About Orthofracs
Orthofracs is a free, non-profit orthopaedic teaching resource for surgeons, registrars and trainees preparing for the FRACS Orthopaedic Fellowship Examination and working through the AOA 21 training program. Notes cover adult and paediatric trauma and elective surgery, basic science, anatomy, operative surgery and professional practice, with classification tables linked to the original publications on PubMed.
Editor
Orthofracs is edited by Professor Phong Tran, Head of Orthopaedic Surgery at Western Health in Melbourne since 2010. Professor Tran is a hip, knee and shoulder surgeon, holds adjunct professorships at several universities and has published more than 80 peer-reviewed papers (ORCID 0000-0003-2405-2086).
Contributors
Many pages began as teaching material from the Western Health Orthopaedic Department, including registrar presentations, and are reviewed and updated against current literature.
How Content Is Written
- Notes are written for readers with medical training and are reviewed by the editor
- Classifications and eponyms link to the original publication
- Trials and guidelines are cited by author, journal and year
- Australian guidelines, terminology and spelling are used where they apply
- Pages are revised as evidence changes, and the date of each revision is recorded
Disclaimer
Orthofracs is an educational resource for health professionals. It does not replace clinical judgement, local protocols or individual patient advice, and it is not a source of medical advice for patients.
Reviewed by Professor Phong Tran, Head of Orthopaedic Surgery, Western Health. Last updated 10 October 2026.