Spot Dx — Is Skippy to blame for this shoulder pain?
A fit and well 30-year-old woman attended her local ED 24 hours after being bitten on the right index finger while feeding a kangaroo at…
Tag: Orthopaedics
Medical Must-See: Doctor’s surgery slip-up ends in own amputation
In an unfortunate case of iatrogenesis, a suturing slip-up resulted in a rare infection and amputation — for the doctor. The 35-year-old presented to ED…
Professor Al Muderis says MDO has reinstated his cover for osseointegration surgery
Associate Professor Munjed Al Muderis says he has a green light to perform osseointegration procedures again, declaring his medical defence organisation has reversed its decision…
Professor Al Muderis says his medical insurance cover has been revoked for certain surgical procedures
Associate Professor Munjed Al Muderis says he can no longer operate on his osseointegration patients after his medical defence organisation decided to withdraw his cover…
Professor Al Muderis threatens to sue for defamation over ‘bizarre and hurtful’ media allegations
The orthopaedic surgeon accused of abandoning patients in a series of news reports earlier this week says he is weighing up whether to sue for…
Celebrated surgeon Professor Munjed Al Muderis denies abandoning patients Â
Celebrity surgeon Adjunct Clinical Professor Munjed Al Muderis has denied abandoning patients who have experienced wounds and infections following his radical orthopaedic surgery. The…
Medical Must-See: Doctors discover ‘tuft’ of fur inside patient’s thumb
Like a dog with a bone, ED doctors got to the root of their patient’s swollen and painful thumb. The man, in his 60s, reported…
Vitamin D supplements alone ‘won’t avert fracture’
Healthy older adults should simply stop taking the pills, say osteoporosis experts.
Legal blow for orthopaedic surgeon who sued his practice manager for defamation
He now has to pay most of his legal costs, despite being defamed by his former employee.
‘I was catching up on surgery cases – and then the publisher called’
Dr Neela Janakiramanan shares how her book, 'The Registrar', came to life during a COVID-19 lockdown.
