Research and Publications

Earlier this year, Dr McLean joined other sub-specialised hand surgeons at the Australian Hand Surgery Society Annual Scientific Meeting. This meeting provided the opportunity for registered hand surgeons to meet and discuss cutting edge techniques and surgical advances.

The meeting combined lectures, case discussions, surgical workshops and live surgical demonstrations.

To find out more about AHSS, click here.

In October, Dr McLean visited Dr Patrick Denard at his Surgical Centre in Oregon, USA. Dr Denard is an internationally-renowned shoulder surgeon, who is involved with the innovation and development of new shoulder anchors used in the management of shoulder rotator cuff tendon disease; as well as a new shoulder replacement system.

These cutting edge systems are not yet available in Australia, but will hopefully be released in early 2020.

This month, Dr James McLean accepted a Dean’s Commendation for his PhD Thesis investigating patient assessments using interactive iPad technology.

His thesis has involved the establishment of an electronic database of surgical outcomes for Australian patients undergoing arthroplasty (joint replacement) surgery. This research is being used to augment the data collected by the Australian Orthopaedic Association National Joint Replacement Registry (AOANJRR), an initiative created to improve and maintain the quality of care for individuals receiving joint replacement surgery.

In addition to his research, Dr McLean is also leading the way in modern orthopaedic surgical management, adopting technical advances in his operating theatre and in general patient care to help recovery times and outcomes following surgery.

To learn more about Dr McLean’s research interests and publications, click here.

Recently Dr James McLean visited the Johnson & Johnson International Headquarters in Boston, USA where he discussed recent innovations in upper limb implants with the surgeons and engineers involved in their design, as well as trial the newest implant designs, not yet available in Australia.

Raymond W Yu, James M. Mclean, Jasvir Bahl, Lucian B. Solomon
Orthopedics. 2019; 42(2): e216-e224.

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Parham Daneshvar, Tom Goetz, Jeff Pike, Michael Kempston, James M. McLean, Zafeiria Glaris
Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma; 2018 Dec; 32(12).

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Kevyn Mejia Hernandez, Angela Chang, Nathan Eardley-Harris, Jaarsma Ruurd, Tiffany Gill, James M McLean
Journal of Shoulder & Elbow Surgery (open access); 2018; 2(1); 109-114.
2018

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James M. Mclean, Afsana P. Hasan, Jake Willet, Matthew Jennings, Kimberly Brown, Laura Jennings, Tom Goetz
Journal of Hand Surgery (Eu); 2018; 2018; 43(9) 988-993.
2018

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This month, James joined other sub-specialised orthopaedic shoulder surgeons from all over the world at the Nice Shoulder Course. This course is one of the largest, multi-national shoulder meetings in the world and is held every 2 years. It provides the opportunity for surgeons to meet and discuss interesting cases, cutting edge techniques and surgical advances. The meeting combines lectures, case discussions, surgical workshops, cadaveric workshops and live surgical demonstrations. The course aims to keep surgeons up-to-date and enable them to learn new skills. To find out more about the Nice Shoulder Course – Visit their website, or watch the promo video.

Advanced Training For Sub-specialised Shoulder Surgeons

Since there are often only a few sub-specialised shoulder surgeons in practice per city (or even per country in some cases), surgeons often have to travel internationally to keep up-to-date with advances in surgical techniques and equipment. Meetings that include live surgical demonstrations are one way that surgeons remain up-to-date and learn new skills. Surgeries are performed in a normal operating theatre where audiovisual equipment is used to project the operation live to a lecture theatre. In this way, hundreds of interested surgeons can watch a single surgery at one time, without having to crowd into a small operating theatre and risk decontamination of the sterile operating field.

Live shoulder surgery seminar highlights

James M. McLean, Oscar Brumby‑Rendell, Ryan Lisle, Jacob Brazier, Kieran Dunn, Tiffany Gill, Catherine L. Hill, Daniel Mandziak, Jordan Leith
Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery; 2018; 138(5): 611-621.
2018

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Gregory I Bain, James M McLean, Luke T Mooney, Perry C Turner
Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery, British Volume
Vol 95B, Issue: SUPP I, Mar 2010, p180
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James M McLean, Daniel Awwad, Ryan Lisle, James Besanko, Donald Shivakkumar, Jordan Leith
Journal of Shoulder & Elbow Surgery; 2018;27(2):306-314.
2018

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James M McLean, Jacob Cappelletto, Jock Clarnette, Catherine Hill, Tiffany Gill, Daniel Mandziak, Jordan Leith
Hip International. 2017; 27:3; 311-412
2017

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Febuary 2016 This month, James co-authored a book chapter of an international textbook on elbow surgery. Essential Techniques in Elbow Surgery was released for publication this month and is a valuable resource for elbow surgeons around the world. For more information – Click Here. Reconstruction techniques for fractures of the proximal ulna and radial head James M. McLean, George S. Athwal, Parham Daneshvar In: Essential Techniques in Elbow Surgery. Editors: Samuel Antuña & Raul Barco.Cham, Germany: Springer International Publishing AG; 2016: 59-86.  

April 2016 This month, James was pleased to be invited to a teaching session for Orthopaedic Registrars, covering the fundamentals of Kienboch’s disease of the wrist. This condition is relatively rare and has a variety of surgical management options ranging from arthroscopic (key hole) surgery to more complex bone altering procedures and vascularized grafts. For more information, click here.

May 2016 This month, James was pleased to be invited to lecture to Physiotherapy Students at Flinders University. Targeted post-operative physiotherapy forms an integral part of successful surgical outcomes. James covered important rehabilitation principles that are aimed at achieving optimal outcomes for patients having undergone shoulder, elbow, wrist and hand surgery.