Age groups you are accepting new hip dysplasia patients: Infants and children, Adolescents, Adults
Contact Information
Name: Leo Donnan
Degree: MBBS, FRACS
Title / Position: Associate Professor
Place of Employment / Office Name: Royal Childrens Hospital
Street Address: Fleming
City: Melbourne
State/Province: Victoria
Zip/Postal code: 3051
Country: Australia
Office phone number: 61 3 932203330
Office fax number: 61 3 9329 4969
Medical or Surgical Specialty: Pediatric Orthopaedics
Professional Education and Memberships
Medical School: University of Melbourne
Residency: Victoria Training Program
Fellowship training: Victoria Training Program
Certifications: Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Australian Orthopaedic Association
Society Memberships (list up to four only): APOSALRSAAOSAOA
Specific training in hip dysplasia: Fellowship Level Training in Paediatrics and Limb Reconstruction
Academic contributions for DDH research or education including publications:
“Idiopathic Chondrolysis of the Hip.” L.T.Donnan and B Einoder. Australian and New Zealand J Surg, (1996) 66, 569-571.
The Paediatric Musculoskeletal Examination. L.T.Donnan. Patient Skills: Teaching Video (1998); University of Sheffield Television Production Unit.
The Paediatric Musculoskeletal Examination. L.T.Donnan. Examination: Teaching Video (1998); University of Sheffield Television Production Unit.
The Paediatric Musculoskeletal Examination. L.T.Donnan. Observational Gait Analysis: Teaching Video (1999); University of Sheffield Television Production Unit.
“Complications and patient satisfaction after periacetabular pelvic osteotomy.” Biedermann R, Donnan L, Gabriel A, Wachter R, Krismer M, Behensky H. Int Orthop. (2007) 32(5):611-617.
“Peri-acetabular external fixation for hip disease: an anatomical study.” Brown S, Lasrado I, Donnan L. Strat Traum Limb Recon. (2007)Dec.;2(2-3):69–75.
“Ligamentum teres tenodesis in medial approach open reduction for developmental dysplasia of the hip.” Bache E, Graham K, Dickens D, Donnan L, Johnson M, Nattrass G, O’Sullivan M, Torode I. J Pediatr Orthop B. (2008) Sep;28(6).
“Technology Mediated Learning in Healthcare: When a Picture Paints a Thousand Words.” Donnan L, Beischer A, Cornoiu A, De Steiger R, Graves S, Richardson M. Health Infomatics Society of Australia.(2008) Aug: 1-5.
“The Practical use of Multimedia Technology to Facilitate the Education of Patients with Plantar Fasciitis.” Beischer AD, Clarke A, De Steiger RN. Donnan L, Ibuki A, Unglik R. FAS, Feb, (2008).
“Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip.” Donnan L, Angliss R, Vu M. Australian Doctor, (2008), Oct.
Bone Biology. K W Ng, E Romas, L Donnan, D Findlay. Bailliere’s Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism Vol 11, No 1: pp 1-22 1997.
Optional Personal Statement: I have focused on refining the programmatic approach to DDH with an emphasis of the training and education of advanced practitioners in physiotherapy and nursing. Have undertaken major educational initiatives to improve primary care diagnosis and management of DDH and more recently addressing the issue of swaddling. A number of long term follow-up studies of the medial open reduction approach and am currently undertaking work to define appropriate follow-up guidelines for hip dysplasia
