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Dr Simon Zilko is a locally and internationally trained consultant orthopaedic surgeon who specialises in all disorders of the foot and ankle. He is currently the Chairman of the WA Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society.
Born and raised in Perth, Simon studied medicine and surgery at the University of Western Australia, graduating in 2005. He subsequently undertook his orthopaedic surgery training in Perth and was awarded Fellowship of both the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (FRACS) and the Australian Orthopaedic Association (FAOrthA) in 2015.
After receiving his FRACS, he moved overseas with his family for 18 months to undertake further sub-specialist training in foot and ankle surgery in both North America and Europe. He was selected for the prestigious University of Toronto Foot and Ankle Orthopaedic Surgery Fellowship in Canada and completed further training with leading foot and ankle orthopaedic surgeons in Charlotte and Chicago, USA; Vancouver, Canada; Amsterdam, Netherlands; and London, UK.
Total ankle joint replacement (primary and revision)
Arthroscopic and minimally invasive surgery for a variety of joint
problems including sports injuries, cartilage damage,
bone impingement and arthritis
Arthroscopic ankle and subtalar joint fusion
Ankle ligament stabilisation and tendon repair/reconstruction
Hindfoot arthritis and deformity correction
Achilles tendon repair, reconstruction, or lengthening
Plantar fascia release
Bunion (hallux valgus) correction, including minimally invasive
Claw/hammer toe correction
Rheumatoid/inflammatory arthritis reconstruction
1st MTP (big toe) joint fusion and joint replacement
Midfoot reconstructions and fusions
Tarsal tunnel syndrome and nerve entrapment surgery
Diabetic foot and Charcot arthropathy reconstruction
Complex deformity reconstruction for neurological disorders like Charcot-Marie-Tooth, Polio etc.
Management of all foot and ankle trauma, including fixation of
fractures of the ankle, tibial plafond, calcaneum, talus, navicular,
Lisfranc complex, metatarsals and toes.