TOTAL HIP REPLACEMENT SEMINAR
Details
WHEN: Saturday 15th September 2018TIME: 9:30am until Midday
WHERE: Walkers Arms Hotel
WHY ATTEND
What is the Anterior Approach
What new technology is being discussed
Can I bring a friend
Does it cost anything?
How long is the seminar?
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Dr Chien-Wen Liew
Orthopaedic Surgeon at Orthopaedics 360
Dr Chien-Wen Liew is an Adelaide Orthopaedic Surgeon with a passion for minimally invasive surgery. He has refined his techniques and performs all total hip replacements using the direct anterior approach. He utilises pre-operative personalised scanning, and intra-operative Xrays to ensure accurate alignment during surgery. Dr Liew has trained in Australia, France, Switzerland and the USA in hip and knee replacements and is now an internationally recognised instructor of both techniques.Dr Liew engages in educational events on a regular basis, however he hopes that this event will be one of the most complete and beneficial for past, current and future patients and their family and friends.
Operating from Burnside Hospital and St Andrews Hospital. Main Rooms: (08) 7099 0188 (Orthopaedics 360)
Dr Tom Savvoulidis
Orthopaedic Surgeon
Dr Tom Savvoulidis is an Adelaide- trained Orthopaedic Surgeon who has been using the Anterior Approach for hip surgery for 15 years. He is the first surgeon in South Australia to adopt this approach. He uses this technique for all primary hip replacements, as well as, when necessary, for hip revision replacements. He uses the latest methods for hip and knee alignment (both before and during surgery).
Dr Savvoulidis is an accredited Instructional Surgeon by The M.O.R.E. Institute (Switzerland). He has educated surgeons in this technique (Anterior hip surgery) in Australia and internationally (France, Switzerland, Austria, Japan).
He operates at St Andrews Private Hospital, Calvary North Adelaide Private Hospital and Western Community Private Hospital. All appointments and enquiries please call (08) 83319177.