

http://www.mog.com.au/

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Also worth noting, although knee injuries often require surgery, if you have patella tendinopathy (tendinitis etc.) then don't see a surgeon, instead see a sports physician or a physiotherapist.

In Melbourne, Jill Cook is an internationally-reknowned expert on patella tendinopathy having completed a PhD on this topic. Her physio practice is hard to get into (at Alphington) but worth it if you have jumper's knee.

[Itze]

Julian Feller did my knee in December 04 at La Trobe Medical Centre, really good bloke. He used the hamstring graft. I even had a student from the nearby La Trobe Uni come in pre-op and do a few tests with various knee braces for her Masters degree and she said he is one of the two best knee surgeons in the country.

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I have recently completely torn my ACL. I have been recommended to see Julian Feller and/or Adrian Trivett. Has your friend heard of Adrian Trivett?

[Alla]

I have recently completely torn my ACL. I have been recommended to see Julian Feller and/or Adrian Trivett. Has your friend heard of Adrian Trivett?

I dont know about Adrian, but Julian did my knee this year.... and Im really happy with what he's done.... he's a nice bloke too.

Alla

[feeny]

Julian Feller did my ACL very recently. So far I am entirely impressed with his manner and work. And yes, he does seem a nice bloke too!

Julian was the 3rd surgeon I visited - the first two didn't seem too interested in talking to me...

[Unregistered]

Just got my knee reco just under 6 weeks ago by Adrian Trivett and cant recommnd him highly enough.

Very little scaring, 6 weeks, I am walking almost without a limp and am getting right into the rehab.

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Julian Feller is a fantastic surgeon. He has been my surgeon for 10 years/6 operations. I have a problem where the ligaments/tendons and bones are crooked, I'm finally having my last operation in 2 weeks to straighten everything out. I cannot reccomend him highly enough, He's motivated, caring and offers time to explain things in detail to his patients. There is no need to question his abilities, no other surgeon I have seen (And I have seen quite a few), meets Julian's standards....

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