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About

 

Dr Ulf G Landgraf
Orthopaedic Surgeon

MBBS, MD, Dr. med., FRACS, FAOrthA

 

Dr Landgraf is a national and international sub-specialty fellowship trained orthopaedic surgeon. His special interests are lower limb arthroplasty (hip and knee replacements), and upper limb surgery (shoulder, elbow and hand).

He completed his specialist training in orthopaedics in Australia and Germany. He then undertook a further four years of sub-specialist training with fellowships in lower limb arthroplasty and upper limb surgery in his homeland of Germany, at the prestigious Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, and at the Gold Coast University Hospital here in Australia.

Dr Landgraf is trained and certified in navigated and robotic-assisted arthroplasty surgery and is regularly updating his skills in this advancing mode of practice.

He is a visiting specialist at Brisbane Private Hospital, North West Private Hospital, Peninsula Private Hospital, and Caboolture Private Hospital. Passionate about caring for patients across both the private and public sectors, Dr Landgraf maintains a commitment to public practice as an orthopaedic staff specialist at the Redcliffe Hospital – Metro North Health.

‘My primary objective is to achieve the best possible outcomes for my patients,’ Dr Landgraf says.

‘To do this I am always striving to integrate evidence of the latest advanced surgical techniques into my daily practice.’

Among his academic achievements, Dr Landgraf was awarded a research title (Dr. med.) at Hanover Medical School (MHH), one of Germany’s highest ranking universities.
As a result of his commitment to excellence in orthopaedic surgery, Dr Landgraf is heavily involved in the training of junior doctors and orthopaedic trainees. He is a Senior Lecturer at both the University of Tasmania and the University of Queensland.

Dr Landgraf is a Fellow of the Australian Orthopaedic Association (FAOrthoA) and a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (FRACS). He holds international memberships with the German Society of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery (DGOU) and the German Society of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery (DVSE).

Areas of special interests:

  • Hip and knee replacements
  • Upper limb (shoulder, elbow and hand including joint replacement and arthroscopic surgery)
  • Sports injuries (shoulder and knee arthroscopy)
  • Hand surgery
  • General orthopaedic trauma

Orthopaedic subspeciality fellowship training:

  • Fellowship in Hip and Knee Replacement Surgery at Sommerfeld Kliniken Berlin in Germany in 2012 / 2013
  • Complex Upper Limb Trauma Fellowship at the prestigious Royal infirmary of Edinburgh in Scotland in 2013
  • Lower Limb Arthroplasty Fellowship at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburg in Scotland in 2013 / 2014
  • The Australian Orthopaedic Association accredited Gold Coast University Hospital Hand and Upper Limb Fellowship in 2015
  • The Australian Orthopaedic Association accredited Gold Coast University Hospital Clinical Fellowship in Knee and Hip Surgery in 2015 / 2016

Active memberships:

  • Australian Orthopaedic Association (FAOrthoA)
  • Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (FRACS)
  • German Society of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery (DGOU)
  • German Society of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery (DVSE)

Services

Having undertaken three national and international orthopaedic fellowships, Dr Landgraf is well versed in hip and knee replacement surgery. He offers robotic-assisted and navigated arthroplasty surgery. He also has vast experience in partial and hypoallergic knee replacement systems.

  • Hip replacements
  • Knee replacements
  • Arthroplasty revision surgery

Dr Landgraf is subspecialty fellowship trained in upper limb surgery. Following his subspecialty fellowship training at the Royal Infirmary in Edinburg in 2013, Dr Landgraf was the first fellow to complete The Gold Coast University Hospital Hand and Upper Limb Fellowship in 2015. He offers surgery for all upper limb conditions, including shoulder replacement, arthroscopy and hand surgery.

Shoulder replacements

Shoulder arthroscopy
  • Subacromial decompression for bursitis and impingement syndrome
  • Rotator cuff repair
  • Shoulder stabilisation
  • Long head of biceps transfer / SLAP tear
  • Acromioclavicular joint excision
  • Capsular release for frozen shoulder/adhesive capsulitis
Elbow
  • Tennis and Golfers elbow / epicondylitis
  • Ulnar nerve decompression
  • Distal biceps tendon repair
Hand
  • Carpal tunnel release
  • Trigger finger release
  • Dupuytren's contracture (Vikings disease) release
  • Base of thumb osteoarthritis
  • De Quervain's tenosynovitis
  • Acute hand injuries and fractures

Dr Landgraf offers surgery for acute and chronic sports injuries.

Knee arthroscopy, including
  • Meniscal repair or debridement
  • ACL reconstruction
  • Cartilage transfer and microfracturing
Shoulder arthroscopy including
  • Rotator cuff repair
  • Stabilisation

Dr Landgraf offers care of acute orthopaedic injuries.

  • Operative and non-operative management of fractures
  • Soft tissue injures involving tendons or ligaments
  • Acute hand injuries
  • Work cover injuries

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