Lumbar Spine Surgery 
Lumbar laminectomy
Lumbar discectomy
Lumbar fusion

Percutaneous Lumbar fusion

Minimal Pain Surgery ( MPS ) of the lumbar spine allows our patients to mobilse early and eat and drink on return to the ward.

Percutaneous Lumbar Fusion allows for smaller incisions for placement of pedicle screws in the Lumbar Spine. This minimises the trauma to the surrounding muscles.

Assoc. Professor Peter J Papantoniou is an Australian trained Consultant Orthopaedic & Spine Surgeon.

He 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 has 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.

He continues to use his extensive subspecialty experience in his private practice at St George Private Hospital.

With practice locations at Kogarah, Bankstown, Leichhardt and Toukley Assoc. Professor Papantoniou is able to offer all Hip Knee and Lumbar Spine treatments at all locations.

Assoc. Professor Papantoniou has spent more than 15 years presenting and publishing research at National and International meetings and Journals