Shoulder to Hand Orthopedic Surgeon Serving the Sunshine Coast to Bundaberg , Hervey Bay and Gladstone.

MBcHB, MSc Sport ,MMED Orthopaedics S.A, FC(ORTH)S.A ,FRACS Orth(AUS)

SHOULDER TO HAND ORTHOPAEDIC SPECIALIST

About Dr. D.J. Lourens

Dr. D.J. Lourens is a highly qualified orthopaedic surgeon with extensive expertise in shoulder and hand surgery.

Dr Lourens has been a GP for a few years and worked in remote areas of Africa, delivering services in areas like Lesotho during the construction of the Katse dam.

He received his education from the University of Pretoria in South Africa:

He received his bachelors in medicine, MBCHB in 1995.

He is a qualified Sport Physician with a MSc degree in Sport.

He has 2 orthopaedic degrees in South Africa :

MMED orthopaedics and he is a fellow of the college of South Africa(FCorthSA).

He also completed two upper limb fellowships, specializing in shoulder and upper limb surgery (hand, wrist, elbow).

Dr. Lourens is a fellow of the Royal College of Australia.

He obtained his FRACS Orth(AUS) certification, as well as a Foot and Ankle Fellowship.

He has been practicing as a shoulder to hand surgeon in Australia since 2013 years. He is doing shoulder to hand surgery since 2008.

Apart from his specialization in shoulder and hand surgery, Dr. Lourens has a keen interest in sport-related upper and lower limb injuries and possesses a wide range of surgical skills.

He has significant experience in trauma surgery, with a log book of almost 5000 cases in South-Africa up to 2012.

Dr. Lourens currently performs surgical procedures in several hospitals in the Sunshine Coast, including Nambour Selangor Hospital, Noosa, Birtinya, and the Friendlies Hospital. Dr Lourens also serves Hervey Bay and Gladstone areas.

New patients are always welcome to seek treatment from Dr. Lourens.

Specialist procedures

Special interest : Shoulder to hand surgery:

Shoulder

• Arthroplasty and Arthroscopic procedures. Shoulder pain treatment. Clavicle and humerus fracture treatment.

Wrist and Hand

•Carpal tunnel, trigger fingers, hand contractures, arthritis conditions and various wrist and hand procedures

Elbow

• Arthroplasty and sport injuries. Elbow fracture treatment.

Knee:

Arthroscopic ligaments and meniscus surgery.

Foot and Ankle

• Sports foot and ankle injuries, ankle arthroscopy, arthritic conditions, Bunions, claw toes

Education

University of Pretoria,

South-Africa:

MBcHB,

MSc Sport ,

MMED Orthopaedics S.A,

FC(ORTH)S.A ,

2x Upper limb Fellowships

Fellowship of the Royal College of Australia:

FRACS Orth(AUS)

Foot and Ankle Fellowship

To Book an Appointment

Phone for appointments

(you can make an appointment initially without a GP referral, we will request it from your GP)

Ph: 043 109 5232

Email manager: infobundiortho@gmail.com

Fax: 07 31 868 705

Located at:

Sunshine Coast: Nambour Selangor Hospital, Birtinya , Tewantin, Noosa and Friendlies Hospital

Please download the documents below and send it back to us via email: infobundiortho@gmail.com

New Patient Registration Form

New Patient Medical Condition Form

Our Locations

The GP can send referrals to:

Fax , email , or medical objects

Fax to : 07 31868705

Medical objects numbers:

Nambour: 234501PT

Birtinya:234501QB

Friendlies suits:234501JJ

Examples of a few of the shoulder to hand conditions Dr Lourens can provide operative and non-operative treatment for:

Shoulder Conditions:

Shoulder replacement surgery:

Reverse shoulder arthroplasty

Shoulder replacements are done mainly for shoulder arthritis, causing disabling shoulder pain and shoulder disfunction.

shoulder tendon tears after arthroscopic repair

Shoulder arthroscopy and repair of tears:

Rotator cuff repairs

Shoulder pain after an injury could be related to tears of your tendons in the shoulder. It will need an evaluation and further imaging like an ultrasound and an MRI. We can help

Shoulder pain :

Expert shoulder assessments

We canprovide a reason for the shoulder pain and guide treatment and rehabilitation with our expert team.

Shoulder dislocation:

Shoulder doslocation surgery

With shoulder dislocations it is important that we assess you and evalaute the possible structural damage that you might need a surgical repair.

Hand conditions:

Carpal tunnel syndrome:

Do you have hand or wrist pain or a tingles in the fingers and is it worse at night?

Trigger fingers:

Are your fingers getting stuck when you have your finger closed.

Dupuytren's contracture:

Do your hand or your fingers curl up or do you have contractures of them with thick cord like structures present.

Thumb pain:

Arthritis of the thumb. You will need to see us for guidance to treatment. You might need injections or a splint or a repalcement.

Elbow conditions:

Any elbow pain:

There is various reasons for elbow pain.

Dr Lourens will evaluate you carefully in order to diagnose your problem.

He will guide your recovery by providing a treatment pathway.

Phone

Did you dislocate your elbow:

It is urgent that you contact us immediately for a thorough examination and special investigation. Decisions need to be made to decide if you need ligament repairs or reconstructions or simple rehabilitation.

Ulnar nerve entrapment in the elbow:

Do you have tingling in the fingers it may be that it is related to nerve entrapment at the neck,elbow and or wrist.

Nerves gets damages over time if they are compressed for too long.

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Biceps tendon rupture at the elbow:

With the diagnosis confirmed with special investigations, Dr Lourens will provide you with advice and treatments as needed.

Sport Injuries and shoulder to hand Fractures:

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Sport related injuries:

Dr Lourens provides expert sport related injury assessments and guidance to recovery and treatment.

Treatment could be operative and non-operative.

He uses his team of physiotherapist and appropriate modalities to assist you back to the sport field.

Pectoralis tendon ruptures. Chest msucle injuries

Pectoralis major tears:

We provide excellent advice to the treatment of this condition. We provide up to date surgical intervention with a well planned rehabilitation program for you.

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Wrist fractures:

We provide a tailored approach to your hand and wrist injuries and or fractures.

Whether it is splints, casts or surgery we have the abilities to advise you.

Knee ligament injuries, knee cartilage injuries(meniscus tears).

Ankle ligament injuries or fractures of the ankle.

Consult with Dr. Lourens, he provides advanced approaches to your injuries.