Dr. Brett Fritsch
Orthopaedic Knee Surgeon
Dr Brett Fritsch is an Orthopaedic Surgeon who specialises exclusively in Knee surgery. He has particular interest in robotic knee replacement, ACL and other ligament reconstruction, patella instability, and limb realignment (osteotomy). With over 15 years experience, and having performed over 5000 knee surgeries, published over 40 peer reviewed research papers in international journals, and been an invited speaker at conferences from the USA to Europe, Japan, India, China, and South America, Dr Fritsch has a reputation as an innovator and leader in surgery of the knee.
Brett’s busy clinical practice is located in central Sydney, and combined with a keen research interest and a focus on technology innovation and its application to advanced knee surgery. He is a Director of the Sydney Orthopaedic Research Institute, Chairman of the Knee Sports and Preservation Committee for the International Society of Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine (ISAKOS), and the Research lead for the Orthopaedics Robotics program at the Institute for Academic Surgery at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital. He is an active member of numerous national and international knee surgery organisations including the Australian Knee Society, the ACL Study Group, and the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons.
Brett completed his Orthopaedic training in Sydney before being selected for fellowships in Sports Surgery at Duke University, North Carolina, USA and Advanced Arthroscopy at the Alps Surgical Institute in Annecy France. He has a background as an elite level sportsman which stimulated his interest in techniques for returning all patients to their recreational and occupational activity of choice, with the aim to restore and prolong a lifetime of activity.
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Visiting Medical Officer – Orthopaedic Surgeon
- Mater Private Hospital
- Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
- Institute of Rheumatology and Orthopaedics
Orthopaedic Fellowship training
Duke Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Fellow
- Duke University, NC, USA
- August 2008-July 2009
Advanced Shoulder Arthroscopy Fellow
- Alps Surgical Institute, Annecy, France
- September 2009 – December 2009
Advanced Surgical Training in Orthopaedics 2004-2008
2004 - Orthopaedic Registrar
- Westmead Hospital
- Orange Base Hospital
2005 - Orthopaedic Registrar
- Shriners Hospital for Children, Portland OR, USA
- Canberra Hospital
2006 - Orthopaedic Registrar
- Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
- Mater Hospital
2007 - Orthopaedic Registrar
- Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
- Sydney Adventist Hospital (SAN)
Internship and Basic Surgical Training
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital | 2000-2001 |
Royal North Shore Hospital | 2002 |
Dubbo Base Hospital | 2003 (Jan-July) |
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital | 2003 (July-Dec) |
Medical School
- University of NSW - MBBS Bsc (Med)
Bachelor of Science (Medicine)
Bachelor Medicine
Bachelor Surgery - Graduated 1999 with Class I Honours
International
- International Society of Arthroscopy Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine (ISAKOS)
- Current Co-Chair of Knee Sports Preservation Committee (2023-2025)
- Asia-Pacific Arthroscopy and Sports medicine Society (APKASS)
- ACL Study Group
- Magellan Society
- Piedmont Society
National
- Australian Knee Society
- Australian Orthopaedic Association
- Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
- Australian Society of Orthopaedic Surgeons
- Australian Medical Association
- NSW Medical Board
- Reviewer for :
- American Journal of Sports Medicine
- Journal of ISAKOS
- Knee
- The Bone and Joint Journal
Anterior cruciate ligament repair versus reconstruction: A clinical, MRI and patient-reported outcome comparison.
• Duong JKH, Bolton C, Murphy GT, Fritsch BA
• Knee. 2023 Nov 3;45:100-109. doi: 10.1016/j.knee.2023.09.008. Online ahead of print
• PMID: 37925800
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.
• Murphy GT, Shatrov J, Duong J, Fritsch BA.
• Int Orthop. 2023 May;47(5):1221-1232. doi: 10.1007/s00264-022-05681-x. Epub 2023 Feb 6.
• PMID: 36740610 Free PMC article.
Patient-reported impairment following TKA is reduced when a computationally simulated predicted ideal alignment is achieved.
• 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.
• Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2023 Mar;31(3):1098-1105. doi: 10.1007/s00167-022-07225-7. Epub 2022 Nov 29.
• PMID: 36446908
Combined anterolateral complex and anterior cruciate ligament injury: Anatomy, biomechanics, and management-State-of-the-art.
• Devitt BM, Neri T, Fritsch BA.
• J ISAKOS. 2023 Feb;8(1):37-46. doi: 10.1016/j.jisako.2022.10.004. Epub 2022 Nov 9.
• PMID: 36368633
Navigation in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: State of the art.
• Figueroa F, Figueroa D, Guiloff R, Putnis S, Fritsch B, Itriago M.
• J ISAKOS. 2023 Feb;8(1):47-53. doi: 10.1016/j.jisako.2022.09.001. Epub 2022 Sep 27.
• PMID: 36179977
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Assessment of Hamstring Graft Healing and Integration 1 and Minimum 2 Years after ACL Reconstruction.
• Putnis SE, Klasan A, Oshima T, Grasso S, Neri T, Coolican MRJ, Fritsch BA, Parker DA.
• Am J Sports Med. 2022 Jul;50(8):2102-2110. doi: 10.1177/03635465221096672. Epub 2022 May 25.
• PMID: 35612835
Robotic-assisted total knee arthroplasty with the OMNIBot platform: a review of the principles of use and outcomes.
• Shatrov J, Murphy GT, Duong J, Fritsch B.
• Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2021 Dec;141(12):2087-2096. doi: 10.1007/s00402-021-04173-8. Epub 2021 Oct 15.
• PMID: 34652515
Implementation of robotic-assisted total knee arthroplasty in the public health system: a comparative cost analysis.
• Steffens D, Karunaratne S, McBride K, Gupta S, Horsley M, Fritsch B.
• Int Orthop. 2022 Mar;46(3):481-488. doi: 10.1007/s00264-021-05203-1. Epub 2021 Sep 22.
• PMID: 34549322
Can TKA outcomes be predicted with computational simulation? Generation of a patient specific planning tool.
• Twiggs J, Miles B, Roe J, Fritsch B, Liu D, Parker D, Dickison D, Shimmin A, BarBo J, McMahon S, Solomon M, Boyle R, Walter L.
• Knee. 2021 Dec;33:38-48. doi: 10.1016/j.knee.2021.08.029. Epub 2021 Sep 17.
• PMID: 34543991
Robotic-assisted knee arthroplasty: an evolution in progress. A concise review of the available systems and the data supporting them.
• Elliott J, Shatrov J, Fritsch B, Parker D.
• Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2021 Dec;141(12):2099-2117. doi: 10.1007/s00402-021-04134-1. Epub 2021 Sep 7.
• PMID: 34491411
Different anterolateral procedures have variable impact on knee kinematics and stability when performed in combination with anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.
• Neri T, Dabirrahmani D, Beach A, Grasso S, Putnis S, Oshima T, Cadman J, Devitt B, Coolican M, Fritsch B, Appleyard R, Parker D.
• J ISAKOS. 2021 Mar;6(2):74-81. doi: 10.1136/jisakos-2019-000360. Epub 2020 Nov 24.PMID: 33832980
Lateral tenodesis procedures increase lateral compartment pressures more than anterolateral ligament reconstruction, when performed in combination with ACL reconstruction: a pilot biomechanical study.
• Neri T, Cadman J, Beach A, Grasso S, Dabirrahmani D, Putnis S, Oshima T, Devitt B, Coolican M, Fritsch B, Appleyard R, Parker D.
• J ISAKOS. 2021 Mar;6(2):66-73. doi: 10.1136/jisakos-2019-000368. Epub 2020 Nov 24.
• PMID: 33832979
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.
• Putnis SE, Oshima T, Klasan A, Grasso S, Neri T, Fritsch BA, Parker DA.
• Am J Sports Med. 2021 Apr;49(5):1270-1278. doi:10.1177/0363546521995512. Epub 2021 Feb 25.
• PMID: 33630656
Adjustable suspension versus hybrid fixation in hamstring autograft anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.
• Putnis SE, Oshima T, Klasan A, Grasso S, Fritsch BA, Coolican MRJ, Parker DA.
• Knee. 2020 Dec 2;28:1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.knee.2020.10.014. Online ahead of print.
• PMID: 33278738
The posteromedial corner of the knee: an international expert consensus statement on diagnosis, classification, treatment, and rehabilitation.
• Chahla J, Kunze KN, LaPrade RF, Getgood A, Cohen M, Gelber P, Barenius B, Pujol N, Leyes M, Akoto R, Fritsch B, Margheritini F, Rips L, Kautzner J, Duthon V, Togninalli D, Giacamo Z, Graveleau N, Zaffagnini S, Engbretsen L, Lind M, Maestu R, Von Bormann R, Brown C, Villascusa S, Monllau JC, Ferrer G, Menetrey J, Hantes M, Parker D, Lording T, Samuelsson K, Weiler A, Uchida S, Frosch KH, Robinson J.
• Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2020 Oct 26:1-11. doi: 10.1007/s00167-020-06336-3. Online ahead of print.
• PMID: 33104867
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
• Putnis S, Neri T, Klasan A, Shishmashina T, Grasso S, Fritsch BA, Parker DA
• AJSM - Accepted with revisions (in process)
Correlation of tibial component size and rotation with outcomes after total knee arthroplasty.
• Klasan A, Twiggs JG, Fritsch BA, Miles BP, Heyse TJ, Solomon M, Parker DA.
• Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2020 Aug 3. doi: 10.1007/s00402-020-03550-z. Online ahead of print.
• PMID: 32748043
Should Sequential Bilateral Total Knee Arthroplasty Be Limited to Patients Younger than 80? A Two-Arm Propensity Matched Study.
• Klasan A, Putnis SE, Yeo WW, Myat D, Fritsch BA, Coolican MR, Parker DA.
• J Knee Surg. 2020 May 25. doi: 10.1055/s-0040-1712100. Online ahead of print.
• PMID: 32450604
Large variability exists in the management of posterolateral corner injuries in the global surgical community.
• Gelber PE, Drager J, Maheshwer B, Leyes M, Barenius B, Robinson J, Pujol N, Tischer T, Margheritini F, Fritsch B, Frosh KH, Chahla J.
• Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2020 Apr 1. doi: 10.1007/s00167-020-05922-9. [Epub ahead of print]
• PMID:32239270
Healthy knee KT1000 measurements of anterior tibial translation have significant variation.
• Klasan A, Putnis SE, Kandhari V, Oshima T, Fritsch BA, Parker DA.
• Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2019 Nov 2. doi: 10.1007/s00167-019-05768-w. [Epub ahead of print]
• PMID:31676998
Clinical and Statistical Validation of a Probabilistic Prediction Tool of Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcome.
• Twiggs JG, Wakelin EA, Fritsch BA, Liu DW, Solomon MI, Parker DA, Klasan A, Miles BP.
• J Arthroplasty. 2019 Jun 13. pii: S0883-5403(19)30558-3. doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2019.06.007. [Epub ahead of print]
• PMID:31262622
ACL hamstring grafts fixed using adjustable cortical suspension in both the femur and tibia demonstrate healing and integration on MRI at one year.
• Putnis S, Neri T, Grasso S, Linklater J, Fritsch B, Parker D.
• Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2019 Jun 17. doi: 10.1007/s00167-019-05556-6.
• PMID: 31209542
Comparison between navigated reported position and postoperative computed tomography to evaluate accuracy in a robotic navigation system in total knee arthroplasty.
• Figueroa F, Wakelin E, Twiggs J, Fritsch B.
• Knee. 2019 Jun 3
• PMID: 31171424
Advanced Age Is Not a Barrier to Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Detailed Analysis of Outcomes and Complications in an Elderly Cohort Compared With Average Age Total Knee Arthroplasty Patients.
• Klasan A, Putnis SE, Yeo WW, Fritsch BA, Coolican MR, Parker DA.
• Arthroplasty. 2019 May 9.
Isolated versus combined medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction for lateral instability of the patella.
• An VV, Sivakumar BS, Phan K, Fritsch BA, Sher D.
• J Orthop Surg (Hong Kong). 2019 Jan-Apr;27(1):
Kinematic alignment is bone and soft tissue preserving compared to mechanical alignment in total knee arthroplasty.
• An VVG, Twiggs J, Leie M, Fritsch BA.
• Knee. 2019 Feb 13. pii: S0968-0160(18)30676-8. doi: 10.1016/j.knee.2019.01.002. [Epub ahead of print]
Posterolateral corner of the knee: an expert consensus statement on diagnosis, classification, treatment, and rehabilitation.
• Chahla J, Murray IR, Robinson J, Lagae K, Margheritini F, Fritsch B, Leyes M, Barenius B, Pujol N, Engebretsen L, Lind M, Cohen M, Maestu R, Getgood A, Ferrer G, Villascusa S, Uchida S, Levy BA, Von Bormann R, Brown C, Menetrey J, Hantes M, Lording T, Samuelsson K, Frosch KH, Monllau JC, Parker D, LaPrade RF, Gelber PE.
• Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2018 Nov 26. doi: 10.1007/s00167-018-5260-4. [Epub ahead of print]
Accurate determination of post-operative 3D component positioning in total knee arthroplasty: the AURORA protocol.
• Wakelin EA, Tran L, Twiggs JG, Theodore W, Roe JP, Solomon MI, Fritsch BA, Miles BP.
• J Orthop Surg Res. 2018 Oct 30;13(1):275. doi: 10.1186/s13018-018-0957-0.
The effectiveness of robotic hip and knee arthroplasty on patient-reported outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
• Karunaratne S, Duan M, Pappas E, Fritsch B, Boyle R, Gupta S, Stalley P, Horsley M, Steffens D.
• Int Orthop. 2018 Sep 15. doi: 10.1007/s00264-018-4140-3. [Epub ahead of print] Review.
Patient-Specific Simulated Dynamics After Total Knee Arthroplasty Correlate With Patient-Reported Outcomes.
• Twiggs JG, Wakelin EA, Roe JP, Dickison DM, Fritsch BA, Miles BP, Ruys AJ.
• J Arthroplasty. 2018 Apr 30
Factors affecting the incidence and management of fixed flexion deformity in total knee arthroplasty: A systematic review.
• An VVG, Scholes CJ, Fritsch BA.
• Knee. 2018 Jun;25(3):352-359
Graft Preparation Technique to Optimize Hamstring Graft Diameter for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.
• Fritsch B, Figueroa F, Semay B.
• Arthrosc Tech. 2017 Nov 13;6(6):e2169-e2175
Regression modelling combining MRI measurements and patient anthropometry for patient screening and prediction of graft diameter in hamstring autograft arthroscopic ACL reconstruction.
• An VVG, Scholes C, Mhaskar VA, Parker DA, Fritsch BA.
• Asia Pac J Sports Med Arthrosc Rehabil Technol. 2017 Feb 27;8:24-31.
Patient variation limits use of fixed references for femoral rotation component alignment in total knee arthroplasty
• Twiggs JG, Dickison DM, Kolos EC, Wilcox CE, Roe JP, Fritsch BA, Mcmahon SJ, Biles BP, Ruys AJ
• J ARTHROPLASTY. 2017 Aug 24
Variability in static alignment and kinematics for kinematically aligned TKA
• Theodore W, Twiggs J, Kolos E, Roe J, Fritsch B, Dickison D, Liu D, Salmon L, Miles B, Howell S
• KNEE. 2017 Aug;24(4):733-744
Multifactorial analysis of dissatisfaction after primary total knee replacement
• Dhurve K, Scholes C, El-Tawil S, Shaikh A, weng LK, Levin K, Fritsch B, Parker D, Coolican M
• KNEE. 2017 Aug;24(4):856-862
Anomalous biceps femoris tendon insertion leading to snapping knee in young male
• Fritsch BA, Mhaskar V
• KNEE SURG RELAT RES. 2017 Jun 1;29(2):144-149
The subsartorial approach to the continuous adductor canal block : safer ?
• Lansdown A, Kelly L, Fritsch B, Kam P
• REG ANAESTH PAIN MED. 2017 May/Jun;42(3):413-414
Surgery for type B Ankle fracture : a combined randomized and observational study (CROSSBAT)
• Mittal R, Harris I, Adie S, Naylor JM ; CROSSBAT Study Group
• BMJ Open. 2017 Mar 27;7(3)
Gait adaptations following multiple-ligament knee reconstruction occur with altered knee kinematics during level walking
• Scholes CJ, Lynch JT, Ebrahimi M, Fritsch BA, Parker DA
• KNEE SURG SPORTS TRAMATOL ARTHROSC. 2016 Apr 16 (Epub ahead of print)
Arthroscopic Arthrolysis for recalcitrant frozen shoulder: a lateral approach
• Lafosse L, Boyle S, Kordasiewicz B, Guttierez-Arramberi M, Fritsch B, Meller R
• ARTHROSCOPY. 2012 Jul;28(7). 916-23
In Vivo positioning analysis of medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction
• Servien E, Fritsch B, Lustig S, Demey G, Debarge R, Lapra C, Neyret P
• AM J SPORTS MED. 2011 Jan;39(1):134-9
Glenoid rim fracture after anchor repair: A report of 4 cases
• Fritsch BA, Arciero RA, Taylor DC
• AM J SPORTS MED. 2010 Aug;38(8):1682-6.
Posterior shoulder instability secondary reverse humeral avulsion of the glenohumeral ligament
• Bokor DJ, Fritsch BA
• J SHOULDER ELBOW SURG. 2010 Sep;19(6):853-858.
Posterior Shoulder Instability – Review Article
• Fritsch BA, Taylor DC
• Current Orthopaedic Practice. 21(1):32-37, January/February 2010.
Dr Fritsch has given over 100 presentations at National and international meetings including :
- ISAKOS
- ESSKA
- APKASS
- AAOS
- ACLSG
- Pune Knee Course
- TOSSM
- Indian Orthopaedic Association Annual meeting
- Kneevolution (Chairman and program director)
- Australian Knee Society
- Australian Orthopaedic Association
Brett has participated in various forums at these meetings including :
- Podium presentations
- Instructional Course lectures (Chairman and speaker)
- Symposia
- Invited speaker
- Live surgery
- Cadaveric Instruction
- E-poster
Recent examples
2023 ISAKOS (Boston)
- Vice-Chair of Knee Sports Preservation Committee (transition to Co-Chair at this meeting)
- ICL – “Big data and AI in Sports Medicine” (Organiser and Speaker)
- ICL – “PLC injuries : Clinical Evaluation, Imaging, and Workup” (Invited Speaker)
- ICL – “Meniscus – When to repair, resect, rehab” (Chairman)
2023 AAOS (Las Vegas)
- “Coronal Plane HTO – Tips and Tricks” – Invited speaker for ISAKOS Specialty day
2023 Pune Knee Course (Pune, India)
- Invited International Faculty
- Live Surgery – ACLR + medial meniscus repair, lateral meniscus root repair, lateral tenodesis
- Live Surgery – Complex tibial osteotomy
- Invited presentations :
- “My approach to the dislocated knee”
- “MCL repair and augmentation”
- “Posterolateral corner injuries – Clinical evaluation and Imaging”
- “Patient Specific alignment in TKA – No two knees are the same”
2022 APKASS (Thailand)
- Cadaveric Live surgery – ACLR with Internal Brace
- Presentaitons :
- “Simplifying HTO with 3D Planning and PSI”
- “Artifical Intelligence, Data Ownership, and the Future of Orthopaedic Research”
- “ACL repair Vs reconstruction – Patient selection, techniques, and outcomes”
2020 ACL Study Group (Kitzbuhl, Austria)
- “A kinematic and contact pressure analysis of commonly used anterolateral procedures in combination with ACLR”
2019 ISAKOS
- PCL and Multiligament Knee Injuries ICL – Chairman
- ICL – Management of the Multiligament knee – Treatment of Posterolateral and lateral instability in the MLKI
- ACL Symposium – PLC Anatomy, biomechanics, and reconstruction techniques
- E-poster – Quantifying compartmental and subcompatmental cartilage variation in osteoarthritic knee
- E-poster – A comparison of kinematic alignment and mechanical alignment with regards to bony resection in total knee arthroplasty
2018 Asia Pacific Knee, Arthroscopy and Sports Medicine (APKASS) meeting
- Surgical Demonstration (Live surgery) – ACL reconstruction
- Quantifying cartilage thickness profiles through ex-vivo three-dimensional laser scanning
- Moderator – “Multiligament knee injuries” symposium
- Management of Acute Multi-ligament Knee injuries
- ACL reconstruction and repair using Internal Brace – Arthrex Masterclass
2018 Sydney Robotics Summit
- Orthopaedic Chairman and Program Director
- “Praxims, plans, and Swiss cheese”
- “The future – (when) will robots replace surgeons ?”
2017 Kneevolution Meeting (Co-Chairman)
- Does Graft size matter – bigger is better
- ACL repair with internal brace
- Acute patella instability – Assessment and algorithm for management
- PLC – Can it be restored to normal ? Anaotmy, biomechanics, and reconstruction techniques
- Multi-ligament case discussion
Correlations of Patellofemoral alignment and post-operative patient reported outcome measures in Total Knee Arthroplasty. ORS annual meeting. San Diego. 2017 (e-poster)
Techniques for Posterolateral corner reconstruction. ICL Chairman. ESSKA. Barcelona, Spain 2016.
Optimal graft selection for combined ACL-PCL reconstruction using finite element analysis on chondral and meniscal loads. ISAKOS. Lyon, France. 2015.
Non congruent reduction in multi-lig reconstruction : Mismatched ACL/PCL tension. Magellan Society meeting. Lyon, France. 2015.
Altered three-dimensional knee kinematics during locomotion following multiple-ligament reconstruction. ISAKOS. Lyon, France. 2015. (e-poster)
APKASS-ESSKA Travelling fellowship 2014 (Barcelona, Bologna, Munich, Stockholm, Wigan, Larissa)
- The effects of ACL reconstruction on Tibiofemoral cartilage – An MRI T2 relaxation time study
- The effects of HTO correction angle on articular cartilage loading using finite element analaysis
- Comparison of clinical outcomes and quantitative MRI between HTO in combination with MACI implant versus isolated HTO for medial compartment osteoarthritis
- Knee kinematics during early stance following multiple ligament knee injury reconstruction
- Multi-ligament knee injuries : Injury patterns and clinical outcomes
Adaptations of gait following multi-ligament knee reconstruction. Australian Knee Society. Hamilton Island. 2013
Multi-ligament knee injuries – Predictors of Outcome. Australian Knee Society. October 2012
Multi-ligament Knee injuries – Injury patterns and clinical outcomes. Australian Orthopaedic Association annual meeting. Sydney 2012
ICL “Instability in Patients with MDI of the shoulder : Selecting the right patient for surgery and surgical techniques” . Experience from North America, Europe, and Australia in the treatment on MDI. ISAKOS. Rio de Janeiro. 2011
Multi-ligament Injuries of the knee – Injury mechanisms, management, and outcome. AAOS annual meeting. Las Vegas. 2009.
Multi-ligament Injuries of the knee – Injury mechanisms, management, and outcomes (Poster). ISAKOS. Hollywood beach, Miami. 2007
LaPrade : Evidence-Based Management of Complex Knee Injuries
- Author of Chapter “Xrays of the knee joint”
- Elsevier
- Due for publication 2020
Sports Medicine – ESSKA 2016
- Author and editor Chapter “Posterolateral corner reconstruction techniques”
Oxford American Handbook of Sports Medicine
- Author of “Foot injuries” chapter
- Oxford Uni Press, 2010
- Awarded Fellowship in Orthopaedics from RACS January 2008
- Orthopaedic Fellowship exam, May 2007
- Orthopaedic Basic Sciences Exam, July 2004
- RACS Surgical Primary Examination, 2002
- RACS Basic Surgical Skills Course, Sydney
- RACS Care of the Critically Ill Surgical Patient (CCrISP), Sydney
- RACS Early Management of Severe Trauma (EMST), Sydney
- USA Medical Accreditation (USMLE/ECFMG)
- Step 1 July 2006
- Step 2 CK July 2006
- Step 2 CS August 2007
- Step 3 December 2007
- AO Basic Fracture Management, Sydney
- Basic Arthroscopy course, RNSH, Sydney
- Vail Hip Arthroscopy Symposium and Cadaver Workshop, Vail, Colorado, February 2009
- Carticel Accreditation, Durham, NC, USA 2009
- Coach K Leadership Conference, Durham, NC, 2009
- American Orthopaedic Association~Kellogs School of Business Leadership Series – Chicago, IL, January 2009
- Duke University Mens Basketball 2008-09
- Duke University Mens Football 2008-09
- North Carolina Central University (NCCU) Mens football 2008-09
- Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Baseball Tournament 2009
- Riverside High School Football 2008-09
- Gordon Rugby Club 2005-2007
Outside of his professional life Brett is a devoted husband and father.
He is a keen sportsman having been a national and international level athlete in his teenage years and early 20’s, culminating in winning a world title in barefoot waterskiing in 1994.
He grew up in rural NSW and remains a proud and active contributor to the Temora community where he grew up.
- 1994-96 World Barefoot Waterski jump champion
- Member of Australian Barefoot Waterski Team :
Open Mens team 1994-1998- Representative at 1994, 1996, and 1998 World championships, and the 1995 Australasian championships
- Representative at the inaugural Summer Extreme Games (X-Games I), Rhode Island 1995
Junior team 1989-1994 - Representative at Australasian championships in 1991 and 1993
- 3 times Overall Australasian Barefoot Waterski champion :
- Open Mens 1995
- Junior 1991, 1993
- Multiple Australian title holder 1988-1998