About Dr Alexander Burns

Dr Burns travelled overseas to gain particular experience in hip arthroscopy surgery, visiting Dr Chris Larson in Minnesota, one of the world’s most respected hip arthroscopy surgeons. Arthroscopic hip surgery is technically complex and requires significant training to be effective and safe. Still, it is now understood as essential to managing the hip from adolescence onwards.

Joint replacement surgery is very common now as the Australian population is ageing, and has the potential to allow people to return to activity and reduce pain.

Revision joint surgery, which removes and replaces a worn-out replacement, is newer and more specialised and requires an understanding of different approaches, uses different prostheses, and uses techniques such as bone grafting. Generally, this surgery needs subspecialist training due to the increased complexity involved.