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Anyone with children knows they always have to do things differently – this includes when they hurt themselv...

Actors are a superstitious lot. (So, apparently, are jockeys, professional athletes, prostitutes and sailors)....

Your Joint Health – It’s Important! Keeping a healthy weight is a major factor in maintaining join...

“Alas for Tiny Tim, he bore a little crutch, and had his limbs supported by an iron frame!” A Christmas Ca...

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Osgood-Schlatter Disease Anyone with a teenager is well aware of growth spurts, which lead to clothes being ou...

When You Can’t Get Enough Bone Facts We had such a great response to our last bone facts blog, we decid...

On Managing a Broken Foot Unfortunately a broken foot is relatively common – nearly everyone will break a to...

Hip Replacement Pain Managing hip replacement pain in the post-operative period is an important part of your r...

Is Joint Preservation Possible? Like the rest of the body, joints wear out with time. Arthritis was once consi...

Are you at risk of a running injury? Running is one of the most popular, and easiest, ways to get fit. Consequ...

Imagine a life where you only had one hand - and that despite all the promises that modern science has made, y...

One problem facing future space travellers is the consequence of living for an extended time in zero gravity. ...

Bone is a Truly Remarkable Part of the Body Despite having dealt with bones for so long, I still find it a tru...

Fractures can be life changing as you age. Falls are serious at any stage in life, and breaking a bone after a...

With collaboration from Sydney University and Allegra Orthopaedics, Dr Hartnell is the Chief Medical Advisor f...

Back in the day when I was a junior doctor, one of the delights was making a cast from Plaster of Paris (POP)....

I speak French to my ambassadors, English to my accountants, Italian to my mistress, Latin to my God and Germa...

Illnesses have long featured in literary works, many being described by authors long before they were recognis...

  “What will I be able to do after my knee surgery?” is a question I’m commonly asked. “Will I be...

My fascination in the use of stem cells lies in their potential to replace tissue that has been lost or destro...

As a surgeon, how can I not be excited by the promise 3D printing technology offers my patients? 3D printing u...

The use of modern plastics and carbon-fibres in these prosthetics, along with electronic technologies which ca...

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is an iconic book written by Roald Dahl in 1964, and made into a movie in 19...

One of the most frequent questions is can I kneel after knee replacement. For many years it was a challenge fo...