Dr. Munjed Al Muderis Consultant Orthopedic Surgery

Awards & Achievements

• Fred Hollows Humanitarian of the Year (Nominee, 2021).
• NSW Australian of the Year (2020).
• GQ Men of the Year, Abu Dhabi, Social Force Award (2019).
• Rotary International Vocational Excellence Award (2019).
• Asia Game Changer, New York (2018).
• Errol Solomon Meyers Memorial Lecture, University of Queensland Medical Society (2017).
• Humanitarian Award, Beirut International Awards Festival (2016).

Research & Publications

• 2024 “Bone mineral density in osseointegration implant surgery: A review of current studies.” “Transtibial osseointegration following unilateral traumatic amputation: An observational study of patients with at least two years follow-up.” “Transfemoral osseointegration in association with total hip replacement: Observational cohort study of patients with follow-up exceeding 2 years.” “Single-stage press-fit osseointegration of the radius and ulna for rehabilitation after trans-forearm amputation.” “The Vega advanced third generation posterior stabilized total knee arthroplasty system enables the restoration of range of motion for high demanding daily activities – A 5-years follow-up study.” “Transfemoral amputation versus knee arthrodesis for failed total knee replacement: A systematic review of outcomes.” “Development of an evidence-based diagnostic algorithm for infection in patients with transcutaneous osseointegration following amputation.” “Techniques to remove press-fit osseointegration implants.”
• 2023 “Current challenges and future prospects of osseointegration limb reconstruction for amputees.” “Bone density changes after five or more years of unilateral lower extremity osseointegration: Observational cohort study.” “Transcutaneous osseointegration for amputees with burn trauma.” “The safety of one-stage versus two-stage approach to osseointegrated prosthesis for limb amputation.” “Comparison of prosthetic mobility and balance in transfemoral amputees with bone-anchored prosthesis vs. socket prosthesis.” “Transcutaneous osseointegration reconstruction for wheelchair-bound transfemoral amputees (K0 level).” “Transcutaneous osseointegration for amputees: what is it, how did it evolve, and what may develop?”
• 2022 “Residual Amputee Limb Segment Lengthening: A Systematic Review.” “Long-Term Bone Mineral Density Changes for Amputees Following Transcutaneous Osseointegration.” “Association Between Osseointegration of Lower Extremity Amputation and Mortality Among Adults.” “Transcutaneous osseointegration for oncologic amputees with and without radiation therapy: An observational cohort study.” “Examining the complication and reoperation rates after osseointegrated reconstruction.” “Osseointegration following transfemoral amputation after infected total knee replacement: A case series of ten patients with a mean follow-up of five years.” “The Clinical History and Basic Science Origins of Transcutaneous Osseointegration for Amputees.”
• 2021 “Transtibial Osseointegration for Patients with Peripheral Vascular Disease: A Case Series of 6 Patients with Minimum 3-Year Follow-up.” “Transcutaneous osseointegration for amputees: lessons from the past of relevance to the future.” “Pelvic Osseointegration for Unilateral Hip Disarticulation: A Case Report.” “Amputation with Osseointegration for Patients with Intractable Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: A Report of 3 Cases.”
• 2020 “Osseointegrated reconstruction and rehabilitation of transtibial amputees: The Osseointegration Group of Australia surgical technique and protocol for a prospective cohort study.” “Motorized internal lengthening of long bones: residual limb lengthening.” “Osseointegration for amputees: Current implants, techniques, and future directions.” “Cementing osseointegration implants results in loosening: case report and review of the literature.” “Periprosthetic osseointegration fractures are infrequent and management is familiar.”
• 2019 “Proximal bone remodelling in lower limb amputees reconstructed with an osseointegrated prosthesis.” “Radiographic Evaluation of Bone Remodelling Around Osseointegration Implants Among Transfemoral Amputees.”
• 2018 “Total hip arthroplasty by the direct anterior approach using a neck-preserving stem: Safety, efficacy and learning curve.” “Clinically relevant outcome measures following limb osseointegration; systematic review of the literature.” “Electromagnetic Transduction Therapy in Patients with Chronic Aseptic Osteitis Pubis.” “Two-Stage Osseointegrated Reconstruction of Post-Traumatic Unilateral Transfemoral Amputees.”
• 2017 “Osseointegration as Treatment for a Knee Disarticulation Because of a Congenital Femoral Deficiency: A Case Report.” “Osseointegrated Transtibial Implants in Patients with Peripheral Vascular Disease: A Multicenter Case Series of 5 Patients with 1-Year Follow-up.” “Randomized Placebo-Controlled Placebo Trial to Determine the Placebo Effect Size.” “Single-stage osseointegrated reconstruction and rehabilitation of lower limb amputees: The Osseointegration Group of Australia Accelerated Protocol-2 (OGAAP-2) for a prospective cohort study.” “Osseointegrated Prosthetic Limb for the treatment of lower limb amputations.”
• 2016 “19-years outcome after cementless total hip arthroplasty with spongy metal structured implants in patients younger than 65 years.” “Radiographic Assessment of Extremity Osseointegration for the Amputee.” “The Osseointegration Group of Australia Accelerated Protocol (OGAAP-1) for two-stage osseointegrated reconstruction of amputated limbs.” “Safety of Osseointegrated Implants for Transfemoral Amputees: A Two-Center Prospective Cohort Study.” “Minimally invasive medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction for patellar instability using an artificial ligament: A two-year follow-up.” “Direct skeletal attachment prosthesis for the amputee athlete: the unknown potential.” “Osseointegrated total hip replacement connected to a lower limb prosthesis: a proof-of-concept study with three cases.”
• 2015 “Current evidence of extracorporeal shock wave therapy in chronic Achilles tendinopathy.” “Osseointegrated total knee replacement connected to a lower limb prosthesis: 4 cases.”
• Pre-2015 “Arthroscopically assisted fixation of the lesser trochanter fracture: a case series.” “Percutaneous epidural lysis of adhesions in chronic lumbar radicular pain: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.” “Minimally invasive surgical technique in treating recurrent patellar dislocation.” “Cementless Total Hip Arthroplasty Using the Spongiosa-I Fully Coated Cancellous Metal Surface.” “Alternative Bearing Designs for Hip Resurfacing Arthroplasty.” “Zebra lines of pamidronate therapy in children.” “Primary septic arthritis of the knee caused by Neisseria meningitidis serogroup B in an elderly patient. Case report and review of the literature.”

Education & Training

• DMedSc, University of Notre Dame Australia
• Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (FRACS)
• Fellow of the Australian Orthopaedic Association (FAOrthA)
• GCertSpMed Sports Medicine, University of New South Wales
• MBChB Medicine and Surgery, Baghdad University

Expertise

• Osseointegration and Amputation Reconstruction, Regenerative Peripheral Nerve Interfaces for Neuropathic Pain, Targeted Muscle Reinnervation for Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, Management of Stump Pain and Soft Tissue Deficiencies
• Limb Reconstruction & Deformity Correction: Complex Limb Deformity Correction, Limb Length Discrepancy (LLD) Management, Limb Lengthening (Including Bone Transport Techniques) for Bone Infection and Other Defects, Femoral & Tibial Lengthening Procedures, Deformity Correction Associated with Muscle Imbalance such as Polio and Cerebral Palsy Patients, Guided Growth Surgery for Pediatric Patients, Patella Alta & Patella Baja Correction and Patella Dislocation Management, Angular & Rotational Deformity Correction, Clubfoot Treatment (Pediatric & Adult), Flatfoot Reconstruction, Tibial Hemimelia Management, Turner Syndrome-Related Orthopedic Care
• Joint Replacement & Arthroplasty: Total Hip Replacement (Primary & Revision), Total Knee Replacement (Primary & Revision), Unicompartmental Knee Replacement, Infected Joint Replacement Management, Complex & Failed Joint Replacements, Hip Replacement with Osseointegration, Knee Replacement for Complex Deformities
• Congenital & Developmental Conditions: Fibular Hemimelia, Femoral Focal Deficiency, Congenital Pseudarthrosis of the Tibia, Amniotic Band Syndrome-Related Deformities, Congenital & Acquired Hip Dysplasia, Hip Dislocation Treatment in Adults, Turner Syndrome-Related Limb Lengthening
• Neuro-Orthopedics & Musculoskeletal Disorders: Cerebral Palsy-Related Orthopedic Surgery, Poliomyelitis & Post-Polio Syndrome Deformities, Neuromuscular Disorders Affecting Mobility, Muscular Deficiencies & Contractures
• Knee & Ligament Surgery: ACL Reconstruction, PCL Reconstruction, Multi-Ligament Knee Reconstruction, High Tibial Osteotomy (HTO), Tibial Tubercle Osteotomy, Arthroscopy, Including Revision Arthroscopy
• Trauma & Fracture Management: Complex Fractures & Non-Unions, Post-Traumatic Deformity Correction, Pelvic & Acetabular Fracture Management
• Bone Tumors & Orthopedic Oncology: Orthopedic Solutions for Tumors & Cancer, Resection & Reconstruction for Bone Tumors, Custom Prosthetic Reconstruction Following Tumor Resection, Limb Salvage Surgery for Cancer Patients
• Orthopedic Solutions for Chronic Conditions: Orthopedic Solutions for Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS), Orthopedic Solutions for Diabetic Vascular Disease & Vascular Insufficiency, Management of Severe Osteoarthritis & Joint Degeneration
• Pediatric Orthopedics: Pediatric Limb Reconstruction & Lengthening, Congenital Hip & Knee Deformities, Growth Plate Injuries & Epiphyseal Fracture Management

Membership

• SydOrtho Board Committee, Member (2022-present).
• MQ Health Level 5 Project Management Group, Member (2021-present)
• Clinical Executive Committee, MQ Health, Member (2021-present).
• MQ Health Clinical Leadership Council, Member (2019-present).
• Director of Registrar Training, MQ Health (2019-present).
• Head of Limb Reconstruction Discipline, MQ Health (2018-2022).
• Medical Advisory Committee, Macquarie University Hospital, Member (2021-2022).
• Medical Advisory Committee, Hurstville Private Hospital, Member (2016-2019).
• Head of Orthopedic Department, Hurstville Private Hospital (2016-2019).