Assoc. Professor Peter J Papantoniou is an Australian trained Consultant Orthopaedic & Spine Surgeon practicing from rooms at Kogarah, Leichhardt, Toukley and Gosford and operating at St George Private Hospital, St Lukes Private Hospital and Berkeley Vale Private Hospital.
Assoc. Professor Papantoniou is a subspecialist with expertise in Hip , Knee and Lumbar Spine Surgery. Having finished his medical degree at the University of New South Wales in 1988 he continued with extensive basic and subspecialist training in Hip , Knee , Sports Knee and Lumbar Spine Orthopaedic Surgery. Assoc. Professor Papantoniou's Orthopaedic Surgery training was with the Australian Orthopaedic Association and the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons and he continues to use his extensive subspecialty experience in his private practice.
Current Research
Assoc. Professor Peter J Papantoniou is an Australian trained Consultant Orthopaedic & Spine Surgeon. He has been involved in extensive research for more than 20 years presenting and publishing research at National and International meetings and Journals. Currently Assoc. Professor Papantoniou is involved with the ongoing research into minimising pain related to surgery of the hip, knee and lumbar spine. He practices Local Infiltration Analgesia (LIA) with his Hip and Knee surgery. The technique has been extended to lumbar spine surgery with the Minimal Pain Surgery (MPS) techniques used to allow the Very Early Rehabilitation program (VERS). Patients routinely walk at 4 hours and eat and drink immediately on return to the ward. Most patients discharge home the following morning.
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon,
Consultant Spine Surgeon
Hip surgery,
Knee surgery,
Sports Knee surgery,
Lumbar Spine surgery,
Percutaneous Lumbar Spine surgery
Percutaneous Lumbar spine fusion,
Lumbar fusion,
Laminectomy,
Discectomy,
Total Hip Replacement
Total Knee Replacement,
Unicompartmental Knee arthroplasty,
Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction,
Arthroscopy
Minimally invasive surgery MIS,
Minimally invasive spinal surgery MISS,
Advanced pain relief techniques APRS,
Minimal pain surgery MPS
Experience
Assoc. Professor PJ Papantoniou Consultant Orthopaedic & Spine Surgeon , Hip , Knee , Sports Knee , Lumbar Spine and Arthritis Surgery , Kogarah , Leichhardt , Toukley , Gosford , Sydney NSW Australia
Knee arthritis , total knee replacement , unicondylar knee arthroplasty , knee arthroscopy , meniscectomy , Anterior Cruciate Ligament ( ACL ) reconstruction , Total Hip Replacement , lumbar spine laminectomy , discectomy , lumbar spine fusion , Percutaneous Lumbar Fusion, minimal pain surgery ( MPS ) , very early rehabilitation system ( VERS )
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon,
Consultant Spine Surgeon
Hip surgery,
Knee surgery,
Sports Knee surgery,
Lumbar Spine surgery,
Percutaneous Lumbar Spine surgery
Percutaneous Lumbar spine fusion,
Lumbar fusion,
Laminectomy,
Discectomy,
Total Hip Replacement
Total Knee Replacement,
Unicompartmental Knee arthroplasty,
Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction,
Arthroscopy
Minimally invasive surgery MIS,
Minimally invasive spinal surgery MISS,
Advanced pain relief techniques APRS,
Minimal pain surgery MPS
