OrthoLegal WA

Suite 15 • Wexford Medical Centre • 3 Barry Marshall Parade • Murdoch
Suite 51 • Mount Medical Centre • 146 Mounts Bay Road • Perth
COMING SOON: Suite 205 • Barry Marshall Parade • Murdoch

(08) 9312 1135

OrthoLegal is a service provided by Orthopaedics WA

Legal services

OrthoLegal can help you by providing medico-legal reports for use in legal proceedings.

When a legal case proceedings requires a specialist assessment, the orthopaedic surgeon will generally interview and examine the patient.

Mr. Benjamin Witte, an experienced practising orthopaedic surgeon with an interest in lower limb orthopaedics and trauma provides specialist assessment services for legal proceedings.

After the consultation, the surgeon will provide a comprehensive report

How it works

When a legal case proceedings requires a specialist assessment, the orthopaedic surgeon will generally interview and examine the patient, review any supporting documentation, clinical notes and imaging. Following the consultation, he will provide a comprehensive report in a timely manner allowing for efficient handling of the case.

What can I expect at a medico-legal examination?

The purpose of the medical examination is for a suitably qualified doctor to provide an opinion of your injury in relation to:

What injury or medical condition you have as a result of the injury.
The cause of that injury or medical condition.
If an accident or the nature of your work has aggravated some underlying condition.
The prognosis for your injury, that is, what is likely to happen in the future?
Your ability to work as a result of the injury.
An assessment of the impairment to the whole person as a percentage.

The examination is intended to be an independent and honest assessment of your injury and as impartial as possible.

The examination is intended to be an impartial and independent, honest assessment of your injury.

Who arranges your appointment

The examination can be arranged by one of the three parties to a legal case. They are:

your solicitor
the insurance company or its solicitor
an independent body such as the Workers Compensation Commission or the Motor Accidents Authority.

Before attending a doctor you should make sure you know who has arranged the examination and if you are unsure you should ask your solicitor.

Once the examination is complete a report will be sent from the doctor who examined you to the person who has arranged the examination. That person will also usually pay for the cost of the doctor’s report. The report is confidential. The person who receives the report does not need to provide a copy of the report to anyone else or even you.

The doctor cannot advise you about your medical problems, nor can he give you any treatment.

Medical advice

You are not seeing the doctor as his patient. The doctor is not able to advise you about your medical problems. Also, the doctor cannot give you any treatment. Any advice about your condition or treatment should be obtained from your own medical practitioners and not from a medico-legal doctor.

Please ensure you have the correct appointment date, time and address. Failure to attend an appointment may result in a cancellation fee.

Mr. Benjamin Witte

Orthopaedic Surgeon

BMedSci, MBBS, FRACS (Orth)

Specialising in hip surgery, knee surgery, sports knee surgery, knee replacement and lower limb trauma.

I am an experienced, fully qualified Orthopaedic Surgeon specialising in knee surgery. During my years in practice I have particularly concentrated on sports knee surgery and knee replacement. I am one of the team of surgeons at Orthopaedics WA

Specialities

Total hip replacement

Your hip joint is completely replaced with a surgical implant.

Revision hip replacement

Your existing hip joint is replaced with a new surgical implant.

ACL reconstruction

The Anterior Cruciate Ligament is the most common ligament in the knee to need reconstruction.

Total knee replacement

Your knee joint is completely replaced with a surgical implant.

Revision knee replacement

Your existing knee joint is replaced with a new surgical implant.

Unicompartmental knee replacement

Part of your knee joint is replaced.

Knee arthroscopy

A thin instrument with a camera is used to examine and repair the knee joint through a small incision.

Trauma and fractures

Surgical treatment and other musculoskeletal injuries.

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Hours

Our office hours are: 9am–5pm, Monday to Friday. We are closed on public holidays.

Appointments

For all appointments and enquiries, please fill in our online form, or contact our rooms at:

Orthopaedics WA – Murdoch

Suite 15, Wexford Medical Centre
St John of God Hospital Murdoch
3 Barry Marshall Parade
Murdoch WA 6150

Phone: 08 9312 1135
Fax: 08 9332 1187
or Email Us

Orthopaedics WA – Perth

Suite 51, Mount Medical Centre
146 Mounts Bay Road
Perth WA 6000

Phone: 08 9312 1135
Fax: 08 9332 1187
or Email Us

How to get to Wexford Medical Centre

How to get to Mount Medical Centre

Parking

Murdoch

On Barry Marshall Parade gate 2, parking at lower ground level for Wexford Medical Centre. There is limited ACROD parking, majority of these are in the main car park from Gate 1. It is paid parking throughout the campus and is regulated by SJOG.

Taxi drop off and pickup at lower ground level of Wexford Medical Centre, entry via Gate 2.

If you park at the main hospital car park accessed via Gate 2, you will enter Murdoch Medical Clinic, please ask for directions to the Wexford Medical Centre at the reception.

See more information about how to find the Clinic on our Practice page.

Mount

Mount Hospital has over 200 secure paid parking bays available for patients and visitors close to the Hospital entrance as well as additional spaces between the two medical centres located next door. Enter from Mounts Bay Road.

Ticket parking is also available on Mounts Bay Road.

A touch screen kiosk is located on the Ground Level of Mount Medical Centre to help you find us.

See more information about how to find the Clinic on our Practice page.