Fellowship Program Information
Affiliation (Center Type): Clinical Academic in Surgery at the University of Sydney (Teaching, Academic, University)
Fellowship Training Session or Other Educational Opportunity Length: 1-12 Months Observership & Clinical/Research Fellowships
Can the Center customize educational opportunities for participants?: Yes
Fellows Accepted Per Year: 5
Faculty Participating in Fellowship Education: Dr David Parker, Orthopaedic Surgeon, BMedSc, MBBS (Hons), FRACS, FAOrthoA
Dr Myles Coolican, Orthopaedic Surgeon, MBBS, FRACS, FAOrthA
Dr Brett Fritsch, Orthopaedic Surgeon, BSc(Med), MBBS (Hons), FRACS, FAOrthoA
Dr Alex Nicholls, Orthopaedic Surgeon BMedSc(Hons), MBBS MSc(Oxon), FRACS, FAOrthA
Dr Jobe Shatrov, Orthopaedic Surgeon, MBBS (Hons), BSc. (Physio). Grad. Dip. (Surgical Anatomy), FRACS, FAOrthoA
Recent activity of Teaching Center: Recent Visitors:
- Zimmer Biomet 2024 educational & research facility visit
- Kylea Tink (Federal Member for North Sydney) visit scheduled to our facility June 2023
- Royal Prince Alfred Orthopaedic Department – educational visit
- Arthrex - global medical device manufacturing company – educational visit
- Smith & Nephew – educational visit
Recent Events:
- Hosting of SLARD-APKASS Travelling Fellowship 2023 (Scheduled for June 2023)
- Faculty Members Dr David Parker & Dr Brett Fritsch conducted a series of Live Surgeries and lectures at the Pune Knee Course, May 2023
- Smith & Nephew Academy, May 2023 – Faculty Member Dr Alex Nicholls facilitated the highly interactive Meniscus and ACL instructional course.
- Specialty Society Program, AAOSM Meeting 2023 – Faculty Members, Dr David Parker (Co-Program Chair) & Dr Brett Fritsch
- Bone School Knee Session (Australian Orthopaedic Association) held at teaching Centre.
- Dr David Parker speaking at the Hip & Knee Summit in Bali, Indonesia 2022 on the topic of Multiligament injuries of the knee.
-Dr David Parker & Dr Brett Fritsch were guest speakers at the APKASS/TOSSM meeting.
Dr David Parker conducted talks on ACL return to sport, multi ligament injuries and osteotomy, and was on a panel of global ACL experts.
Dr Brett Fritsch did a live ACL surgery demonstration, and gave talks on ACL, Osteotomy, and Big Data.
Recent Publications:
Our team consistently work towards contributing to clinical research in knee orthopaedic disorders. We present at numerous national and international meetings, conferences and presentations; and have over 100 publications.
*to see more please visit our website: https://www.sori.org.au/
How long does image based robotic total knee arthroplasty take during the learning phase? Analysis of the key steps from the first fifty cases
International Orthopedics, Volume 47, issue 2, p 437-446
Jobe Shatrov, Constant Foissey, Cécile Batailler, Stanislas Gunst, Elvire Servien, Sébastien Lustig
Navigation in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: State of the art
Journal of ISAKOS, 8(1), 47–53.
Francisco Figueroa, David Figueroa, Rodrigo Guiloff, Sven Putnis, Brett Fritsch, Minerva Itriago
How Fragile Are the Results of Randomized Controlled Trials: Is It Time to Rethink How We Analyze Data?: Commentary on an article by Jeffrey L. Shi, BS, et al.: "The Reverse Fragility Index: Interpreting the Current Literature on Long-Term Survivorship of Computer-Navigated Versus Conventional TKA. A Systematic Review and Cross-Sectional Study of Randomized Controlled Trials"
The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Volume 105, Issue 2, p8
David A Parker
Higher knee survivorship in young patients with monocompartmental osteoarthritis and constitutional deformity treated by high tibial osteotomy then total knee arthroplasty compared to an early total knee arthroplasty
Bone and Joint Journal, Volume 4, Issue 2, p62-71
Julien Erard, Axel Schmidt, Cecile Batailler, Jobe Shatrov, Elvire Servien, Sébastien Lustig
How does the use of quantified gap-balancing affect component positioning and limb alignment in robotic total knee arthroplasty using functional alignment philosophy? A comparison of two robotic platforms
International Orthopedics, Volume 47, p 1-12
Geofrey T. Murphy, Jobe Shatrov, Julian Duong, Brett A Fritsch
Towards a validated musculoskeletal knee model to estimate tibiofemoral kinematics and ligament strains: comparison of different anterolateral augmentation procedures combined with isolated ACL reconstructions.
BioMedical Engineering Online, Volume 22, Issue 1, p1-19
Sara Sadat Farshidfar, Joseph Cadmam, Thomas Neri, David Parker, Richard Appleyard and Danè Dabirrahmani
A Prospective Randomised Controlled Trial of Cemented and Uncemented Tibial Baseplates: Functional and Radiological Outcomes
Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery
Awwad, GEH; Ahedi, H; Angadi, D; Kandhari, V; Coolican, MRJ
No clinical difference at mid-term follow-up between TiN-coated versus uncoated cemented mobile-bearing total knee arthroplasty: a matched cohort study
SICOT-J 9, 5
Deroche E, Batailler C, Shatrov J, Gunst S, Servien E & Lustig S
Functional Alignment Philosophy in Total Knee Arthroplasty—Rationale and Technique for the Valgus Morphotype Using an Image Based Robotic Platform and Individualized Planning
Journal of Personalized Medicine, Volume 13, Issue 2,p 212, 2023
Shatrov J, Foissey C, Kafelov M, Batailler C, Gunst S, Servien E, Lustig S
Image-based robotic unicompartmental knee arthroplasty allowed to match the rotation of the tibial implant with the native kinematic knee alignment
International Orthopedics, Volume 47, p 519-526
Clément Favroul, Cécile Batailler, Robin Canetti, Jobe Shatrov, Francesco Zambianchi, Fabio Catani, Elvire Servien, Sébastien Lustig
Similar survival rate but lower functional outcomes following TKA in the elderly people compared to younger patients: analysis of a posterior stabilised implant with minimum 5-year follow-up
Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy: official journal of the ESSKA
Deroche, E., Batailler, C., Shatrov, J., Gunst, S., Servien, E., & Lustig, S.
Patient-reported impairment following TKA is reduced when a computationally simulated predicted ideal alignment is achieved
Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy: official journal of the ESSKA
Twiggs, J., Miles, B., Parker, D., Liu, D., Shimmin, A., Fritsch, B., Roe, J., Baré, J., Solomon, M., Dickison, D., McMahon, S., Boyle, R., & Walter, L
The modifying factors that help improve anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction rehabilitation: A narrative review
Annals of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Volume 65, Issue 4, 2022
Alexandre JM Rambaud, Thomas Neri, Bart Dingenen, David Parker, Elvire Servien, Alli Gokeler, Pascal Edouard
At 10-year minimum follow-up one-third of patients have patellofemoral arthritis following isolated medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction using gracilis tendon autograft
Arthroscopy. 2022 Aug 18:S0749-8063(22)00483-2.
Shatrov J, Vialla T, Sappey-Marinier E, Schmidt A, Batailler C, Lustig S, Servien E.
Satisfactory Outcomes of All-Poly Fixed Bearing Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty for Avascular Osteonecrosis Versus Osteoarthritis: A Comparative Study With 10 to 22 Years of Follow-up.
J Arthroplasty. 2022 Apr 6:S0883-5403(22)00391-6
Ly L, Batailler C, Shatrov J, Servien E, Lustig S.
Alignment philosophy influences trochlea recreation in total knee arthroplasty: a comparative study using image-based robotic technology
Int Orthop. 2022 Sep 16
Shatrov J, Coulin B, Batailler C, Servien E, Walter B, Lustig S.
Similar outcomes to primary total knee arthroplasty achievable for aseptic revision using the same primary posterior-stabilised prosthesis at a mean follow-up of 49 months.
Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy. 2022 Aug;30(8):2854-2861
Sappey-Marinier E, Fratini S, Kremer H, Shatrov J, Batailler C, Servien E, Lustig
MRI at one and minimum two years after ACL reconstruction demonstrates that hamstring grafts heal and integrate at different rates
Orthopaedic Proceedings vol 104-B, No. SUPP_7
Sven E Putnis, Antonio Klasan, Takeshi Oshima, Samuel Grasso, Thomas Neri, Myles RJ Coolican, Brett A Fritsch, David A Parker
Prevalence and determinants of physical activity, sedentary behaviour and fatigue five years after total knee replacement
Clinical Rehabilitation 2022 volume 36, issue 11 1524-1538
Hodges A, Harmer AR, Dennis S, March L, Crawford R, Parker D
Tibial tuberosity osteotomy and medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction for patella dislocation following total knee arthroplasty: A double fixation technique.
SICOT J. 2022;8:23
Shatrov J, Colas A, Fournier G, Batailler C, Servien E, Lustig S.
Functional Alignment Philosophy in Total Knee Arthroplasty - Rationale and technique for the varus morphotype using a CT based robotic platform and individualized planning.
SICOT J. 2022;8:11
Shatrov J, Battailer C, Sappey-Marinier E, Gunst S, Servien E, Lustig S.
Can Patella Instability After Total Knee Arthroplasty be Treated With Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction?
Arthroplast Today. 2022 Jun 4;16:130-139
Shatrov J, Colas A, Fournier G, Batailler C, Servien E, Lustig S
Artificial intelligence in knee arthroplasty: current concept of the available clinical applications.
Arthroplasty. 2022 May 2;4(1):17
Batailler C, Shatrov J, Sappey-Marinier E, Servien E, Parratte S, Lustig S.
Is combined robotically assisted unicompartmental knee arthroplasty and anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction a good solution for the young arthritic knee?
International Orthopaedics (SICOT)
Constant Foissey, Cécile Batailler, Elvire Servien & Sébastien Lustig
Kinematic alignment fails to achieve balancing in 50% of varus knees and resects more bone compared to functional alignment
Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy,volume 30 page number 2991-2999 (2022)
Jobe Shatrov, Cécile Batailler, Elliot Sappey-Marinier, Stanislas Gunst, Elvire Servien & Sebastien Lustig
Return to Sport Soccer after Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: ISAKOS Consensus
Journal of ISAKOS
Figueroa D, Arce G, Joao Espregueira M, Maestu R, Mosquera M, Williams A, Parker D, Cohen M, Karahan M, Ochoa Perea GA, Zaffagnini S, Neyret P, Karlsson J, Musahl V, Radice F, van der Merwe WM, Landreau P, Imhoff A, Menetrey J, Ayeni OR, Arliani GG, Sherman SL, Monllau JC, D'Hooghe P, Pinczewski L, Feller J, Patnaik S.
Less risk of conversion to total knee arthroplasty without significant clinical and survivorship difference for opening-wedge high tibial osteotomies in varus knee deformities at 10-year minimum follow-up compared to closing-wedge high tibial osteotomies
Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy (2022)
A. Cazor, A. Schmidt, J. Shatrov, T. Alqahtani, Elliot Sappey-Marinier, C. Batailler, S. Lustig & E. Servien
Kinematic alignment matches functional alignment for the extension gap: a consecutive analysis of 749 primary varus osteoarthritic knees with stress radiographs
Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy (2022)
E. Sappey-Marinier, P. Meynard, J. Shatrov, A. Schmidt, L. Cheze, C. Batailler, E. Servien & S. Lustig
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Assessment of Hamstring Graft Healing and Integration 1 and Minimum 2 Years after ACL Reconstruction
The American Journal of Sports Medicine, 2022, Vol 50, Issue 8
Sven E Putnis, Antonio Klasan, Takeshi Oshima, Samuel Grasso, Thomas Neri, Myles RJ Coolican, Brett A Fritsch, David A Parker
Prophylaxis for preventing venous thromboembolism in knee arthroscopy and soft tissue reconstruction: consensus statements from an international panel of experts
Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy, 2022, pp 1-10
David Parker et al.
Optimal Combination of Femoral Tunnel Orientation in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Using an Inside-out Femoral Technique Combined With an Anterolateral Extra-articular Reconstruction
The American Journal of Sports Medicine, 2022, 50(5):pp 1205-1214
Alban Stordeur, Sylvain Grange, Elvire Servien, Yoann Blache, Antonio Klasan, Sven E. Putnis, Bertrand Boyer, Frédéric Farizon, Rémi Philippot, Thomas Neri
Long Term Outcomes of Computer-Navigated Lateral Opening Wedge Distal Femoral Osteotomy for Lateral Compartment Knee Arthrosis
Rev Bras Ortop (Sao Paulo), 2022
Vikram Kandhari, Darshan Angadi, Darli Myat, Brett Fritsch, David Parker, and Myles Coolican
Similar outcomes including maximum knee flexion between mobile bearing condylar-stabilised and fixed bearing posterior-stabilised prosthesis: a case control study
Journal of Experimental Orthopaedics, 9(17), online, 2022
Jobe Shatrov, Elliot Sappey-Marinier, Moussa Kafelov, Stanislas Gunst, Cécile Batailler, Elvire Servien & Sébastien Lustig
Does meniscal repair impact muscle strength following ACL reconstruction?
SICOT J. 2022;8:16.
Mesnard G, Fournier G, Joseph L, Shatrov JG, Lustig S, Servien E.
Combined procedures with unicompartmental knee arthroplasty: High risk of stiffness but promising concept in selected indications
SICOT-J [online], 2022
Vianney Derreveaux, Axel Schmidt, Jobe Shatrov, Elliot Sappey-Marinier, Cécile Batailler, Elvire Servien and Sébastien Lustig
Similar stress repartition for a standard uncemented collared femoral stem versus a shortened collared femoral stem.
SICOT J. 2021;7:58
Batailler C, Shatrov J, Schmidt A, Servien E, Puch JM, Lustig S.
Restricted kinematic alignment may be associated with increased risk of aseptic loosening for posterior-stabilized TKA: a case-control study.
Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy. 2021 Aug 23
Sappey-Marinier E, Shatrov J, Batailler C, Schmidt A, Servien E, Marchetti E, Lustig S
Implementation of robotic-assisted total knee arthroplasty in the public health system: a comparative cost analysis
International Orthopeadic, 2022, March, 43 (3), 481-488
Daniel Steffens, Sascha Karunaratne, Kate McBride, Sanjeev Gupta, Mark Horsley and Brett Fristch
The posteromedial corner of the knee: an international expert consensus statement on diagnosis, classification, treatment, and rehabilitation
Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy, 2021 Sep;29(9):2976-2986
Brett Fristch, David Parker, et.al
Can TKA outcomes be predicted with computational simulation? Generation of a patient specific planning tool
The Knee, 2021
Joshua Twiggs, Brad Miles, Justin Rose, Brett Fritsch, David Liu, David Parker, David Dickison, Andrew Shimmin, Jonathan BarBo, Stephen McMahon, Micheal Solomon , Richard Boyle, Len Walter
Robotic-assisted total knee arthroplasty with the OMNIBot platform: a review of the principles of use and outcomes
Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, 2021
Jobe Shatrov, Geoffery Murphy, Julian Duong, Brett Frisch
Robotic Assisted Knee Arthroplasty – an Evolution in Progress. A Concise Review of Currently Available Systems and the Data Supporting Them.
Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, 2021
Johanna Elliot, Jobe Shatrov, Brett Fritsch, David Parker
Magnetic resonance imaging 1-year after hamstring autograft anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction can identify those at higher risk of graft failure - an analysis of 250 cases
The American Journal of Sports Medicine, 2021
Putnis S, Neri T, Klasan A, Shishmashina T, Grasso S, Fritsch BA, Parker DA
Low percentage of surgeons meet the minimum recommended unicompartmental knee arthroplasty usage thresholds: Analysis of 3037 Surgeons from Three National Joint Registries.
Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology and Arthroscopy, 2021
Klasan, A., Parker, D.A., Lewis, P.L. et al.
Lateral tenodesis procedures increase lateral compartment pressures more than anterolateral ligament reconstruction, when performed in combination with ACL reconstruction: a pilot biomechanical study
Journal of ISAKOS: Joint Disorders & Orthopaedic Sports Medicine 2021
Neri T., Cadman J., Beach A., Grasso S., Dabirrahmani D., Putnis S.E., Oshima T., Devitt
B., Coolican M, Fritsch B.A., Appleyard R., Parker D.A.
Different anterolateral procedures have variable impact on knee kinematics and stability when performed in combination with anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
Journal of ISAKOS: Joint Disorders & Orthopaedic Sports Medicine
Neri T., Dabirrahmani D., Beach A., Grasso S., Putnis S.E., Oshima T., Cadman J., Devitt
B., Coolican M, Fritsch B.A., Appleyard R., Parker D.A.
Adjustable suspension versus hybrid fixation in hamstring autograft anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
The Knee, Volume 28: 1-8, January 2021
Putnis S, Oshima T, Klasan A, Grasso S, Fritsch B, Coolican M, Parker DA
Financial Support and Expenses
Types of Financial Support Available: A stipend is provided, Monthly Stipend of AUD 5,000
Other support that the Teaching Center can provide: staff supporting fellows in data collection, database and administrative functions.
Estimate of Living Expenses (Housing and other major costs): Reimbursement for housing, living expenses and conference attendance.