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Specialising in: Shoulder - Elbow - Sports Injuries
MBBS, FRCS, FRACS, FAOrthA, PhD
Simon Bell, an A/Professor at Monash University Department of Surgery, is an AOA qualified Orthopaedic Surgeon specialising in shoulder, elbow problems and sports injuries.
Simon undertook his undergraduate Medical degree at the University of Melbourne, his residency at the Royal Melbourne Hospital and his Orthopaedic speciality training in Melbourne. He has travelled and worked widely, undertaking two years of Fellowship training (Shoulder and Elbow) at the Schulthess Klinik in Zurich Switzerland, and at the Mayo Clinic in the USA.
He holds a PhD in shoulder surgery, is a former President of the Shoulder and Elbow Society of Australia (SESA), former President of the Victoria Shoulder and Elbow Society and a corresponding member of the Shoulder and Elbow Societies of Europe and U.S.A.- by invitation. He is an AOA accredited Shoulder and Elbow Fellowship supervisor and Upper Limb teacher. Formerly Head of the Upper Limb Unit, Monash University Department of Surgery, Monash Medical Centre.
Simon is internationally renowned for his clinical evidenced based research which is published in peer reviewed journals. This ensures he is at the forefront of new and current advancements. He is frequently invited to teach and speak at national and international conferences.
Personally:
Simon has a reputation for caring and a dedication to achieve excellence and the best outcomes for his individual patients. Simon employs two registered nurses who are always available for advice and questions, and in close collaboration with Simon the best outcome physically and emotionally is ensured, through and beyond the process of treatment or surgery.
Simon works closely with you as a patient, your GP and other healthcare professionals involved in your care, health and wellbeing.
Please call Simon’s rooms on (03) 9592 8028 for all appointments and enquiries.
A/Prof Simon Bell consults from Sandringham and specialises in non-operative management, 2nd opinions including Workcover.
Phone: (03) 9592 8028
Email: [email protected]
Fax: (03) 9592 9612
Postal address: PO BOX 551, Sandringham VIC 3191
Address:
1/80 Beach Road, Sandringham 3191
There is 2 hour car parking available directly around the corner in Georgiana Street, across the road in front of Sandringham Football oval or local bayside parking opposite our practice. A pedestrian crossing is within easy walking distance for safety when crossing Beach Road.
The practice is accessible by:
Hampton station (Sandringham line) & 10 mins walk
Sandringham station & 10 mins walk
“Tissue pressure changes in the epifascial compartment of the bandaged leg”
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“Trans-gluteal approach for hemiarthroplasty of the hip”
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“Intracompartmental pressure on exertion in a patient with a popliteal artery entrapment syndrome”
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“The management of common dislocations in the upper limb”
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“Obturator Nerve Entrapment: A Cause of Groin Pain in Athletes”
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“Patellar tendon ultrasonography in asymptomatic active athletes reveals hypoechoic regions: A study of 320 tendons”
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“Arthroscopic stabilisation of the shoulder for acute primary dislocations using a transglenoid suture technique”
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J Shoulder Elbow Surg (1999) 8(6):621-24
“Nerve entrapment syndromes as a cause of pain in the hip, groin and buttock”
Sports Med (1999) 27(4):261-274
“Bilateral avascular necrosis of the humeral trochleae following chemotherapy”
“Arthroscopic Sub-acromial Surgery in Rheumatoid Arthritis”
Brit. J. Rheumatology (2001);40:384-386
“A sportolok proximalis hamstring szindromaja’ (Proximal hamstring syndrome at the athletes)”
Hungarian Review of Sports Medicine (Budapest), (2001): 42(3):171-78
“Contralateral brachial plexus neuropathy after arthroscopic shoulder surgery”
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“An alternative portal for scapulothoracic arthroscopy”
J Shoulder Elbow Surg, (2002): 11(3): 235-238
“Long term outcome of fasciotomy with partial fasciectomy for chronic exertional compartment syndrome of the lower leg”
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“Nerve Entrapments of the Lower Leg, Ankle and Foot in Sport”
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“Surgery for lateral elbow pain”
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“Arthroscopic treatment of painful snapping of the scapula by using a new superior portal”
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“Hydrodilatation in the management of shoulder capsulitis”
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“Histology of the fascial-periosteal interface in lower limb chronic deep posterior compartment syndrome”
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“Five to thirteen year follow-up of the GSB 111 total elbow arthroplasty”
J Shoulder Elbow Surg, (2004) :13(4): 434-40
“Condensing Osteitis of the Medial Clavicle – An Intermediate Term Follow-up”
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“Results of compartment decompression in chronic forearm syndrome: six case presentations”
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“Free coracoid buttress graft for anterior instability”
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“Surgical release for Proximal Hamstring Syndrome”
The American Journal of Sports Medicine 2006; 36 (12):2372-2378
“Mini-incision rotator cuff repair: A longitudinal assessment with no deterioration of result up to 9 years”
J Shoulder Elbow Surg (2006):15(2):135-9.
“Scapulothoracic Arthroscopy”
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“Surgery for rotator cuff disease” [Systematic Review-protocol]
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2006 Issue 1.
“Surgery for lateral elbow pain” [Systematic Review-Update]
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2, 2007
“Arthroscopic debridement without radial head excision of the osteoarthritic elbow”
Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery (2007): 23(2): 151-156
“Efficacy and cost- effectiveness of physiotherapy following gleno-humeral joint distension for adhesive capsulitis: A randomized trial”
Arthritis Care Research (2007); 57 (6): 1027-37
“Neuropathic shoulder in syringomyelia treated with resurfacing arthroplasty of humeral head and soft-tissue lining of glenoid: A case report”
J Shoulder Elbow Surg (2007): 16(6), e38-e40
“Acromioclavicular Joint Arthroscopy and Debridement”
Techniques in Shoulder Elbow Surgery 00(0):1-4,2008
“Rotator cuff strength following open subscapularis tendon repairs”
Acta Orthopaedica Belgica 74(2):173-9 2008 April
“Comparison of self-administered UCLA shoulder score with traditional UCLA shoulder score completed by clinicians in assessing the outcome of rotator cuff surgery”
J Shoulder Elbow Surg 2008; 17(4):546-549
“A Cochrane systematic review of surgery for rotator cuff disease” [Cochrane database of systematic reviews]
The Cochrane Library 2008 Issue 1
“Safe zone for arthroscopic resection of the superomedial scapular border in the treatment of snapping scapula syndrome”
J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 17(4): 647-9 2008 Jul-Aug
“Elbow instability, mechanism and management”
Current Orthopaedics (requested article), 22, 2, 90–103, 2008
“Efficacy and safety of a subacromial continuous ropivacaine infusion for post-operative pain management following arthroscopic rotator cuff surgery: a protocol for a randomised double-blind placebo-controlled trial”
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2008, 9:56
“Efficacy of subacromial ropivacaine infusion for rotator cuff surgery: A randomised trial”
The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (American). 2009;91:1558-1567
“Cementless Surface Replacement Arthroplasty of the Shoulder with Biologic Resurfacing of the Glenoid”
J Shoulder Elbow Surg 2009, 18(6): 915-91
“Relocation of a dislocated long head of biceps tendon is no better than biceps tenodesis”
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“Biceps rupture in water-related sporting activities”
Shoulder & Elbow 2010; 2(2): pp127-130
“Clinical Evaluation of acromioclavicular joint pathology: Sensitivity of a new test”
J Shoulder Elbow Surg.(2011) 20,73-76
“Outcomes for intra-substance coracoid graft in patients with antero-inferior instability and glenoid bone loss”
Orthopaedic Proceedings JBJS July 1 2011
“The long-term effect of an intra-articular injection of corticosteroids in the acromioclavicular joint”
J Shoulder Elbow Surg (2012) 21,376-379
“The new 4-dimensional computed tomographic scanner allows dynamic visualization and measurement of normal acromioclavicular joint motion in an unloaded and loaded condition”
J Comput Assist Tomogr. 2012 Nov; 36(6):749-54
“Clinical Function and Structural Integrity of the Subscapularis Tendon following Open Shoulder Stabilization”
Article in Shoulder & Elbow 5(1) · January 2013
DOI: 10.1111/j.1758-5740.2012.00204.x
“Long-Term Longitudinal Follow-up of Mini-Open Rotator Cuff Repair”
JBJS Am 2013; 95(2):151-157
“Short stem shoulder replacement”
International Journal of Shoulder Surgery. Vol 8 (3) 72-75 July-Sept 2014
www.internationalshoulderjournal.org
“4D CT scans facilitate pre-operative planning in snapping scapula syndrome”
Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery Ms. Ref. No.: JSES-D-14-00329
J Shoulder Elbow Surg 11/2014:24(4) p1-8 September 2014
“The use of four-dimensional computed tomography to diagnose costoclavicular impingement causing thoracic outlet syndrome”
Shoulder Elbow. 2014 Oct;6(4):273-5. doi: 10.1177/1758573214533781. Epub 2014 May 27
“Outcomes for intra-substance free coracoid graft in patients with antero-inferior instability and glenoid bone loss in a population of high-risk athletes at a minimum follow-up of 2 years”
Shoulder and Elbow 7(1) p. 36-43. January 2015
“Ultrasound-guided platelet-rich plasma injection for distal biceps tendinopathy”
Shoulder & Elbow. 2015 Apr;7(2):110-114. doi: 10.1177/1758573214567558. Epub 2015 Jan 16
“Pain, Depression and the Postoperative Stiff Shoulder Following Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery: a protocol”
BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2015 Dec 4;16:376. doi: 10.1186/s12891-015-0841-6.
“Acromial and Scapular Spine Fractures After Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty”
Shoulder & Elbow 2016 Apr;8(2):90-100. doi: 10.1177/1758573216628783. Epub 2016 Jan 25
“4D-CT Assessment of movement of the Acromioclavicular joint when stress placed on a tight glenohumeral posterior capsule”
Submitted: Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography June 10th 2018. MS#: JCAT-18-253
“A Comparison of Osteolysis in Absorbable Biocomposite versus Non-Bioabsorbable Suture Anchors used for Arthroscopic Shoulder Stabilisation”
Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery Manuscript ID OSJ-19-0223.R1. Submitted 29.2.19
“Structural integrity of rotator cuff at 16 years following repair: good long-term outcomes despite recurrent tears”
Shoulder Elbow. 2019 Feb;11(1):26-34. doi: 10.1177/1758573217738198. Epub 2017 Nov 10.
“The long-term results of acromioclavicular joint arthroscopy with chondral and meniscal debridement”
J Orthop Surg (Hong Kong). 2019 Jan-Apr;27(1):2309499018817865. doi: 10.1177/2309499018817865.
“Midterm follow-up of a stemless anatomic total shoulder replacement with a ceramic head demonstrates promising clinical and radiologic outcomes”
Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery Ms. Ref. No.: JSES-D-19-00762 Submitted 18.6.19
“The Effect of Vitamin E Enhanced Cross- linked Polyethylene on Wear in Shoulder Arthroplasty – A Wear Simulator Study”
J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2019 Sep;28(9):1771-1778. doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2019.01.014. Epub 2019 Apr 24
“Proximal humeral osteolysis and glenoid radiolucent lines in an anatomic shoulder arthroplasty. A comparison of a ceramic and a metal humeral head component”
Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. Ref. No.: JSES-D-19-00509R1 Accepted 24.9.19 In Press
“In anatomic shoulder arthroplasty there are less glenoid radiolucent lines and humeral osteolysis with a ceramic than a metal humeral head”
Shoulder & Elbow Vol 11 Supplement 3 October 2019:10
Elsevier Science Publishers BV (Biomedical Division) (1985)
Bell S
Aust. Family physician (1988) 17 (5) 391-2.
Bell S, Salmon J
Aust. Family Physician (1996) 25 (9): 1413-5, 1418-23, 1425.
Brukner P, Trease L, Bennell K, Kelly M, Bradshaw C, Bell S
Sports Medicine Australia, 2001, p115.
(2004) Australian Academic Press, Bowen Hills Qld.
Zandi H, Coghlan JA, Bell SN
Proceedings book, 9th ICSS, 2004
Bell S, Ames R, Kent P.
Distance Education: Chiropractic and Osteopathic College of Australia, 2005
Brukner P, Kahn K, Bell S.
Clinical Sports Medicine, 4th. Edition Sydney, McGraw Hill, 2012, p390-412
Bain G, Eygendaal, Van Riet R, Bell S.
Surgical Techniques for Trauma and Sports Related Injuries of the Elbow.
ICSAKOS 2020, Springer, ISBN 978-3-662-58930-4
“Pain, depression and the postoperative stiff shoulder”
Nathaniel Hiscock, Simon Bell, Jennifer Coghlan
“Assessment of the movement of the acromioclavicular (AC) joint by the 4D CT scanner when stressed capsule and forced to sublux by tension being placed on a tight gleno-humeral posterior”
Julian Lim, Simon Bell, Susan White, Jennifer Coghlan
“Comparison of glenoid component lucent lines with a short and long Humeral component at 2 years”
Simon Bell, Jennifer Coghlan
“Outcomes of the short stem Affinis Shoulder prosthesis at 2 years”
Simon Bell, Jennifer Coghlan
“Assessing the rate of anterior glenohumeral re-dislocation in patients aged 18 or under at their initial anterior stabilisation operation”
Michael Silagy, Simon Bell, Jennifer Coghlan, Ben East
“A prospective study of minimum 2-year outcomes of patients under the age of 30 who have undergone arthroscopic surgery to the elbow by a single surgeon”
Christian Warzecha, Simon Bell, Jennifer Coghlan, Nikalos Manidakis
“Acromioclavicular joint pain assessment and management”
Simon Bell
“Shoulder stabilisation in the young athlete”
Simon Bell
“Management of shoulder arthritis in the young athlete”
Simon Bell
Chairman, Speaker and Cadaver Surgery demonstrator
Simon Bell
“Using a Ceramic Humeral Head, compared with a Chrome-Cobalt Head, results in Decreased Glenoid Component Cement-Bone Radiolucent Lines in Anatomic Total Shoulder Arthroplasty”
Simon Bell, Jennifer Coghlan, Stephanie Hinse, Warwick Wright, Ian Mayne
“Prospective Analysis of Total Shoulder Replacements Using the Short Stem/ Ceramic Head Prosthesis: 2 to 4 Year Follow-Up”
Simon Bell, Jennifer Coghlan, Jeff Hughes, Warwick Wright, Richard Dallalana
“Acromial and scapular spine fractures after reverse total shoulder arthroplasty (Poster)”
Ian P Mayne, Simon N Bell, Warwick Wright and Jennifer A Coghlan
Attended meeting
Anatomy Workshop Shoulder Arthroplasty Demonstrator (Mathys)
Anatomy Workshop Shoulder Arthroplasty Demonstrator (Mathys)
Anatomy Workshop Shoulder Arthroplasty Demonstrator (Mathys)
Podium: “Wear factors of ceramic head anatomic shoulder prostheses”
Justin Alexander, Simon Bell, Reto Lerf, Frank Dallman(Switzerland), Jennifer Coghlan
Podium: “The Failure Rate of Anterior Shoulder Stabilisation in Young Patients with and without bone graft”
Michael Silagy, Simon Bell, Jennifer Coghlan, Michael Bercik
E-poster: “The role of Orthokine in Gleno Humeral arthritis”
Vivianne Aartsen Jennifer Coghlan, Simon Bell
Podium: “Does the B2 Glenoid have a negative outcome in anatomic replacements?”
Godefroy Brais (Canada) . Simon Bell, Jennifer Coghlan
E-poster: “Wear Factors of ceramic head anatomic shoulder replacements at a minimum 5 years”
Justin Alexander, Simon Bell, Reto Lerf, Frank Dallman(Switzerland), Jennifer Coghlan
Eposter: “A comparison of radio lucent lines in a metal head long stem and a ceramic head stemless prosthesis”
Simon Bell, Ian Mayne, Stephanie Hinse (Canada), Jennifer Coghlan
Podium: “Wear Factors of ceramic head anatomic shoulder replacements at a minimum 5 years”
Justin Alexander, Simon Bell, Reto Lerf, Frank Dallman, Jennifer Coghlan
Podium: “To compare in an anatomic total shoulder replacement the clinical outcome, and incidence of radiolucent lines around the pegs of a cemented glenoid component, and the extent of proximal humerus osteolysis, utilizing a humeral component with either a ceramic head or a chrome cobalt head.”
Simon Bell, Maxim Christmas, Ian Mayne, Stephanie Hinse Jennifer Coghlan
Podium: “Does the B2 Glenoid have a negative outcome in anatomic replacements?”
Godefroy Brais. Simon Bell, Jennifer Coghlan
Podium: “How prostheses age: Glenoid polyethylene wear from articulation with a ceramic head: An in vivo comparison of conventional and highly cross-linked glenoid vitamin E polyethylene”
Simon Bell, Justin Alexander Reto Lerf, Frank Dallman
Podium: “Comparison of glenoid lucent lines and proximal humeral osteolysis in anatomic shoulder arthroplasty utilising a ceramic or a metal head”
Simon Bell, Maxim Christmas, Ian Mayne, Stephanie Hinse, Jennifer Coghlan
“The Upper Limb: Managing Shoulder and Elbow problems”
Simon Bell, Harry Clitherow, Brendan Soo
“Reverse Total Shoulder Replacement”
Simon Bell
Guest moderator and demonstrator
“The Effect of Vitamin E Enhanced Cross- linked Polyethylene on Wear in Shoulder Arthroplasty – A Wear Simulator Study”
Justin Alexander, Simon Bell, Jennifer Coghlan, Reto Lerf, Frank Dallmann
“Pain, depression and the postoperative stiff shoulder”
Nathaniel Hiscock, Simon Bell, Jennifer Coghlan
“Assessment and management of Arthritic Pain in the Shoulder and Elbow”
Simon Bell
“Comparison of glenoid lucent lines and proximal humeral osteolysis in anatomic shoulder arthroplasty utilising a ceramic or a metal head”
Simon Bell, Maxim Christmas, Ian Mayne, Stephanie Hinse, Jennifer Coghlan
Moderator: “Midterm follow-up of a stemless anatomic total shoulder replacement with a ceramic head demonstrates promising clinical and radiologic outcomes”
Maciej JK Simon; Jennifer A Coghlan; Jeff Hughes; Warwick Wright; Richard J Dallalana; Simon N Bell
“Upper limb problems, Diagnosis and Surgery”
“Frozen Shoulder, incidence and treatment”
“Upper Limb Surgery”
“Comparison of glenoid lucent lines and proximal humeral osteolysis in anatomic shoulder arthroplasty utilising a ceramic or a metal head”
Simon Bell, Maxim Christmas, Ian Mayne, Stephanie Hinse, Jennifer Coghlan
“Bone preservation and mechanisms”
“Midterm follow-up of a stemless anatomic total shoulder replacement with a ceramic head demonstrates promising clinical and radiologic outcomes”
Maciej JK Simon, Jennifer A Coghlan, Jeff Hughes, Warwick Wright, Richard J Dallalana, Simon N Bell
“Osteolysis of the Proximal Humerus and assessment of glenoid radiolucent lines in an anatomic Total Shoulder Arthroplasty – A comparison study of two different humeral prostheses”
“Clinical and radiologic outcomes of stemless anatomic shoulder arthroplasty in severe primary osteoarthritis with glenoid bone loss (Walch type B glenoids) using the Mathys Affinis system”
“DICOM based Blueprint assessment and planning”
“Conservative and operative management of glenohumeral arthritis in the young adult”
Academic Appointments
Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne
Melbourne Shoulder and Elbow Research Department (Monash University Department of Surgery)
AOA Accredited Clinical Fellowship in Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Shoulder and Elbow Society of Australia – 2002-2004
Victorian Shoulder and Elbow Society – 2009- 2011
Teaching
Lecturer
Current Reviewer
Advanced Educational Role involved in Clinical studies:
This involved cadaver dissection, 4D CT scans, arthroscopic surgery which resulted in discovering and proving a concept suggested by Simon Bell that there existed the potential for a new safe portal (The BELL Portal) for arthroscopic resection of the snapping scapula
“An alternative portal for scapulothoracic arthroscopy”
J Shoulder Elbow Surg. (2002): 11(3): 235-238
“Arthroscopic treatment of painful snapping of the scapula by using a new superior portal”
Arthroscopy, (2003): 19(6):608-12
“Scapulothoracic Arthroscopy”
Techniques in Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, (2006): 7(3):143-146.
“Safe zone for arthroscopic resection of the superomedial scapular border in the treatment of snapping scapula syndrome.”
J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 17(4): 647-9 2008 Jul-Aug.
Schulthess Klinik Zürich – Orthopädie, Zurich Switzerland. Professor Norbert Gschwend
Mayo Clinic, Minnesota USA. Bernard Morrey, Robert Cofield
