Usermontu’s nail was made of iron (our modern nails are made of Titanium). Also, around Usermontu’s nail, an organic resin was used to fill the dead-space in the femoral and tibial canals which stabilised the nail in place when the resin set (this would pre-date what we know to be, “first-generation,” bone-cementing technique).

Please note that A.M. Orthopaedics does not have the mummy of Usermontu , however, we have many other interesting historical orthopaedic artefacts such as this steel Kuntscher nail (1940) which Dr Sami Farah retrieved in an operation he performed on a World War II veteran over 15 years ago.

Gerhard Kuntscher’s intramedullary nail allowed German airmen with femoral fractures to return to service within weeks.  His ground-breaking invention was only accepted in other countries when allied POW’s who had their fractures treated this way returned home after the war with their femoral nail still in place (like the patient that Dr Farah operated on).

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We would like to thank the regular members: Prof Lawrence Kohan, A/Prof James Sullivan, A/Prof Peter Papantoniou, Dr John Rooney, Dr Dennis Kerr, Dr Michael Kerr and Dr Sami Farah for their continued support and contributions throughout the year and look forward to great meetings next year. We would also like to thank the invited attendees Mr David Spittal (Future Surgical) and Dr Justin Bobyn.

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I will be retiring from surgical practice on March 30, 2023 and from clinical consultations on April 21, 2023.

I would like to express my sincerest gratitude to all of the patients and referring doctors who have entrusted me with their care. It is an immense honour to be given the opportunity to improve the health and well-being, mobility and pain to those in our community. It has been something that I have not taken lightly and have been dedicated to providing the highest quality of care and support. Your confidence in my abilities and the care I have provided has been incredibly humbling and I appreciate the role that the referring doctors play in helping me and my team make a positive impact on the lives of our patients. I am thankful for your partnership and support.

I have been privileged to work with a group of highly trained, dedicated and focused medical, nursing and research staff. This sort of work cannot be undertaken successfully by one individual. Some of the improvements that we have been able to achieve over the last 39 years of my practice have been taken up in varying degrees widely all over the world. It is something of which we are all proud.

I am happy to say that the work will be carried on by my close friend and associate, Dr Sami Farah. We have been working together over the last 14 years and he has been an integral member of the team, as well as participating with the research. He is an experienced orthopaedic surgeon and will continue to provide ongoing care.

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Surgeons collaborated on the establishment of the Australian National Orthopaedic Institute.

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The study also aimed to identify risk factors for venous thromboembolism (VTE) within a 3-month period following surgery for patients deemed not at elevated risk.

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DVT JOS Article 2020 (1)

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