The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne

Orthopaedics

Information for referring practitioners

Outpatient services for Orthopaedics have a significant waiting list. In order to prioritise referrals we require very specific information.
New patient referrals

Please fax to (03) 9345 5034 after ensuring your patient meets our referral criteria.

Ankle and foot

Flat feet
Curly toes
In-toeing
Out-toeing
Toe walking

Legs

Bowed legs (genu varum)
Knocked knees (genu valgum)
Osgood-Schlatter disease

Pelvis and hip

Adolescent Hip Disease
Developmental dysplasia of the hip – DDH
Perthes Disease
Slipped upper femoral epiphysis (SUFE)

Knee

Anterior Cruciate Ligament ACL injury
Meniscal injury
Osteochondritis dissecans, osteochondral fragment or loose body
Other knee ligamentous injuries

Spine

Back pain
Kyphosis
Scoliosis
Spine trauma
Spondylolisthesis/Spondylolysis
Torticollis

Upper limb

Shoulder instability
Shoulder stiffness

General orthopaedics

Bone and Soft Tissue Sarcoma
Limping child
Osteomyelitis
Septic Arthritis

If your patient has external images, please use the following form to transfer their images to the RCH system so we can use for access and triage.
Image transfer request form.