A/Prof Raphael Hau

• Bachelor of Medicine / Bachelor of Surgery, University of Melbourne, Australia, 1992

Fact Sheet: Knee Osteoarthrisis https://www.healthshare.com.au/factsheets/12886-knee-osteoarthritis/13128.pdf

Fact Sheet: ACL Reconstruction https://www.healthshare.com.au/factsheets/12885-acl-reconstruction/13127.pdf

COMPETITIVE GRANTS

2014    The Northern Foundation Research Small Grant - For “Ideal positioning of elevated-rim acetabular liners in primary total hip arthroplasty”

2013    The Northern Foundation Research Small Grant - For “Outcomes of operated ankle fractures treated with early mobilisation vs early weight bearing. A randomized control trial. Are there time and cost implications for the physiotherapy management of these patients?”

2013    Victoria Orthopaedic Research Trust Research Grant - Australian Orthopaedic Association – Victorian Branch - For “Outcome of operated ankle fractures treated with early weight bearing vs six weeks of plastering. A randomised control trial.”

2012    The Northern Foundation Research Small Grant - For “Evaluation of a specific brain-training exercise for osteoarthritis knee pain – is it more effective at reducing pain than usual non-surgical care?”

2012    The Northern Foundation Research Small Grant - For “ Comparing Vitamin D insufficiency in children with and without fractures.”

2007    Current Concept Foundation Scholarship -  Spring 2007 Meeting, Las Vegas, Current Concept Foundation, 1730 West 25th Street, Cleveland, Ohio 44113, USA.

2000    Victorian Orthopaedic Research Trust Research Grant - Australian Orthopaedic Association – Victorian Branch - For “The Vascularity of the Costo-chondral Junction”

PRIZES / AWARDS

2014  - D R Leslie prize for best clinical registrar paper

• Victorian Branch RACS ASM, Melbourne
• Comparison between intraoperative active and passive warming after active pre-warming to prevent inadvertent hypothermia
• C K Tjoakarfa, A Ko, R Hau

2014   -  R C Bennett prize for best laboratory based research paper

• Victorian Branch RACS ASM, Melbourne
• Validation of a smartphone goniometer to measure hip range of motion
• J N Hammerschlag, M Tacey, R Hau

2014  -  Membership Award

• Melbourne Medical School Academy of Clinical Teachers
• University of Melbourne
• Royal Parade, Parkville, Victoria

2013 -  Best registrar paper

• Victorian Branch AOA Annual Scientifc Meeting, Lorne, 2013
• Wound closures with staples and sutures in total hip replacement at The Northern Hospital
• Sam Bewsher, Raphael Hau

2012 -  Best Poster

• RACS Annual Victorian Scientific & Fellowship Meeting, Melbourne, Victoria
• Risk factors for mortality in neck of femur fractures
• Loch A, Pham M, Hau RC

2012  -  Northern Research Week – 2nd Prize Winner

• Risk factors for mortality in neck of femur fractures
• Loch A, Pham M, Hau RC

2012  -  Northern Research Week – Best Surgical Project

• Theatre start time audit
• Easton J, McLeod-Mills L, Hau RC

2012  -  Best registrar paper

• Victorian Branch AOA Annual Scientifc Meeting, Lorne, 2012
• Draping the foot in total knee surgery: a possible pathway of microbial spread
• Pamela Boekel, Raphael Hau

2010    Northern Research Week – 2nd Prize Winner

• Risk factors associated with loss of position after closed reduction of distal radial fractures in children
• JR Hang, AF Hutchison, RC Hau
• The Northern Hospital, Epping VIC 3076

PUBLICATIONS (PEER REVIEWED JOURNALS

1.Distal Radial Fractures in Children: Risk Factors for Redisplacement Following Closed Reduction.

• Asadollahi S, Ooi KS, Hau RC
• Journal Pediatric Orthopaedics. 2014 Jun 24. [Epub ahead of print]

2. Surgical management of Manson III radial head fractures

• George Miller, Ali Humadi, Raghavan Unni, Raphael Hau
• Indian Journal of Orthopaedics, 47(4): 323-332, 2013.

3. Elbow fracture-dislocation combined with Galeazzi fracture in adult:

• A case report and literature review.
• Saeed Asadollahi, David Shepherd, Raphael C Hau
• International Journal of Surgery Case Reports, 4(7): 748-752, 2013.

4. Sterile Stockinette in orthopaedic surgery: a possible pathway for infection

• Boekel P, Blackshaw R, Van Bavel D, Riazi A, Hau R
• Australian New Zealand Journal of Surgery 82: 838-843, 2012.

5. Risk factors associated with loss of position after closed reduction of distal radial fractures in children

• Hang JR, Hutchison AF, Hau RC
• Journal of Paediatric Orthopaedics, 31(5): 501-506, 2011.

6. Review article: Paediatric supracondylar humeral fractures: assessment and management in the emergency department.

• Allen SR, Hang JR, Hau RC
• Emergency Medicine Australasia, 22(5): 418-426, 2010.

7. Knee replacement for oseteoarthritis secondary to chronic patellar dislocation and trochlear dysplasia

• Hau RC, Newman JH
• Knee 15(6): 447-450, 2008.

8. Which implant for proximal femoral osteotomy in children?

• R. Hau, G.R. Nattrass, I.P. Torode, M. O’Sullivan, D.R.V. Dickens, H.K. Graham
• Journal of Pediatric Orthopedics 20(3): 336-43, 2000.

9. Driving reaction time after right knee arthroscopy.

• Raphael Hau, Steve Csongvay, John Bartlett.
• Knee Surgery, Sports, Traumatology and Arthroscopy 8(2): 89-92, 2000.

10. Driving reaction time before and after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.

• Trung Nguyen, Raphael Hau, John Bartlett.
• Knee Surgery, Sports, Traumatology and Arthroscopy 8: 226-230, 2000.

PUBLICATION (NATIONAL GUIDELINES)

Australian and New Zealand Guideline for Hip Fracture Care:

Improving Outcomes in Hip Fracture Management in Adults

Guideline Adaptation Committee, ANZHFR Steering Group, Sydney 2014

PUBLICATIONS (BOOK CHAPTERS)

Should the patella be resurfaced in total knee replacement?

• Hau R, Masri B, Garbuz D: In Wright et al (Ed):
• Evidence-Based Orthopaedics, 598-607
• Elsevier, Philadelphia, USA, 2009.

 Vascular injuries in total knee arthroplasty

• Hau R, Masri B: In Della Vale, C (Ed):
• Curbside Consultation in Knee Arthroplasty, 15-17.
• SLACK publishing, 6900 Grove Road, Thorofare, NJ 08086, USA, 2008.

PUBLICATION (INVITED ARTICLE)

Review article: Prehospital management of paediatric supracondylar fractures

• Hye-Sung Park, Joel Seong-Jin Ang, Raphael Hau
• Journal of Paramedic Practice, 3(12): 564-570, 2011