The University of Western Australia

Professor Piers Yates

Head of Unit/Professor (Orthopaedics)
Orthopaedic Surgery (Fremantle Hospital)

Contact details

Address

Orthopaedic Surgery (Fremantle Hospital)
The University of Western Australia (M704)
35 Stirling Highway
CRAWLEY WA 6009
Australia

Phone

9431 3862

Fax

9431 2701

Email

piers.yates@uwa.edu.au

Qualifications

BSc MB BS Lond., MRCS, FRCS

Key research

clinical orthopaedics, especially arthroplasty, infection, trauma.

Publications

15. Fractures in modern stainless steel hip replacements. Royal Perth bioengineering. Yates PJ, Quraishi NA, Kop A, Howie DW, Marx C, Swarts E. J Arthroplasty. 2008 Feb;23(2):188-96.
16. The Exeter Universal stem. A minimum 10-year review from an independent centre. S Hook, E Moulder, BJ Burston, PJ Yates, E Whitley, GC Bannister. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 88-B (12): 1584, 2006.
17. Femoral Head Blood Flow During Hip Resurfacing Arthroplasty. A. Khan, P. Yates, A Lovering, GC Bannister, RF Spencer. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 89-B (1): 21-25, 2007.
18. Dislocation of the hip following valgus fixation of unstable pertrochanteric hip fractures: A complication. J.T.K. Melton, P. Yates, R.G. Middleton. Injury Extra (2007) 38, 61-63.
19. Early MRI diagnosis and non-surgical management of spontaneous osteonecrosis of the knee. PJ Yates, GF Stranks, JD Calder, KS Conn, D Peppercorn, NP Thomas. Knee (2007) 14(2), 112-116.
20. Microstructural Features in Fractured High Nitrogen Stainless Steel Hip Prostheses: A retrieval study of polished, tapered femoral stems. Eric Swarts, Alan Kop, Noel Jones, Cathy Keogh, Susan Miller, Piers Yates. J Biomed Mater Res A. 2007, 84A (3): 753-60.
21. Matrix-Induced Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation (MACI): Biological and Histological Assessment. Zheng MH, Willers C, Kirilak L, Yates P, Xu J, Wood D, Shimmin A. Tissue Eng. 2007, 13(4): 737-46.
22. Laser Scanning Confocal Arthroscopy of Osteoarthritic Cartilage. CW Jones, D Smolinski, C Willers, Mr PJ Yates, Dr A Keogh, Dr D Fick, Prof TB Kirk, Prof MH Zheng. Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2007. Dec;15(12):1388-96
23. Matrix-Induced Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation in Sheep: Objective Assessments Including Confocal Arthroscopy. CW Jones, C Willers, A Keogh, D Smolinski, D Fick, PJ Yates, TB Kirk, MH Zheng. J Orthop Res 2008 Mar;26(3):292-303.
24. Intraosseous blood flow of the subluxed or everted patella during total knee arthroplasty. Stoffel K, Flivik G, Yates P, Nicholls R. Knee, 2007 Dec;14(6):434-8
25. Removal of acetabular component in hip resurfacing. Taylor, Dunlop, Stoffel, Yates. J Arthroplasty 2009 Apr;24(3):484-6
26. Rivaroxaban vs Enoxaparin for Thromboprophylaxis after hip arthroplasty. Eriksson B, et al NEJM 2008; 358 (26): 2765-76. Contributing investigator
27. Polished tapered stems in patients under 50yrs. BJ Burston, S Hook, E Moulder, PJ Yates, E Whitley, GC Bannister. JA 2009.
28. Revision of resurfacing Hip replacements. Garrett, Yates, Bolland, Latham. JA accepted 2009.
29. The treatment of femoral periprosthetic fractures with locking plates: effect of drill size and screw type on bone cement: a biomechanical analysis. Kampshoff, Yates, Kuster, Stoffel, Erhardt. AOTS 2009.
30. Comparison of two intraoperative assessment methods for injuries to the ankle syndesmosis. A cadaveric study. Stoffel K, Wysocki D, Baddour E, Nicholls R, Yates P. JBJSA 2009 Nov;91(11):2646-52.

Teaching

Undergraduate clinical orthopaedics
postgraduate orthopaedics and trauma

Current external positions

Clinical lead musculoskeletal, Department health. Medical director perth boen and tissue bank. Head of department Fremantle hospital.

RFCD

FOR 110314, SEO 920116

Research profile

Research profile and publications