Shoulder and knee surgery, and nothing else.
Mr Brendan Coleman is an Auckland orthopaedic surgeon who treats two joints — the shoulder and the knee. From arthroscopic rotator cuff and ACL reconstruction through to joint replacement, with an honest answer about whether you need an operation at all.
What I Treat
Two joints, treated properly
A narrow practice means seeing the same problems often enough to recognise the unusual ones - and knowing which operations reliably work.
Shoulder Surgery
Rotator cuff disease, instability, stiffness and arthritis — treated arthroscopically where possible, with replacement when the joint is beyond repair
Knee Surgery
Sports injuries, cartilage and ligament damage, kneecap instability and arthritis — from keyhole reconstruction to partial and total replacement.
STEP 01
Assessment
History, examination and a review of any imaging you already have.
Further scans arranged only if they will change the plan.
STEP 02
Diagnosis explained
What is wrong, in plain terms, with the models and images in front of you.
STEP 03
Options, honestly
Non-operative and surgical, with the realistic outcome and recovery time for each.
STEP 04
Your decision
No pressure to book. Written information to take away, and time to think it over.
Get an answer about your shoulder or knee
09 523 2764
office@bcortho.co.nz
Do you actually need surgery?
Most people arrive in pain, having had it for a while, wanting to know two things: what is actually wrong, and whether an operation will fix it. The first appointment is built around answering both properly.
A good many shoulder and knee problems settle without surgery — and recommending an operation that was never likely to help is the easiest way to make someone worse.
When surgery is the right answer, you will leave understanding what the operation involves, what recovery genuinely looks like week by week, what the risks are, and what the published results say. You should be able to explain your own diagnosis to someone else.
Trained for these two joints, specifically
Brendan trained in medicine at the University of Auckland and completed orthopaedic training through the New Zealand Orthopaedic Association programme. He then spent several years in subspecialty fellowships dedicated to the shoulder and knee — in Melbourne, Perth and London. He sits on the clinical advisory board of the New Zealand Joint Registry, the national database tracking the outcome of every joint replacement performed in the country. Working with registry data makes it difficult to be sentimental about an implant the numbers do not support.
Referrals
ACC patients require a referral from a GP, physiotherapist or another specialist.
Patients using their health insurance usually require a referral from their doctor but this is not always necessary. We are happy to see self-referrers.
If you need to cancel an appointment
Please call the office during business hours and allow at least 1 day notice so that we can offer your appointment time to patients on our waiting list.
We understand that your time is valuable, and we make every effort to run on time. Occasionally patients require a little more time, and these can cause delays. We apologise if we keep you waiting.
If you are unwell, please contact us to reschedule or to transfer to Telehealth.
Where to find me
Three Auckland Clinics
Consultations in Remuera, Botany and Warkworth. Surgery at Allevia Hospital Ascot, Southern Cross Brightside and Auckland Surgical Centre and Rodney Surgical Centre.
Remuera
Level 2, Building C
95 Ascot Avenue, Remuera
Auckland 1050
Consulting Days: Monday and Wednesday
Botany
Eastcare Specialist Centre
260 Botany Road, Botany
Auckland 2013
Consulting Days: Wednesday
Warkworth
Rodney Surgical Centre
77 Morrison Drive, Warkworth
Auckland 0910
Consulting Days: Tuesday