Dr. Nicholas Smith, Hand and Upper Limb Surgery, Parramatta Australia

Dr. Nicholas Smith

Dr. Nicholas Smith Medical school

University of Sydney, graduated with honours 1993

Qualifications

University:
MB BS (Syd)
Post graduate:
Fellow Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (Orthopaedics)
Fellow Australian Orthopaedic Association
Post fellowship training:
Smith and Nephew Ilizarov and Research Fellowship, New Children’s Hospital, Westmead
Shoulder and elbow fellowship, Dr David Duckworth, Sydney
International Hand and Upper Extremity Fellowship, Texas Scottish Rite Hospital, Dallas, Texas, USA

Registration:

NSW

Specialist in:

Surgery of the hand and upper extremity (including the elbow and shoulder)

Professional memberships:

NSW hand surgery association
Australian hand surgery society
Shoulder and elbow society of Australia
Australian Orthopaedic Association
Royal Australian College of Surgeons
Australian Society of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Australian Medical Association

Current Appointments (public hospital)

Children’s Hospital Westmead (hand and orthopaedic VMO)

Private Hospital Visiting rights:

Norwest Private Hospital, Bella Vista, Sydney
Strathfield Private Hospital
North Shore Private Hospital

His Particular Interests are:

Adult thumb, hand and wrist problems
Children’s hand surgery, hand malformations and neonatal brachial plexus palsy
Elbow problems
Sports injuries of the shoulder

Presentations:

"Bizarre parosteal osteochondromatous proliferation, the NSW experience" N.C. Smith, A.Ellis, S. McCarthey, presented at Australian Orthopaedic Association (AOA) scientific meeting Melbourne, 1995
"Kaneda fixation device in thoracolumbar burst fractures" J.Evison, N.Smith, M. Ryan, S. Ruff, TKF Taylor, presented at New Zealand Orthopaedic Association, Christchurch, 1996
"C1/2 fusion using transarticular screw fixation" I Farey, J Green, N.Smith, presented at the AOA Spine Society Meeting, Port Douglas, 1996
"Clubfoot: intrinsic compartment pressure measurement related to outcome" N.Smith, M.Hanlon, M. Barnes, G. Lamb, R. Nicol, presented at Paediatric Orthopaedic Society of New Zealand meeting (prequel to world english speaking meeting) Queenstown, N.Z.
"Supracondylar femoral fractures in children" N Smith, D Parker, D.McNicol, presented at AOA scientific meeting, Brisbane 1999
"The Effect of Zoledronate on a Rabbit Model of Distraction Osteogenesis" D.G. Little, N.Smith, C. Cowell. Presented at AOA AGM Hobart, 2000
"The Effect of Zoledronate on a Rabbit Model of Distraction Osteogenesis" Smith EJ, Smith NC, Briody J, C. Cowell, Gardiner EM, Little DG. Australia and New Zealand Bone and Mineral Society; Hamilton Island, Queensland Australia November 2000
"Zoledronic Acid Improves the Amount and Strength of New Bone Formation During Distraction Osteogenesis in Immature Rabbits". NC. Smith, TMcEvoy, J Broidy, L Bilston, EJ Smith, P Williams, C Cowell, DG Little. Winner of best poster presentation, Australian and New Zealand Orthopaedic Research Society meeting October 2001
"Pseudorotation of the fifth metacarpal" N.Smith, N Hartnell, N Moncrief, J Ashwell. Presented at the AOA AGM Hobart, 2000. Winner of prize for best scientific paper at NSW Hand Surgery Society meeting, Bowral,NSW 2000
"Apical Oblique View in Unilateral Traumatic Shoulder Instability" M Howard, N Hartnell, P Lucas, N Smith, D Duckworth. Presented at the AOA AGM Queenstown, New Zealand, October 2001
"Displaced midshaft clavicle fractures – a retrospective study comparing plating with intramedullary fixation" D.Duckworth, C.Vasili, N.Smith, D.Bokor. Scientific Exhibit, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting, Dallas, February 2002
Error in Radiographic Measurement of Shortening of Femur Fractures Treated in Spica Casts. NC Smith, J Birch. Combined Orthopaedic Associations Meeting, Darling Harbour, Oct 2004
" Neonatal Brachial Plexus Palsy: Long-term follow-up of patients with absent biceps function at three months." Combined Orthopaedic Associations Meeting, Darling Harbour, Oct 2004
"Intraoperative Stability Testing of Lateral-Entry Pin Fixation of Pediatric Supracondylar Humeral Fractures" Shoulder and Elbow Society of Australia Meeting, Victor Harbour November 2006
"Short term outcome following shoulder rebalancing surgery for sequelae of neonatal brachial plexus palsy" Shoulder and Elbow Society of Australia meeting, Victor Harbour November 2006
"Keloid formation after syndactyly release- case reports and review of literature" with Michael Tonkin. 7th World Symposium on Congenital Malformations of the Hand and Upper Limb, Sydney March 2007
"CMC instability after pollicisation" with Michael Tonkin 7th World Symposium on Congenital Malformations of the Hand and Upper Limb, Sydney March 2007
"Epiphyseodesis of the distal ulna" NSW Hand Surgery Society AGM Woolongong November 2007
"Pyrodisc for thumb CMCJ arthritis" NSW Hand Surgery Society AGM Woolongong November 2007
"Limited incision plating for clavicle fractures" co-author with David Duckworth, Sheoulder and Elbow Society of Australia, Nov 2008, Perth
"Phalangeal microgeodic syndrome" with P Markham, M Tonkin, J Chaitow NSWHSA, Windsor, Nov 2008
"Tension band fixation of mallet fractures" NSWHSA, Windsor, Nov 2008
"Volar dynamic instability of the distal radioulnar joint" NSWHSA, Windsor, Nov 2008
"Phalangeal microgeodic syndrome" with P Markham, M Tonkin, J Chaitow. Australian Hand Surgery Society Mornington Peninsula, March 2009
"Inter and intra observer error in joint measurement of the hand and wrist" with K. Arogundade and N. Vigna. NSWHSA meeting Port Macquarie, Nov 2009
Mallet finger symosium. NSWHSA meeting Port Macquarie, Nov 2009
"Results from surgical treatment of forearm supination contracture following neonatal brachial plexus palsy" with F. Rannard and Michael Tonkin, NSWHSA meeting Port Macquarie, Nov 2009

Publications:

"Bizarre Parosteal Osteochondromatous Proliferation – the N.S.W. experience" N. Smith, A. Ellis, P. McNaught, S McCarthey. Austr NZ J Surg, September 1996
"Transarticular screw fixation versus the Magerl technique for C1/2 fusion" I. Farey, S. Nadkarni, N. Smith. Clin Orthop and Related Research, February 1999
"Supracondylar fractures of the femur in children" N.Smith, D Parker, D McNicol, J Pediatric Orthop 2001, 21:600-603
"Bisphosphonates and Nephrocalcinosis in a rabbit leg lengthening model: A Histological and Therapeutic Comparison" P Williams, N Smith, C Cooke-Yardborough and D Little. Pharmacology and Toxicology 2001, 89, 149-152
"Zoledronic acid prevents osteopenia and increases bone strength in a rabbit model of distraction osteogenesis."
Little DG; Smith NC; Williams PR; Briody JN; Bilston LE; Smith EJ; Gardiner EM; Cowell CT. J Bone Miner Res 2003 Jul;18(7):1300-7
"Zoledronic acid improves the mechanical properties of normal and healing bone."
Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon) 2002 Nov-Dec;17(9-10):716-8
Bilston LE; Little DG; Smith NC; Williams P; Briody
"Pseudorotation of the fifth metacarpal" NC Smith, N Moncrieff, N Hartnell, J Ashwell. Journal of Hand Surgery (Br), June 2003
"Focal Fibrocartilaginous Dysplasia in the Upper Extremity". NC Smith, P Carter, M Ezaki. J Pediatric Orthopaedics Nov –Dec 2004, 24(6) 700
" Neonatal Brachial Plexus Palsy: Long-term follow-up of patients with absent biceps function at three months." J Bone Joint Surg (Am) Oct 2004, 86-A p2163
"Transient Disturbance in Physeal Morphology Is Associated With Long-Term Effects of Nitrogen-Containing Bisphosphonates in Growing Rabbits"
Smith EJ; Little DG; Briody JN; McEvoy A; Smith NC; Eisman JA; Gardiner EM. J Bone Miner Res 2005 Oct;20(10):1731-1741
IntraoperativeStabilityTesting of Lateral-Entry Pin Fixation of Pediatric Supracondylar Humeral Fractures
MichalisZenios, FRCS(Orth), Manoj Ramachandran, FRCS(Orth), BenMilne, MBBS, DavidLittle, FRACS(Orth), PhD, and NicholasSmith, FRACS J Pediatr Orthop 27(6)Sept 2007

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