sportsmed becomes first South Australian hospital to use Visionaire Cutting Guides
In a South Australian first, we’re proud to have been the first hospital to use the Visionaire Cutting Guides in a knee replacement procedure. Led by Knee and Hip Surgeon, Dr Tony Spriggins, the guides provide patients with a personalised solution to their knee replacement.
Independent audit shows low infection rate for joint replacements at sportsmed
An independent audit by the Australian Orthopaedic Association National Joint Replacement Registry has confirmed that sportsmed has an extremely low revision surgery rate for infection of joint replacements compared to the national average of all other hospitals. The audit covered 19223 joint replacement procedures performed at sportsmed over 20 years from January 1999 to February 2019.
