Arthritis & Joint Replacement

Dr McLean manages conditions associated with joint arthritis

Dr McLean has a special interest in joint arthritis and has advanced, international sub-specialty training in arthroscopic (key-hole) arthritis-prevention surgery; joint replacement surgery; and joint preservation surgery.

Dr McLean accepted a 12-month Arthritis Australia / Zimmer Scholarship to help support his international Fellowship training in Canada. This increased his expertise in joint-preserving arthritis surgery and upper limb joint replacement surgery.

Some common arthritis-related surgeries that Dr McLean performs:

• Minimally-invasive, arthroscopic (key-hole) surgery of the shoulder, elbow, wrist & knee joints
• Joint preserving surgery of the shoulder, elbow, wrist & knee joints
• Muscle-preserving approaches for total shoulder replacement and reverse total shoulder replacement surgery
• Revision shoulder & elbow joint replacement surgery
• Partial & Total elbow replacement surgery
• Wrist replacement & fusion surgery
• Hand & finger joint replacement & fusion surgery

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Arthritis

• List of all Arthritis Articles (AAOS)

Patient Safety

• Patient Safety
• Patients Have Important Role in Safer Health Care
• Preparing for Joint Replacement Surgery

General

• Before and After Total Joint Replacement (video)
• Preparing for Joint Replacement Surgery
• Preventing Blood Clots After Orthopaedic Surgery (video)
• Preventing Infection After Joint Replacement Surgery (video)
• Total Joint Replacement
• Total Joint Replacement: Questions Patients Should Ask Their Surgeon
• Managing Pain After Orthopaedic Surgery (Medications)
• Joint Revision Surgery – When Do I Need It?

Shoulder & Elbow

• Total Elbow Joint Replacement (Elbow Arthroplasty)
• Total Shoulder Joint Replacement (Conventional Shoulder Arthroplasty)
• Reverse Total Shoulder Joint Replacement (Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty)

Hand & Wrist

• Total Wrist Joint Replacement (Wrist Arthroplasty)
• Total Finger joint replacements

Hip

• Total Hip Replacement (Hip Arthroplasty)
• Total Hip Replacement Exercise Guide
• Activities After Hip Replacement
• Dislocation After Total Hip Replacement (video)
• Fracture After Total Hip Replacement
• Preventing Blood Clots After Orthopaedic Surgery (video)

Knee

• Total Knee Replacement (Knee Arthroplasty)
• Total Knee Replacement Exercise Guide
• Activities After a Knee Replacement
• Preventing Blood Clots After Orthopaedic Surgery (video)

Considerations

• Deep Vein Thrombosis
• Fracture After Total Hip Replacement
• Joint Replacement Infection
• Joint Revision Surgery – When Do I Need It?

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