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Unhappy joint replacements - what GPs need to know

Dr Nicholas Calvert

Across Australia there are around 140,000 hip and knee replacement surgeries performed every year. But while they are a common orthopaedic surgery, complications may still arise post-surgery.

CPD54 MINSep 22, 2026
Unhappy joint replacements - what GPs need to know
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Unhappy joint replacements - what GPs need to know

Unhappy joint replacements - what GPs need to know

With Dr Nicholas Calvert

Orthopaedic Surgeon Dr Nick Calvert discusses how to assess painful hip and knee replacements in general practice.

Learn how about referred pain, first-line investigation with inflammatory markers, infection as the leading – and most serious – cause of revision, and when to refer back to the treating surgeon.

For many patients, the reality of post-surgery recovery may not meet their expectations. Dr Calvert talks GPs through how to manage this scenario and how to distinguish between true complications and unmet expectations.

CPD54:24Sep 22, 2026

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Gain practical, applicable insights into orthopaedic care as it moves from a focus on structure as cause of symptoms towards a more comprehensive model.

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Prostate cancer will affect one in five Australian men. Dr Tom Shannon says it should be a simple disease – find it early and cure it, before growth and genetic dedifferentiation evades our weapons.

CPD40:53Jun 15, 2026
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Unhappy joint replacements - what GPs need to know

With Dr Nicholas Calvert

Across Australia there are around 140,000 hip and knee replacement surgeries performed every year. But while they are a common orthopaedic surgery, complications may still arise post-surgery.

CPD54:24Sep 22, 2026

Breast cancer genetic risk screening

With Dr Saud Hamza

Only a small amount of breast cancers are linked to a genetic risk, but knowing that risk can support a more preventative approach.

CPD38:37Aug 26, 2026

Orthopaedics in primary care

With Dr Daniel Fick

Gain practical, applicable insights into orthopaedic care as it moves from a focus on structure as cause of symptoms towards a more comprehensive model.

CPD32:13Jul 2, 2026

Prostate cancer in primary care

With Dr Tom Shannon

Prostate cancer will affect one in five Australian men. Dr Tom Shannon says it should be a simple disease – find it early and cure it, before growth and genetic dedifferentiation evades our weapons.

CPD40:53Jun 15, 2026

Radiotherapy for osteoarthritis pain

With Dr Lyndsey Edwards

In this episode, we sit down with Perth-based radiation oncologist Dr Lyndsey Edwards to unpack the science behind low-dose radiotherapy for osteoarthritis.

CPD38:49Apr 30, 2026

Bridging the treatment gap in osteoarthritis

With Dr Arash Taheri

Radiofrequency ablation is a safe, non-surgical way to manage pain using heat from radio waves to stop nerves from sending pain signals.

CPD41:30Jan 29, 2026
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