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Mr. Michael Flint
Michael Flint graduated from the University of Auckland Medical School in 1993. After finishing his NZ orthopaedic surgical training and obtaining his FRACS (ortho) in 2002 he travelled to Canada where he underwent further subspecialty training in adult joint reconstruction under world renowned surgeon Dr Allan Gross, and then completed a fellowship in musculoskeletal oncology at Mt Sinai and Princess Margaret Hospitals in Toronto under Professors Bob Bell and Jay Wunder.
Returning to New Zealand in 2005 Michael was appointed as a consultant surgeon at Middlemore Hospital. He has a leading role in the management of musculoskeletal tumours helping run the NZ Bone and Soft Tissue Sarcoma service. He is also active in the development of new techniques in hip and knee joint replacement and provides expertise in the management of acute orthopaedic trauma.
As well as teaching medical students and junior staff Michael takes an active role in the training of orthopaedic surgeons in NZ. He has been invited to lecture at national meetings as well as promoting research on his subspecialty fields of joint replacement and tumour surgery.
His private practice encompasses hip and knee joint replacement with particular emphasis on newer techniques and computer assisted surgery. He is also skilled in arthroscopic surgical management of knee and shoulder problems.
Appointments
- Visiting Consultant Surgeon Middlemore Hospital / Manukau Surgical Centre
- Visiting Surgeon Southern Cross Hospitals / Mercy Ascot Hospitals
Specialty
Certification
- BHB MBChB 1993
- FRACS (ortho) 2002
Education
- University of Auckland 1987 - 1992
- NZOA Orthopaedic Training Scheme 1998 - 2002
Fellowship Training
- 2003 Adult Joint Reconstruction Toronto Canada
- 2004 Musculoskeletal Oncology Toronto Canada
Special Expertise
- Primary and Revision Hip and Knee Joint Replacement
- Sports injuries of the knee and shoulder
- Musculoskeletal oncology
Research
Peer Reviewed publications
Outcome of revision hip arthroplasty in patients with a previous total hip replacement for developmental dysplasia of the hip.
Morag G, Zalzal P, Liberman B, Safir O, Flint M, Gross AE. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2005 Aug;87(8):1068-72.
Aseptic loosening is uncommon with uncemented proximal tibia tumor prostheses.
Flint MN, Griffin AM, Bell RS, Ferguson PC, Wunder JS. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2006 Sep;450:52-9.
Two-stage revision of infected uncemented lower extremity tumor endoprostheses.
Flint MN, Griffin AM, Bell RS, Wunder JS, Ferguson PC. J Arthroplasty. 2007 Sep;22(6):859-65.
Podium Presentations
Metastatic Germ Cell Tumour of the Hand.
MN Flint,
Podium Presentation at the NZOA Registrars Paper Meeting 1999
The Use of Calcium Sulfate in the treatment of Giant-Cell Tumors of Long Bones: a clinical review.
MN Flint, JG French
- Podium Presentation at the NZOA Registrars Scientific Meeting 2001
Primary Foot Tumors; A Clinicopathologic Correlation of 72 Cases.
MN Flint
- Podium Presentation at NZOA Foot and Ankle Society Meeting 2002
Proximal Femoral Allograft for Revision Hip Replacement: A Survivorship Analysis of 229 Cases.
O Safir, MN Flint, P Zalzal, G Moreg, D Backstein, A Gross
- Podium Presentation at COA Annual Scientific Meeting, Calgary 2004
Survivorship and Functional Outcome of Revision Hip Arthroplasty in Patients with a Previous Total Hip Replacement for Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip.
G Moreg, P Zalzal, B Liberman, O Safir, M Flint, A Gross
- Podium Presentation at COA Annual Scientific Meeting, Calgary 2004
Staged Revision of Infected Uncemented Tumor Endoprostheses.
MN Flint, RS Bell, J Wunder, PC Ferguson, A Griffin
- Podium Presentation at MSTS Meeting, Long Beach CA 2004
Uncemented Proximal Tibial Endoprostheses for Tumor: Oncologic and Functional Outcome.
M Flint, RS Bell, J Wunder, PC Ferguson, A Griffin
- Podium Presentation MSTS Meeting, Nashville Tennessee 2005
Bone Loss around Modular Femoral Revision Stems.
MN Flint
- Podium Presentation at Zimmer Trends in Hip Replacement Meeting, Queenstown 2005
Treatment of Infected Total Knee Replacement At Middlemore Hospital.
F Taylor, MN Flint
- Podium Presentation at Orthopaedic Meeting, Middlemore Hospital May 2006
- Podium Presentation Combined AOA/NZOA Meeting
- Canberra, October 2006
Fibromatosis: Review of Treatment from the NZ Tumor Registry.
N Musa, MN Flint, JG French
- Podium Presentation NZ Bone Tumor Registry Meeting, Auckland, May 2006
Staging of Musculoskeletal Tumours
MN Flint
- Podium presentation NZOA Pathology Conference Auckland 2007
Pelvic reconstruction following resection of malignant tumors
MN Flint
- Podium presentation NZOA pathology Conference Auckland 2007
Treatment of Malignant Proximal Humeral Tumors
M Rosenfeldt, JG French, DH Gray, MN Flint
Podium Presentation at NZ Bone Tumor Registry Meeting Auckland , August 2008
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