GP Hub
For GPs — the library

A guide for you. A brochure for your patient.

Organised by condition so you can find the right PDF during the consult, not after it. Open access — no registration, no email required.

Knee osteoarthritis

Refer when pain limits sleep, walking distance or work despite conservative care — or when the patient wants to understand options before deciding.

For you — GP guide
GP guide: knee osteoarthritisAssessment, imaging that helps, conservative sequence, and when a surgical opinion changes management.In production — join the list below to be told when it’s up.
For your patient — handout Do I need a knee replacement?A plain-English self-check your patient can work through at home.Oxford Knee Score self-checkValidated 12-question score with a plain-English result. Takes two minutes.
Knee conditions →Refer now →

Hip osteoarthritis

Groin pain on weight-bearing, stiffness putting on shoes and socks, night pain — radiographs often lag symptoms.

For you — GP guide
GP guide: hip osteoarthritisExamination pearls, differentiating from lateral hip pain and spinal referral, and when to send.In production — join the list below to be told when it’s up.
For your patient — handout Do I need a hip replacement?Self-check written for patients weighing up the decision.Oxford Hip Score self-checkValidated 12-question score with a plain-English result.
Hip conditions →Refer now →

The higher-weight patient

Patients told elsewhere that a number rules them out. Eligibility is assessed individually — 3D planning, wound-management technique, nutritional optimisation and, for hips, the direct anterior approach all form part of that assessment.

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For you — GP guide
GP guide: assessing the higher-weight joint patientWhat is actually assessed beyond BMI, how risk is modified, and what to tell a patient who has been turned away.In production — join the list below to be told when it’s up.
For your patient — handout Living with joint pain and a BMI over 40The article patients are sent home with when they’ve been told to lose weight first.Knee surgery at a higher body weightWhat the assessment involves and what changes about the operation.
Individual assessment →Refer now →

Painful existing joint replacement

Pain, stiffness, instability or a joint that has never felt right — a redo is not the only answer, and often not the answer.

For you — GP guide
GP guide: the painful joint replacementA structured work-up before referral: infection screen, imaging, and the questions that separate the causes.In production — join the list below to be told when it’s up.
For your patient — handout Second opinion — hip or kneeWhat a structured review involves: imaging reviewed, findings explained, written summary provided.Revision & complex hip surgeryIncluding the minimally invasive options that avoid a full redo.
Revision & reconstruction →Refer now →

Second opinion

For patients uncertain before committing to surgery, or unhappy after surgery done elsewhere. No obligation to proceed, and the referrer is kept in the loop either way.

For you — GP guide
GP guide: making a second-opinion referral usefulWhat to send, what the review covers, and what comes back to you.In production — join the list below to be told when it’s up.
For your patient — handout Second opinion — what to expectPlain-English page your patient can read before booking.
Second opinion — what to expect →Refer now →

Imaging before referral

Which study answers which question — and which ones can wait until after the consultation.

Guide only
For you — GP guide
GP guide: imaging before a hip or knee referralWeight-bearing views that matter, when MRI changes management, and what not to order.In production — join the list below to be told when it’s up.
For your patient — handout

Clinician resource — no patient handout for this topic.

Refer now →

Perioperative medication & optimisation

Anticoagulation, diabetes, smoking, iron studies and dental review — the items that most often delay a list.

Guide only
For you — GP guide
GP guide: perioperative optimisationA practical checklist for the weeks between decision and surgery.In production — join the list below to be told when it’s up.
For your patient — handout

Clinician resource — no patient handout for this topic.

Refer now →

After joint replacement: what GPs see

Wound appearance, expected swelling, stiffness timelines, and the findings that warrant a call rather than a wait.

Guide only
For you — GP guide
GP guide: the first year after joint replacementWhat is normal at two weeks, six weeks and three months — and what is not.In production — join the list below to be told when it’s up.
For your patient — handout

Clinician resource — no patient handout for this topic.

Refer now →

Cortisone & joint injections

What an injection is reasonable to try, what it tells you diagnostically, how often is too often, and when repeated injections are delaying a decision rather than deferring one.

In your rooms
For you — GP guide GP evidence guide: joint injections (read online)The 60-second answer on cortisone, gel, PRP and stem cells — verdicts, numbers, costs and the 3-month rule.Reviewed Jul 2026
For your patient — handout Patient guide: joint injectionsThe same four verdicts in plain English — hand it across the desk.Reviewed Jul 2026 · 2 pages · A4 · PDF
Arthritis & joint pain →Refer now →

After knee surgery: patient handouts

The brochures patients are given at discharge — downloadable here so you can reissue one in your own consult.

For you — GP guide

No GP guide for this row — the patient handouts are the resource here.

For your patient — handout Total knee replacement: home recovery equipmentWhat to have at home before the operation. A5, printable.Reviewed Jul 2026 · PDFKnee arthroscopy: post-operative instructionsWound care, weight-bearing, driving and return to work.Reviewed Jun 2026 · PDFPatellofemoral / chondromalacia strengthening programThe structured program for anterior knee pain.Reviewed Jul 2026 · PDF
Rehabilitation protocols (physio hub) →Refer now →

Get new guides as they’re released

Six GP guides are in production. One short email when each goes live — nothing else.

Need to discuss one of these patients?

Verified GPs can call or text Dr Yas directly — the library answers the common questions, the direct line answers yours.

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Dr Yas Edirisinghe MBChB, BHB, MSurg, FRACS, FAOrthA — specialist orthopaedic surgeon (hip & knee), Adelaide. AHPRA reg. MED0001219741. Rooms: 08 7081 4100 · admin@orthoprecision.com.au. Information on this page is for referring clinicians; it is general in nature and does not replace individual clinical assessment. All surgery carries risk, which is discussed at consultation.