Peter Smitham

Peter Smitham

Adelaide Medical School

Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences

I am an orthopaedic surgeon with an interest in trauma and hip & knee arthoplasty (revision and primary). My research interests include a range or topics within this field including:

  • Trauma 
  • Surgical innovation and translational research
  • Rehabilitation relating to trauma and arhroplasty
  • Hip and knee arthoplasty
  • Prosthetic infections
  • Medical education

I have a number of projects within these areas along with the creation of spin-off companies. Along with MSc and PhD students I also oversee a monthly research meeting with medical students and trainees to discuss future projects and develop collaborations.

  • Appointments
    Date Position Institution name
    2019 - ongoing Clinical Associate Professor University of Adelaide
    2019 - ongoing Conjoint Lecturer University of Newcastle Australia
    2018 - ongoing Consultant Royal Adelaide Hospital
    2017 - 2018 Senior Medical Officer - Arthroplasty and Orthopaedic Tumour Royal Adelaide Hospital
    2016 - 2017 Trauma, Limb Deformity & Primary Arthroplasty Fellow Royal Adelaide Hospital
    2015 - 2019 Clinical Lecturer University of Adelaide
    2015 - 2016 Complex Revision Arthroplasty Fellow Royal Adelaide Hospital
    2015 - ongoing Director Movement Metrics
    2009 - 2016 Academic Clinical Lecturer (NIHR) University College London
    2009 - 2015 North Thames, Royal National Orthopaedics Accredited Trainee Registrar Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust

  • Education
    Date Institution name Country Title
    Government of New South Wales Australia PhD
    Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Australia FRACS
    Royal College of Surgeons of England United Kingdom FRCS (Tr & Ortho)

  • Certifications
    Date Title Institution name Country
    — PG Diploma in Higher Education University College London United Kingdom

  • Research Interests
    Anatomy & Morphology Arthritis & Rheumatology Biomechanical Engineering Human Movement and Sports Science Orthopaedics

  • Journals
    Year Citation
    2024 Walker, H., Rao, A., Tsimiklis, J., & Smitham, P. (2024). Are short term outcomes superior following total knee arthroplasty when infra-patellar fat pad is resected? A systematic review and meta-analysis. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 94(7-8), 1234-1239.
    DOI Scopus2 Europe PMC1
    2024 Singh, M., Smitham, P., Jain, S., Day, C., Nijman, T., George, D., . . . Nimon, G. (2024). Exploring the viability of Virtual Reality as a teaching method for knee aspiration. Virtual Reality, 28(3), 10 pages.
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    2023 Dwyer, A., Korlaet, M., Callary, S. A., Robertson, T., Smitham, P., & Solomon, L. B. (2023). Impact of computed tomography metal artifact reduction protocol on periprosthetic tissue characterization after total hip arthroplasty: A cadaveric study. Journal of Orthopaedic Research, 41(3), 657-662.
    DOI Scopus1 Europe PMC1
    2023 Bunjo, Z., Gill, T. K., Enninghorst, N., McGonagle, L., Tudor, F., Bollman, J., . . . Smitham, P. (2023). Australian medical students report poor confidence managing common orthopaedic sports-related injuries: findings of a multi-site survey.. ANZ J Surg, 93(3), 462-465.
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    2023 Hillock, N. T., Campbell, D. G., Nelson, R., Teoh, A., Tan, J., & Smitham, P. (2023). Antimicrobial-loaded bone cement use is highly variable in joint replacement surgery: a survey of Australian arthroplasty surgeons. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 93(6), 1467-1470.
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    2023 Buchbinder, R., Glennon, V., Johnston, R. V., Brennan, S. E., Fong, C., Edward May, S., . . . Whittle, S. L. (2023). Australian recommendations on perioperative use of disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs in people with inflammatory arthritis undergoing elective surgery. Internal Medicine Journal, 53(7), 1248-1255.
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    2023 Sung, J., Barratt, K. R., Pederson, S. M., Chenu, C., Reichert, I., Atkins, G. J., . . . Smitham, P. J. (2023). Unbiased gene expression analysis of the delayed fracture healing observed in Zucker diabetic fatty rats. Bone and Joint Research, 12(10), 657-666.
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    2022 Kitchen, D. S., Richards, J., Smitham, P. J., Atkins, G. J., & Solomon, L. B. (2022). Does time to theatre affect the ability to achieve fracture reduction in tibial plateau fractures?. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 11(1), 1-13.
    DOI Scopus3 WoS3 Europe PMC1
    2022 Gardner, W. T., Pitts, S. E., Patterson, C. T., Richards, J., Neilly, D., Smitham, P., . . . Aitken, S. A. (2022). Geographic variation in the frequency and potency of postoperative opioid prescriptions for extremity fracture surgery. A retrospective cohort study.. Journal of clinical orthopaedics and trauma, 30, 1-6.
    DOI Scopus1 Europe PMC1
    2021 Roberts, H. J., Albright, P. D., Shearer, D. W., Won, N., MacKechnie, M. C., Richard Coughlin, R., . . . Woolley, P. (2021). Motivations and impact of international rotations in low- and middle-income countries for orthopaedic surgery residents: Are we on the same page?. American Journal of Surgery, 221(2), 245-253.
    DOI Scopus7 WoS5 Europe PMC2
    2021 Chimutengwende-Gordon, N., Baker, M. P., Jagiello, J., Stamenkov, R., Callary, S. A., Smitham, P., . . . Solomon, L. B. (2021). Cemented Revision Hip Arthroplasty With Femoral Impaction Bone Grafting. J Am Acad Orthop Surg, 29(14), 591-595.
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    2021 Kitchen, D., Richards, J., Smitham, P., Atkins, G., & Solomon, L. (2021). Does Time to Theatre Affect The Ability to Achieve Fracture Reduction in Tibial Plateau Fractures?.
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    2021 Wong Wei Kang, N., Tan, W. P. J., Phua, Y. M. C., Min, A. T. G., Naidu, K., Umapathysivam, K., & Smitham, P. J. (2021). Intramedullary nail: the past, present and the future - a review exploring where the future may lead us.. Orthopedic reviews, 13(2), 25546.
    DOI Scopus7 WoS2 Europe PMC7
    2021 Humphries, E. L., Allen, F., MacLeod, K., Grange, S., Goldberg, A., & Smitham, P. (2021). Chinese Whispers: A brief history of eponymous orthopaedic examinations (vol 27, pg 231, 2020). JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDICS TRAUMA AND REHABILITATION, 28, 1 page.
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    2020 Humphries, E. L., Allen, F., Grange, S., Goldberg, A., & Smitham, P. (2020). Chinese Whispers: A brief history of eponymous orthopaedic examinations. Journal of Orthopaedics, Trauma and Rehabilitation, 27(2), 231-234.
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    2020 Ladurner, A., Nijman, T., Gill, T. K., & Smitham, P. J. (2020). The impact of a hands-on arthrocentesis workshop in undergraduate medical education.. BMC Med Educ, 20(1), 1-9.
    DOI Scopus3 WoS1 Europe PMC2
    2019 Mohan, H., Ali, O., Gokani, V., McGoldrick, C., Smitham, P., Fitzgerald, J. E. F., & Harries, R. (2019). Surgical trainees' experience of pregnancy, maternity and paternity leave: A cross-sectional study. Postgraduate Medical Journal, 95(1128), 552-557.
    DOI Scopus28 WoS17 Europe PMC14
    2019 Smitham, P. J., Vohora, A., Howie, D. W., Atkins, G. J., & Solomon, L. B. (2019). Surgical Technique to Manage Periprosthetic Fractures of the Knee in Patients with Infected Leg Ulcers. JBJS Case Connector, 9(3), E0347.
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    2019 Kahane, S., Vaghela, K. R., Stammers, J., Goldberg, A., & Smitham, P. (2019). Biomechanical Study Comparing Cut-out Resistance of the X-Bolt® and Dynamic Hip Screw at Various Tip-Apex Distances. Surgical technology international, 35, 395-401.
    Scopus1 Europe PMC3
    2019 Antonios, T., Barker, A., Ibrahim, I., Scarsbrook, C., Smitham, P. J., David Goodier, W., & Calder, P. R. (2019). A systematic review of patient-reported outcome measures used in circular frame fixation. Strategies in Trauma and Limb Reconstruction, 14(1), 34-44.
    DOI Scopus9 WoS9 Europe PMC6
    2019 Smitham, P. J., Carbone, T. A., Bolam, S. M., Kim, Y. S., Callary, S. A., Costi, K., . . . Solomon, L. B. (2019). Vancouver B2 Peri-Prosthetic Fractures in Cemented Femoral Implants can be Treated With Open Reduction and Internal Fixation Alone Without Revision. Journal of Arthroplasty, 34(7), 1430-1434.
    DOI Scopus41 WoS29 Europe PMC18
    2019 Miodownik, M., Oldfrey, B., Jackson, R., & Smitham, P. (2019). A deep learning approach to non-linearity in wearable stretch sensors. Frontiers Robotics AI, 6(MAY), 1-16.
    DOI Scopus20 WoS15 Europe PMC5
    2018 BOTA Collaborators., Rashid, M. S., & Smitham, P. (2018). An audit of clinical training exposure amongst junior doctors working in Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery in 101 hospitals in the United Kingdom.. BMC medical education, 18(1), 1.
    DOI Scopus16 Europe PMC14
    2018 Varghese, V. D., Smitham, P., Howell, S., Edwards, S., & Rickman, M. (2018). POWIFF- Prospective study of wrist internal fixation of fracture: A protocol for a single centre, superiority, randomised controlled trial to study the efficacy of the VRP (2.0) distal radius plate (Austofix) versus the VA-LCP (Depuy-Synthes) for distal radius fractures. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 19(1), 7 pages.
    DOI Scopus5 WoS6 Europe PMC4
    2018 Solomon, L., Kitchen, D., Anderson, P., Yang, D., Starczak, Y., Kogawa, M., . . . Atkins, G. (2018). Time dependent loss of trabecular bone in human tibial plateau fractures. Journal of Orthopaedic Research, 36(11), 2865-2875.
    DOI Scopus3 WoS3 Europe PMC3
    2018 Bourne, A. M., Johnston, R. V., Cyril, S., Briggs, A. M., Clavisi, O., Duque, G., . . . Buchbinder, R. (2018). Scoping review of priority setting of research topics for musculoskeletal conditions. BMJ Open, 8(12), e023962-1-e023962-9.
    DOI Scopus29 WoS23 Europe PMC20
    2017 Pereira, M., Gohin, S., Lund, N., Hvid, A., Smitham, P., Oddy, M., . . . Chenu, C. (2017). Sclerostin does not play a major role in the pathogenesis of skeletal complications in type 2 diabetes mellitus. Osteoporosis International, 28(1), 309-320.
    DOI Scopus24 WoS24 Europe PMC15
    2017 Ramirez, D. Z. M., Souto, M. D. P. G., Oldfrey, B. M., Smitham, P., Miodownik, M., & Holloway, C. (2017). Characterization of Bespoke Force Sensors for Tailored Applications. IEEE Sensors Journal, 17(6), 1727-1734.
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    2017 Szostakowski, B., Smitham, P., & Khan, W. S. (2017). Plaster of Paris-Short History of Casting and Injured Limb Immobilzation.. The open orthopaedics journal, 11(1), 291-296.
    DOI Europe PMC13
    2017 Ransley, M., Smitham, P., & Miodownik, M. (2017). Active chainmail fabrics for soft robotic applications. Smart Materials and Structures, 26(8), 6 pages.
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    2017 Hill, D., Holloway, C. S., Morgado Ramirez, D. Z., Smitham, P., & Pappas, Y. (2017). What are user perspectives of exoskeleton technology? a literature review. International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, 33(2), 160-167.
    DOI Scopus95 WoS52 Europe PMC34
    2016 Lancer, H. R., Smitham, P., & Ray, P. (2016). Bilateral Neck of Femur Fractures in a Bilateral Below-Knee Amputee: A Unique Case.. Case reports in orthopedics, 2016, 7083671.
    DOI Europe PMC1
    2016 Harries, R. L., Rashid, M., Smitham, P., Vesey, A., McGregor, R., Scheeres, K., . . . Gokani, V. J. (2016). What shape do UK trainees want their training to be? Results of a cross-sectional study. BMJ Open, 6(10), 11 pages.
    DOI Scopus10 WoS11 Europe PMC4
    2016 Smitham, P., Kosuge, D., Howie, D., & Solomon, L. (2016). Exposure of the superior gluteal neurovascular bundle for the safe application of acetabular reinforcement cages in complex revisions. HIP International, 26(3), 307-309.
    DOI Scopus2 WoS2 Europe PMC2
    2016 Harries, R. L., Gokani, V. J., Smitham, P., & Fitzgerald, J. E. F. (2016). Less than full-time training in surgery: A cross-sectional study evaluating the accessibility and experiences of flexible training in the surgical trainee workforce. BMJ Open, 6(4), 7 pages.
    DOI Scopus36 WoS21 Europe PMC15
    2016 Symonds, A., Holloway, C., Suzuki, T., Smitham, P., Gall, A., & Taylor, S. J. (2016). Identifying key experience-related differences in over-ground manual wheelchair propulsion biomechanics.. Journal of rehabilitation and assistive technologies, 3, 10 pages.
    DOI Europe PMC3
    2016 Harries, R. L., Gokani, V. J., Smitham, P., & Fitzgerald, J. E. F. (2016). Less than full-time training in surgery: A cross sectional study of surgical trainees. International Journal of Surgery, 36, S105.
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    2016 Gokani, V. J., Rashid, M., Smitham, P., Vesey, A., McGregor, R., & Harries, R. L. (2016). What shape do UK surgical trainees want their training to be?. International Journal of Surgery, 36, S104-S105.
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    2015 Smitham, P. (2015). How I got into orthopaedics - Peter Smitham. My story. Orthopaedics and Trauma, 29(6), 420-421.
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    2015 Parker, S., Ciaccio, M., Cook, E., Davenport, G., Cooper, A., Grange, S., & Smitham, P. (2015). Validation of a modified FRAX® tool for improving outpatient efficiency—part of the “Catch Before a Fall” initiative. Archives of Osteoporosis, 10(1), 1-8.
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    2015 Monda, M., Goldberg, A., Smitham, P., Thornton, M., & McCarthy, I. (2015). Use of inertial measurement units to assess age-related changes in Gait kinematics in an active population. Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, 23(1), 18-23.
    DOI Scopus19 WoS20 Europe PMC10
    2014 Smitham, P., Crossfield, L., Hughes, G., Goodship, A., Blunn, G., & Chenu, C. (2014). Low dose of propranolol does not affect rat osteotomy healing and callus strength. Journal of Orthopaedic Research, 32(7), 887-893.
    DOI Scopus18 WoS15 Europe PMC13
    2014 Tudor, F., Mcconnell, J., Smitham, P., & Palan, J. (2014). Opinions of UK Orthopaedic Trainees Regarding Training, Assessment and the Trainee Fee. The Bulletin of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, 96(10), e15-e18.
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    2013 Grange, S., Chettiar, K., Arestu, M., Pilarski, P., Smitham, P., Loizidou, M., & Jell, G. (2013). Nanotechnology and medical devices: Risk, regulation and 'meta' registration. WORLD JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING, 10(3), 191-198.
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    2013 MacLeod, K., Lingham, A., Chatha, H., Lewis, J., Parkes, A., Grange, S., & Smitham, P. (2013). When can I return to driving?: A review of the current literature on returning to driving after lower limb injury or arthroplasty. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B, 95 B(3), 290-294.
    DOI Scopus32 WoS27 Europe PMC18
    2013 Jeyabalan, J., Viollet, B., Smitham, P., Ellis, S., Zaman, G., Bardin, C., . . . Chenu, C. (2013). The anti-diabetic drug metformin does not affect bone mass in vivo or fracture healing. Osteoporosis International, 24(10), 2659-2670.
    DOI Scopus75 WoS67 Europe PMC45
    2013 Parker, L., Garlick, N., McCarthy, I., Grechenig, S., Grechenig, W., & Smitham, P. (2013). Screw fixation of medial malleolar fractures: A cadaveric biomechanical study challenging the current AO philosophy. Bone and Joint Journal, 95 B(12), 1662-1666.
    DOI Scopus32 WoS25 Europe PMC15
    2012 Ibrahim, I., Khan, W., Dheerendra, S., Smitham, P., & Goddard, N. (2012). A novel method of diagnosing autonomic dysfunction in carpal tunnel syndrome: measuring skin capacitance. Ortopedia Traumatologia Rehabilitacja, 14(5), 429-433.
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    2012 Bakhsh, H., Ibrahim, I., Khan, W., Smitham, P., & Goddard, N. (2012). Assessment of validity, reliability, responsiveness and bias of three commonly used patient-reported outcome measures in carpal tunnel syndrome. Ortopedia Traumatologia Rehabilitacja, 14(4), 335-340.
    DOI Scopus30 Europe PMC17
    2012 Jones, C., Smitham, P., & Walsh, W. (2012). Relationship of surgical accuracy and clinical outcomes in Charitè lumbar disc replacement.. Orthopaedic surgery, 4(3), 145-155.
    DOI Scopus9 Europe PMC5
    2012 Fossett, E., Khan, W., Longo, U., & Smitham, P. (2012). Effect of age and gender on cell proliferation and cell surface characterization of synovial fat pad derived mesenchymal stem cells. Journal of Orthopaedic Research, 30(7), 1013-1018.
    DOI Scopus48 WoS45 Europe PMC34
    2012 Eid, A. S., Burrows, V., Murray, J. R. M., Smitham, P., Ahmad, R., Miller, R., & Butt, U. (2012). Are we managing acute knee effusion well?. British Journal of Medical Practitioners, 5(1).
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    2012 Ibrahim, I., Khan, W. S., Goddard, N., & Smitham, P. (2012). Carpal tunnel syndrome: a review of the recent literature. The open orthopaedics journal, 6(1), 69-76.
    DOI Scopus118 Europe PMC141
    2012 Weiler, R., West, A., & Smitham, P. J. (2012). A comparison of two elbow crutch designs on functional performance in elite football (Soccer) players with amputation. Sports Technology, 5(1-2), 43-48.
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    2011 O'Dowd-Booth, C. J., White, J., Smitham, P., Khan, W., & Marsh, D. R. (2011). Bone cement: perioperative issues, orthopaedic applications and future developments.. Journal of perioperative practice, 21(9), 304-308.
    DOI Scopus32 Europe PMC17
    2011 Byrne, C., Hazlerigg, A., Khan, W., & Smitham, P. (2011). The role of perioperative care in reducing rates of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus.. Journal of perioperative practice, 21(12), 410-417.
    DOI Scopus6 Europe PMC2
    2011 White, J. J. E., Khan, W. S., & Smitham, P. J. (2011). Perioperative implications of surgery in elderly patients with hip fractures: an evidence-based review.. Journal of perioperative practice, 21(6), 192-197.
    DOI Scopus18 Europe PMC11
    2011 Khan, W. S., Smitham, P., & Fahmy, N. R. M. (2011). A modified technique of using the dynamic external finger fixation system. Case study. Ortopedia Traumatologia Rehabilitacja, 13(4), 399-402.
    DOI Scopus2 Europe PMC1
    2011 Dheerendra, S. K., Ibrahim, I. W., Khan, W. S., Smitham, P., & Goddard, N. J. (2011). Measurement Of Skin Capacitance: A Novel Method of Diagnosing Autonomic Dysfunction in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. The Journal of Hand Surgery, 36(8), 45.
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    2011 Khashan, M., Smitham, P. J., Khan, W. S., & Goddard, N. J. (2011). Dupuytren's Disease: Review of the Current Literature. The open orthopaedics journal, 5(1), 283-288.
    DOI Scopus14 Europe PMC17
    2010 Pelletier, M. H., Lau, A. C. B., Smitham, P. J., Nielsen, G., & Walsh, W. R. (2010). Pore distribution and material properties of bone cement cured at different temperatures. Acta Biomaterialia, 6(3), 886-891.
    DOI Scopus24 WoS20 Europe PMC9
    2009 Pelletier, M. H., Malisano, L., Smitham, P. J., Okamoto, K., & Walsh, W. R. (2009). The Compressive Properties of Bone Cements Containing Large Doses of Antibiotics. Journal of Arthroplasty, 24(3), 454-460.
    DOI Scopus51 WoS40 Europe PMC29
    2009 Smitham, P. J., Perkins, C., Williams, M., & Eastaugh-Waring, S. (2009). Polymethylmethacrylate extrusion into the femoral nutrient vessel during arthroplasty: A phenomenon to be aware of. Journal of Radiology Case Reports, 3(2), 20-22.
    DOI Scopus3 WoS1 Europe PMC2
    2008 Stewart, D. A., Smitham, P. J., Nicklin, S., & Walsh, W. R. (2008). A new technique for distal fixation of flexor digitorum profundus tendon. Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, 61(4), 475-477.
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    2007 Khan, U., Smitham, P., Pearse, M., & Nanchahal, J. (2007). Management of severe open ankle injuries. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 119(2), 578-589.
    DOI Scopus31 WoS28 Europe PMC20
    2007 Stewart, D. A., Smitham, P. J., Gianoutsos, M. P., & Walsh, W. R. (2007). Biomechanical Influence of the Vincula Tendinum on Digital Motion After Isolated Flexor Tendon Injury: A Cadaveric Study. Journal of Hand Surgery, 32(8), 1190-1194.
    DOI Scopus11 WoS11 Europe PMC4
    2007 Vizesi, F., Oliver, R., Smitham, P., Gothelf, T., Yu, Y., & Walsh, W. R. (2007). Influence of surgical preparation on the in-vivo response of osteochondral defects. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine, 221(5), 489-498.
    DOI Scopus7 WoS5 Europe PMC4
    2006 STEWART, D., SMITHAM, P., NICKLIN, S., & WALSH, W. (2006). 16.6 A new technique for repair of flexor digitorum profundus avulsion. The Journal of Hand Surgery: Journal of the British Society for Surgery of the Hand, 31, 78.
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    2006 SMITHAM, P., STEWART, D., STEPHENS, P., & WALSH, W. (2006). 16.8 Does length matter? Testing the bite size. The Journal of Hand Surgery: Journal of the British Society for Surgery of the Hand, 31, 79.
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  • Book Chapters
    Year Citation
    2020 White, J., Smitham, P., & Khan, W. S. (2020). SURGERY IN ELDERLY PATIENTS WITH HIP FRACTURES. In Encyclopedia of Surgery: Volume 1: (22 Volume Set) (Vol. 1, pp. 6239-6249).
    2015 O'Dowd-Booth, C. J., White, J. J. E., Smitham, P., Khan, W., & Marsh, D. R. (2015). The use of bone cement in trauma and orthopaedics. In Perioperative Practice in Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery (pp. 143-152).
    2015 White, J., Smitham, P., & Khan, W. S. (2015). Surgery in elderly patients with hip fractures. In Perioperative Practice in Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery (pp. 217-227).
    2015 Byrne, C., Hazlerigg, A., Khan, W. S., & Smitham, P. (2015). The role of perioperative care in reducing rates of methicillin resitant staphyloccocus aureus. In Perioperative Practice in Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery (pp. 7-22).
    2014 Smitham, P. J., & Marsh, D. R. (2014). The surgical management of fragility fractures. In Osteoporosis (pp. 149-154). Oxford University Press.
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    2012 Smitham, P., & Goldberg, A. (2012). TRAUMA, SHOCK, HEAD INJURIES AND BURNS. In Surgical Talk (pp. 45-79). IMPERIAL COLLEGE PRESS.
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    2012 Smitham, P., & Goldberg, A. (2012). ORTHOPAEDICS. In Surgical Talk (pp. 279-364). IMPERIAL COLLEGE PRESS.
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  • Conference Papers
    Year Citation
    2019 Taylor, S. J. G., Symonds, A. T., Gorjon, J., Smitham, P., & Holloway, C. (2019). A lightweight wheelchair propulsion dynamometer for improving user energy efficiency and mobility. In BioSMART 2019 - Proceedings: 3rd International Conference on Bio-Engineering for Smart Technologies (pp. 1-6). online: IEEE.
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    2016 Harries, R., Gokani, V., Smitham, P., & Fitzgerald, E. (2016). A Cross Sectional Study of Pregnancy and Maternity and Paternity Leave Among Surgical Trainees in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland. In BRITISH JOURNAL OF SURGERY Vol. 103 (pp. 46). Belfast, IRELAND: WILEY-BLACKWELL.
    2015 Holloway, C., Symonds, A., Suzuki, T., Gall, A., Smitham, P., & Taylor, S. (2015). Linking wheelchair kinetics to glenohumeral joint demand during everyday accessibility activities. In Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS Vol. 2015-November (pp. 2478-2481). Milan, ITALY: IEEE.
    DOI Scopus21 WoS14 Europe PMC4
    2012 Jeyabalan, J., Viollet, B., Smitham, P., Undre, Y., Ellis, S. A., Goodship, A., & Chenu, C. (2012). THE ANTI-DIABETIC DRUG METFORMIN HAS NO DELETERIOUS EFFECT ON BONE MASS IN VIVO BUT DOES NOT INDUCE OSTEOGENESIS NOR FRACTURE HEALING. In OSTEOPOROSIS INTERNATIONAL Vol. 23 (pp. S536). Manchester, ENGLAND: SPRINGER LONDON LTD.
    2012 Smitham, P., Allen, F., Cooper, A., Grange, S., Davenport, G., & Marsh, D. (2012). PATIENTS ACCEPT THE USE OF TOUCH SCREENS TO SELF REPORT OSTEOPOROSIS RISKS. RESULTS OF THE "CATCH BEFORE A FALL" STUDY. In OSTEOPOROSIS INTERNATIONAL Vol. 23 (pp. S578). Manchester, ENGLAND: SPRINGER LONDON LTD.

  • Software
    Year Citation
    2020 Solomon, L. B., Atkins, G., Freeman, B., Howie, D., Findlay, D., Smitham, P., . . . Jones, C. (2020). COTR publications [website]. University of Adelaide: Dan McCafferty.

I have been fortunate enough to be awarded several grants within Australia and the UK at PI and CI level within all of my research areas.

I have a keen interest in improving medical education in MSK exploring novel methods including simulation and VR techniques. I am a member of the Academy of Surgical Educators and have been awarded the Executive Deans Award for Teaching in 2021 and the School of Medicine Affiliate Teaching Award in 2018.

  • Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)
    Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
    2024 Co-Supervisor Enhancing Hip Migration Detection: A Machine Learning Approach for Improved Accuracy and Clinician-Friendly Interface Master of Philosophy Master Full Time Miss Nujhat Khan
    2022 Principal Supervisor The role of acetabular cup medialisation in revision hip arthroplasty. Master of Philosophy (Surgery) Master Part Time Dr David Ngo
    2021 Co-Supervisor Healing of Human Tibial Plateau Fractures Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Dr David Stuart Kitchen

  • Committee Memberships
    Date Role Committee Institution Country
    2019 - ongoing Member Australian Orthopaedic Association Research Committee (SA Representative) Australian Orthopaedic Association Australia
    2019 - ongoing Chair MSK Teaching MBBS University of Adelaide Australia
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