Orthopaedics Victoria

Orthopaedics Victoria, located in Richmond, is an orthopaedic medical group that offers its services to Epworth Richmond and Epworth Eastern Hospitals.

Founded in 1998 by Dr David de la Harpe and Associate Professor Martin Richardson, Orthopaedics Victoria grew its reputation considerably and is now one of the biggest orthopaedic groups operating in the Epworth Hospitals.

The team of surgeons consists of the two founders Dr David de la Harpe and Associate Professor Andrew Richardson alongside Dr Andrew Gong. Each has extensive experience in several areas of orthopaedics and they have trained in renowned centres in Australia and worldwide, including the USA, UK and Canada.

The group specialises in spinal, shoulder, hip, knee, sports-related and trauma surgery. The team strives to provide entirely patient-focused care, backed by the latest scientific evidence, to provide the best possible clinical outcome. Orthopaedics Victoria offers treatment and care for the following conditions:

• Fractures (ankle, clavicle, elbow, knee, wrist, femur and tibia)
• Osteoarthritis
• Rotator cuff injury
• Shoulder instability and impingement
• Shoulder dislocation
• Spinal cord compression
• ACL injury
• Sciatica and scoliosis

The surgical team are well qualified in the following surgical procedures:

• ACL reconstruction
• Direct anterior approach (DAA) hip replacement
• Total hip replacement
• Total knee replacement
• Shoulder stabilisation
• Microdiscectomy
• Spinal decompression
• Fracture fixation surgery
• Laminectomy