Dr. Chen TuUpper Limb Orthopaedic Surgeon
MBBS, FRACS(Orth), FAOrthA

Consulting at

• Wakefield Orthopaedic Clinic
• South Coast District Hospital (Victor Harbor)

Operating at

• Calvary Adelaide Hospital
• South Coast District Hospital

Public Appointments

• Clinical Associate Lecturer – The University of Adelaide

Overview

Dr Tu is an Orthopaedic Surgeon with an interest in Shoulder and Upper Limb surgery.

Dr Tu grew up in Adelaide, attending medical school at the University of Adelaide, and completing Orthopaedic training at major teaching hospitals around South Australia and Northern Territory.

Dr Tu worked as a consultant upper limb surgeon at the Royal Adelaide Hospital before being accepted for the prestigious Wrightington Upper Limb Fellowship in the UK, he and his family had to abandon this opportunity early 2020 due to COVID-19.

Postgraduate Speciality Training

• FRACS Orthopaedic Surgery 2019

Medical Association Memberships

• Fellow, Australian Orthopaedic Association (AOA)
• Fellow, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS)
• Australian Medical Association (AMA)

• Click here to view Dr. Chen Tu's CV

Shoulder

• ANATOMIC TOTAL SHOULDER REPLACEMENT
• REVERSE TOTAL SHOULDER REPLACEMENT
• PATIENT SPECIFIC INSTRUMENTATION (PSI) FOR REPLACEMENT
• ARTHROSCOPIC ROTATOR CUFF REPAIR
• SHOULDER ARTHROSCOPY
• ARTHROSCOPIC SHOULDER STABILISATION
• LATARJET PROCEDURE

Hand & Wrist

• ENDOSCOPIC (KEYHOLE) CARPAL TUNNEL RELEASE
• Trigger Finger Release
• Trapezectomy and Suspensoplasty
• DUPUYTREN'S DISEASE
• CUBITAL TUNNEL / ULNA NERVE RELEASE
• Wrist Fracture Fixation

Shoulder Post Operative Protocols

• Protocol for Anterior Stabilisation / Latarjet
• Protocol for Total Shoulder Replacement
• Protocol for Secure / Small Rotator Cuff Repair
• Protocol for Large Rotator Cuff Repair