About Associate Professor Roderick Kuo
Associate Professor Roderick Kuo is an Orthopaedic Surgeon with subspecialty interests in foot, ankle, and trauma surgery.
Doctor Kuo is an Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor, School of Medicine, Sydney, University of Notre Dame Australia and is currently appointed as Chairman of the Orthopaedic Department at Norwest Private Hospital.
He was educated at Trinity Grammar School, Summer Hill. He then studied medicine at Sydney University from 1983-87 and graduated in 1988.
He undertook Orthopaedic training on the Sydney AOA Training Programme and obtained his surgical fellowship in 1998.
Following this he completed a fellowship in both Orthopaedic Trauma surgery with Professor BJ Sangeorzan and Dr MLC Routt, and in Foot & Ankle surgery with Professor ST Hansen Jr at Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, Seattle, USA in 1998-99.
Associate Professor Roderick Kuo has presented at the National and International meeting and is the author of numerous articles, published in well-respected peer review journals including the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery American and British, Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research (CORR) and Journal of Trauma.
Associate Professor Roderick Kuo’s Qualifications:
Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor, School of Medicine, Sydney, University of Notre Dame Australia
Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS)
Fellow Royal Australian College of Surgeons (FRACS Orth)
Member of Australian Orthopaedic Association
Member of Australian Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society
Member of American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society
Member of AO Alumni Association
Member of American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Member of Australian Orthopaedic Trauma Society
Member of Australian Medical Association
List of Academic Publications and Presentations:
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Plexiform Neurofibromatosis: A Difficult Surgical Problem
LA Kuo, RS Kuo
Aust NZ J Surg 1990;60:732-5
Simultaneous rupture of the patellar tendons bilaterally: case report and review of the literature.
RS Kuo. DH Sonnabend
J Trauma 1993;34:458 - 460
Neurilemmoma of the Foot in a Seven-year-old Girl
RS Kuo, DW Somerville, G Hooper
The Foot 1993;3: 207-8
Bifocal fractures of the tibia and fibula. Incidence, classification and treatment
JP Keating, RS Kuo, CM Court-Brown
J Boue Joint Surg 1994;76B:395·400
Acetabular Wire Marker Extrusion in a Charnley Total Hip Arthroplasty
RS Kuo IH Annan
Ind J Orthop 1994;28:71-2
Congenital Insensitivity to Pain - Orthopaedic Implications
RS Kuo MF Macnicol
J Paediatr Orthop B 1996;5:292-5
Measurement of Periprosthetic Bone Density in Hip Arthroplasty Using Dual-energy X-ray Absorptiometry. Reproducibility of Measurements.
RC Smart, S Barbagallo, GL Sialer, RS Kuo, SP Buller, RP Drummond, R Sekel
J Arthroplasty 1996;11:445-52
Dysplasia epiphysealis hemimelica: clinical features and management.
RS Kuo, FP Monsell, MC Bellemore, KJ Frawley, K Kozlowski
J Paediatr Orthop 1998;18:543-8
MR Imaging of Dysplasia Epiphysealis Hemimelica: Bony and Soft tissue Abnormalities
AJ Peduto, KF Frawley, MC Bellemore, RS Kuo SL Fosler, E Onikul
Am J Roentgenol 1999;172:819-23
Familial Ulna Nerve Instability
RS Kuo DJ Bokor
Aust NZ J Surg 1999;69:754-6
The Anterior T-Frame External Fixator for High Energy Proximal Tibial Fractures
RS Kuo GK Bal, JR Chapman, MB Henley, SK Benirschke, B Claudi
Clin Orthop 2000;380:234-40
Outcome After Open Reduction and Internal Fixation of Lisfranc Tarsometatarsal Joint Injuries
RS Kuo, NC Tejwani, CW DiGiovanni, SK Holt, SK Bernischke, ST Hansen Jr, BJ Sangeorzan
J Bone Joint Surg AM 2000;82A:1609-18
Isolated Gastrocnemius Tightness
CW DiGiovanni, RS Kuo, NC Tejwani, R Price, St Jansen Jr, J Cziernecki, BJ Sangeorzan
J Bone Joint Surg AM 2002;84:962-970
Cure of Orthopaedic Infection with Scedosporium prolificans, using Voriconzaole Plus Terbanifine, without the need for radical surgery
B Gosbell, V Toumastos, J Yong, RS Kuo, DH Ellis, RC Perrie
Mycoses 2003;46:233-236
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Combined Fractures of the Tibia and Fibula. Epidemiology, Classification and Treatment.
RS Kuo, JF Keating, CM Court-Brown
Annual Cocomac Meeting, Athens, Greece
October 31st, 1992
Combined Fractures of the Tibia and Fibula. Epidemiology, Classification and Treatment,
RS Kuo, JF Keating, CM Court-Brown
Orthopaedic Research Forum, Edinburgh, UK
November 11th, 1992
Combined Fractures of the Tibia and Fibula. Epidemiology, Classification and Treatment.
RS Kuo, JF Keating, CM Court-Brown
AOA NSW State Meeting, Port Macquarie, NSW
April 23-24th, 1993
Early Experience with Dual Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry (DEXA) for the Assessment of Peri-prosthetie Bone Density in Total Hip Arthroplasty.
RS Kuo, GL Slater, RP Drummond, R Sekel, RC Smalt, SP Butler, S Barbagallo
ADA NSW State Meeting, Port Macquarie, NSW
Apri1 23-24th, 1993
The Reproducibility of Dual Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry (DEXA) for the Assessment of Peri-prosthetic Bone Density in Total Hip Arthroplasty
RC Smart, S Barbagallo, SP Buller, GL Slater, RS Kuo, RP Drummond, R Sekel
Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australian and New Zealand Society of Nuclear Medicine, Canberra, ACT
May 16-19th, 1993
Early Experience with Dual Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry (DEXA) for the Assessment of Peri-prosthetic Bone Density in Total Hip Arthroplasty.
RS Kuo, GL Slater, RP Drummond, R Sekel, RC Smart, SP Butler, S Barbagallo
Annual Scientific Meeting of the Surgical Research Society of Australasia, Brisbane, QLD
August 12-14th, 1993
Dual Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry (DEXA) for the Assessment of Periprosthetic Bone Density in Total Hip Arthroplasty
RS Kuo, GL Slater, RP Drummond, R Sekel, RC Smart, SP Butler, S Barbagallo
AORA Registrars' Conference, Leura, NSW
August 19-21st, 1993
Degenerative Disease of the Glenohumeral Joint following the Putti-Platt Operation
LA Kuo, RS Kuo
AORA Registrars' Conference, Leura, NSW
August 19-21st, 1993
Degenerative Disease of the Glenohumeral Joint following the Putti-Platt Operation
LA Kuo, RS Kuo
St George Hospital Orthopaedic Skills Laboratory "Techniques in Trauma Mk VI" Meeting, Thredbo, NSW
August 22-29th 1993
Dual Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry (DEXA) for the Assessment of Periprosthetic Bone Density in Total Hip Arthroplasty
RS Kuo, GL Slater, RP Drummond, R Sekel, RC Smart, SP Butler, S Barbagallo St George Hospital Orthopaedic Skills Laboratory "Techniques in Trauma Mk VI" Meeting, Thredbo, NSW
August 22-29th, 1993
Dual Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry (DEXA) for the Assessment of Periprosthetic Bone Density in Total Hip Arthroplasty
RS Kuo, GL Slater, RP Drummond, R Sckel, RC Smart, SP Butler, S Barbagallo
Annual Scientific Meeting/Registrars' Scientific Meeting of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (NSW State Committee), Sydney NSW
September 18-19th, 1993
Comhined Fractures of the Tibia and Fibula. Epidemiology, Classification and Treatment.
RS Kuo, JF Keating, CM Court-Brown
53rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the AOA, Adelaide, SA
September 26th - October 1st, 1993
Combined Fractures of the Tibia and Fibula. Epidemiology, Classification and Treatment,
RS Kuo, JF Keating, CM Court-Brown
AORA Registrar's Conference, Gold Coast, QLD
September Ist-4th 1994
Severe Tibia Vara secondary to Focal Fibrocartilaginous Dysplasia Managed by Ilizarov Techniques.
FP Monsell, RS Kuo, MC Bellemore
Australian Paediatric Orthopaedic Society meeting, Cairns, QLD
June 7-8th, 1996
Dysplasia Epiphysealis Hemimelica: Clinical Features and Management.
RS Kuo, FP Monsell, MC Bellemore
Australian Paediatric Orthopaedic Society meeting, Cairns, QLD
June 7-8th, 1996
Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty for Acute Central Fracture-Dislocation of the Acetabulum
SG Rimmer, RS Kuo, WJ Bruce
AOA NSW State Meeting, Nepean, NSW
April 11th, 1997
Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty for Acute Control Fracture-Dislocation of the Acetabulum
SG Rimmer, RS Kuo, WJ Bruce
Arthroplasty Society Meeting, Hip Replacement COE Meeting, Adelaide, SA
June 24-27th, 1997
Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty for Acute Central Fracture-Dislocation of the Acetabulum
SG Rimmer, RS Kuo, WJ Bruce
Irv Edinburgh International Trauma Symposium, Edinburgh, Scotland August 13-15th, 1997
Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty for Acute Central Fracture-Dislocation of the Acetabulum SG Rimmel., RS Kuo, WJ Bruce
57th Annual Scientific Meeting of the AOA, Canberra, ACT October 12-17th, 1997
Dysplasia Epiphysealis Hemimelica: Clinical Features and Management.
RS Kuo, FP Monsell,
MC Bellemore Paediatric Orthopaedic Meeting, New Children's Hospital, Sydney February 10th 1998
Pandey Osteotomy for the Treatment of Pes Planovalgus Deformity
RS Kuo, S Mahajan, WK Chung
Westem Pacific Orthopaedic Association (WPOA) Meeting, 12th Congress,Fukuoka, Japan October 7th 1998
Pandey Osteotomy for the Treatment of Pes Planovalgns Deformity
RS Kuo, S Mahajan, WK Chung
NSW State Meeting, St George Hospital, NSW November 4th, 1998
Pandey Osteotomy for thc Treatment of Pes Planovalgus Deformity
RS Kuo, S Mahajan, WK Chung
Societe Internationale de Chirulrgie Orthopedique et de Traumatologic (SICOT) Meeting, Sydney, NSW April 18-23rd, 1999
Fractures of the Os Calcis in Children
NC Tejwani, RS Kuo, CW DiGiovanni, SK Holt, SK Bernischke, BJ Sangeorzan
Orthopaedic Fellows Scientific Presentations Meeting, Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, Washington, USA July 23rd, 1999
Outcome Open Reduction and Internal Fixation of Lisfranc's Tarsometatarsal Joint Injuries
RS Kuo, NC Tejwani, CW DiGiovanni, SK Holt, SK Bernischke, ST Hansen Jr, BJ Sangeorzan
Orthopaedic Fellows Scientific Presentations Meeting, Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, Washington, USA July 23rd, 1999
The Relationship Between Isolated Gastrocnemius Tightness and Forefoot or Midfoot Pathology without Neurological lmpairment
CW DiGiovanni, RS Kuo, NC Tejwani, J Cziemecki, ST Hansen BJ Sangeorzan
Orthopaedic Fellows Scientific Presentations Meeting, Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, Washington, USA July 23rd , 1999
Outcome After Open Reduction Internal Fixation of Lisfranc's Tarsometatarsal Joint Injuries
RS Kuo, NC Tejwani, CW DiGiovanni, SK Holt, SK Bernischke, ST Hansen Jr, BJ Sangeorzan
Zimmer Orthopaedic Trauma Fellows Program Chicago, Illinois, USA August 6-7th, 1999
Fractures of the Os Calcis in Children
NC Tejwani, RS Kuo, CW DiGiovanni, SK Holt, SK Bernischke, BJ Sangeorzan
Zimmer Orthopaedic Trauma Fellows Program Chicago, Illinois, USA August 6-7th, 1999
Pandey Osteotomy for the Treatment of Pes Pianovagus Deformity
RS Kuo, S Mahajan, WK Chung
59th AnnuaI Scientific Meeting of the AOA, Brisbane, QLD October 10-15th, 1999
Outcome After Open Reduction Internal Fixation of Lisfranc's Tarsometatarsal Joint Injuries
RS Kuo, NC Tejwani, CW DiGiovanni, SK Holt, SK Bernischke, ST Hansen Jr, BJ Sangeorzan
59th Annual Scientific Meeting of the AOA, Brisbane, QLD October 10-15th, 1999
Tile Anterior T·Frame External Fixator: A Treatment Option for High Energy .- Proximal Tibial Fractures
RS Kuo, GK Bal, JR Chapman, MB Henley, SK Bernischke, B Claudi
59th Annual Scientific Meeting of thc AOA, Brisbane, QLD October 10-15th, 1999
Outcome After Open Reduction and Internal Fixation of Lisfranc's Tarsometatarsal Joint Injuries
RS Kuo, NC Tejwani, CW DiGiovanni, SK Holt, SK Bernischke, ST Hansen Jr, BJ Sangeorzan
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Orlando, Florida, USA March 15-19th 2000
Outcome After Open Reduction and Internal Fixation of Lisfranc's Tarsometatarsal Joint Injuries
RS Kuo, NC Tejwani, CW DiGiovanni, SK Holt, SK Bernischke, ST Hansen Jr, BJ Sangeorzan
Australian Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society Meeting - Noosa, QLD June 10~12th, 2000
Clinical Exam Versus Instrumented Measurement of Equinus in Patients With Forefoot Pain
CW DiGiovanni, RS Kuo, ST Hansen Jr, J Cziernecki, R Price
American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society 16th Annual Summer Meeting, Vail, Colorado, USA July 13-15th 2000
Transfibular approach to the Talus and use in treatment in Osteochondritis Dissecans with Mosiacplasty
M: Damiani, J Linklater, RS Kuo
Australian Foot and Ankle Society Annual Scientific Meeting, Cairns, Queensland, Australia June 21-24th 2001
Open Reduction Internal Fixation of Lisfranc Joint Injuries: Preliminary results of Outcome
M Damiani, J Linklater, RS Kuo
Australian Foot and Ankle Society Annual Scientific Meeting, Cairns, Queensland, Australia June 21-24th, 2001
Open Reduction Internal Fixation of Lisfranc Joint Injuries: Preliminary results of Outcome
M Damiani, J Linklater, RS Kuo
NSW Australian Orthopaedic Association Annual Scientific Meeting, Concord Hospital, Concord, NSW, Australia
July 20th, 2001
Transfibular approach to the Talus and use in treatment in Osteochondritis Dissecans with Mosiacplasty
M Damiani, J Linklater, RS Kuo
NSW Australian Orthopaedic Association Annual Scientific Meeting, Concord Hospital, Concord, NSW, Australia
July 20th, 2001
High Energy Tibial Pilon Fractures
RS Kuo
Australian Orthopaedic Association Continuing Orthopaedic Education Trauma Meeting
Sydney, NSW, Australia
August 8-10th, 2001
Lisfranc Injuries
RS Kuo
Australian Orthopaedic Association Continuing Orthopaedic Education Trauma Meeting
Sydney, NSW, Australia
August 8-10th, 2001
Segmental Fibular Osteotomy to Approach the Posterolateral Talar Dome for Mosaicplasty
M Damiani, J Linklater, RS Kuo
Combined New Zealand, Australian Orthopaedic Association Scientific Meeting, Queenstown, New Zealand
October, 7-13th 2001
Preliminary Outcome of Operative Stabilisation of Lisfranc Injuries
M Damiani, J Linktater, RS Kuo
Combined New Zealand, Australian Orthopaedic Association Scientific Meeting, Queenstown, New Zealand
October, 7-13th, 2001
Reconstitution of Lisfranc Ligament after Lisfranc Injury
Australian Orthopaedic Association NSW State Branch Meeting,
P Jarman, M Damiani, J Linklater, RS Kuo
Westmead, NSW, Anstralia
June 21st, 2002
MRI Assessment of Lisfranc Ligament Reconstitution After Open Reductlon and Screw Fixation
P Jarman, M Damiani, J Linklater, RS Kuo
Australian Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, Hamilton Island, Queensland, Australia
July, 26-27th, 2002
Early Experience with the AO Locking Calcaneal plate for Depressed Intra-Articular Fractures of the Calcaneus
A Cadden, RS Kuo, L Grujic
Australian Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society
Uluru, Central Australia
August 14-17th, 2003
Isolated Gastrocnemius Tightness
CW DiGiovanni, RS Kuo, NC Tejwani, R Price, ST Jansen Jr, J Cziernecki, BJ Sangeorzan Australian Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society
Uluru, Central Australia
August 14-17th, 2003
Calcaneal Fractures
RS Kuo
Australian Orthopaedic Association Continuing Orthopaedic Education Meeting
Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
April 2-4th, 2004
Open Reduction and Internal Fixation of Posteromedial Talar Process Fractures.
M Mourad, RS Kuo
Combined Australian and New Zealand Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society Meeting, Queenstown, New Zealand
August 4- 6th, 2004
Case Controversies
RS Kuo
Australian Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society
Darwin, NT, Australia
August 12-14th, 2005
Current Managament of Tibial Pilon Fractures
RS Kuo
Instructional Course Lecture, Australian Orthopaedic Association Continuing Orthopaedic Education Meeting
Canberra, ACT, Australia
Oct 8-13th, 2006
Complex Foot and Ankle Cases
RS Kuo
Australian Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society
August 14-16th, 2008
Controversies in Pilon Fractures
RS Kuo
Controversies in Foot and Ankle Surgery
Gold Coast, QLD, Australia
August 19-21st, 2010
Pilon Fractures
RS Kuo
Australian Orthopaedic Association Continuing Orthopaedic Education Meeting
Melbourne, Vic, Australia
April 13-15th, 2011
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Combined Fractures of the Tibia
RS Kuo, JF Keating, CM Court-Brown
J Bone Joint Surg Suppl II & III 1994;76B:119
Early Experience using Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DEXA) for The Assessment of Peri-Prosthetic Bone Density in Total Hip Arthroplasty
RS Kuo, GL Siater, RP Drummond, R Sekel, RC Smart, SP Butler, S Barbagallo
Aust NZ J Surg 1994;64:360-1
The Reproducibility of Dual Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry (DEXA) for The Assessment of Peri-Prosthetic Bone Density in Total Hip Arthroplasty
RC Smart, S Barbagallo, SP Butler, OL Slater, RS Kuo, RP Drummond, R Sekel
Aust NZ J Med 1994;24:511
Dysplasia Epiphysealis Hemimelica: Clinicai Features and Management
RS Kuo F Monsell, MC Bellemore
Tibia Vara Secondary to Focal Fibrocartilaginous Dysplasia Managed by Ilizarov Techniques
F Monsell, RS Kuo, MC Bellemore
J Bone Joint Surg Suppl IV, 1997'79B:418
Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty for Acute Central Fracture-Dislocation of The Acetabulum
SO Rimmer, RS Kuo, WJ Bruce
J Bone Joint Surg Suppl II, 1998;80B:153
Pandey Osteotomy for the Treatment of Pes Planovalgus Deformity
RS Kuo, S Mahajan, WK Chung
Societe Interllaionale de Chirurgie Orthopedique el de Traumatologie
(SICOT), Sydne~', Final Programme and Abstract Book,
April 1999: 437,
Outcome After Open Reduction and Internal Fixation of Lisfranc's Tarsometatarsal Joint Injuries
RS Kuo, NC Tejwani, CW DiGiovanni, SK Holt, SK Benirschke, ST Hansen Jr, BJ Sanlgeorzan
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 67th Alumni Meeting Proceedings 2000;1:485.