Mr. Mark Christian Blackney
MBBS BSc. FRACS
166 Gipps St.
East Melbourne
Victoria, Australia 3002

p: 61 3 9417 0762
f: 61 3 9417 0433
mboffice@parkclinic.com.au

Appointments

Head of Foot & Ankle Surgery

  • The Park Clinic Orthopaedic Group, East Melbourne
  • Olympic Park Sports Medicine Centre, Melbourne

Hospital Appointments

  • St Vincent’s Private Hospital, East Melbourne
  • St Vincent’s Private Hospital, Kew

Education

  • 1983 BSc University of Melbourne
  • 1988 MBBS University of Melbourne
  • 1989 – 1993 Royal Melbourne Hospital Residency
  • 1994 – 1997 Orthopaedic Training Program Victoria
  • 1997 FRACS ( Orthopaedics)

Advanced Training

Foot & Ankle

1998 Orthopaedic Fellow Mayo Clinic USA
1998 US Academy Comprehensive Foot & Ankle Course
1999 Foot & Ankle Fellowship Cappagh Hospital, Ireland
1999 Total Ankle Replacement Course Oxford UK

Sports Medicine

1998 Arthroscopy and Knee Reconstruction Fellowship Melbourne

Continuing Education

1998 Attended AAOS Comprehensive Foot and Ankle course, USA

1999 Attended European Total Ankle Replacement Course, Oxford UK
Attended Irish Orthopaedic Association Conference, Rep. of Ireland

2001 Attended Australian Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society Conference
Attended American Foot & Ankle advanced training course

2002 Attended Australian Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society Conference
Attended Australian Orthopaedic Association Conference

2003 Attended Australian Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society Conference
Attended European Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society Conference

2004 European study tour for Ankle Replacement
Attended Australian Orthopaedic Association Conference
Attended Australian Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society Conference

2005 Attended Australian Orthopaedic Business COE meeting
Presented at Orthopaedic Sports Trauma COE meeting
Attended Australian Orthopaedic Association Conference
Attended Australian Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society Conference

2006 Attended Australian Orthopaedic Association Conference
Attended Australian Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society Conference
Attended Australian Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society Conference
Attended Mobilty Ankle replacement meeting Manchester

2007 Attended Australian Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society Conference

Presentations

Plantar Plate Ruptures in the 2nd MTP joint
Plantar Plate Ruptures in the 2nd MTP joint

Transverse Geometry of the Metatarsal head in Hallux Rigidus
Presented to the Australian Orthopaedic Association Conference 1999

Percutaneous Fixation of Sesamoid Fractures
Presented to the Australian Orthopaedic Association Conference 2000

Percutaneous Fixation of Sesamoid Fractures – 12 month Results
Presented to the Australian Foot & Ankle Society Conference 2001

Subtalar Arthroscopy for Sinus tarsi Syndrome – report of 23 cases
Presented to the Australian Foot & Ankle Society Conference 2003

Posterior Ankle Arthroscopy – Techniques and Indications
Presented to the Australian Foot & Ankle Society Conference 2005

Endoscopic vs Open plantar fascia release -– Comparison of results
Presented to the Australian Orthopaedic Association Conference 2006

Medial Malleolar Stress Fractures – Treatment and Arthroscopic findings
Presented to the Australian Foot & Ankle Society Conference 2007
Accepted for publication Foot & Ankle International

Chronic Compartment syndrome of the foot – Results in 8 cases
Presented to the Australian Foot & Ankle Society Conference 2007

Publications

Parosteal lipoma associated with an underlying osteochondroma arising from the hallux.
Skeletal Radiol. 2007 Jul;36(7):689-92. Epub 2007 Feb 15.

Medial Forefoot pain
Aust Fam Physician. 2000 Jul;29(7):686-8, 693.

Percutaneous screw fixation for fractures of the sesamoid bones of the hallux
J Bone Joint Surg Br, Nov 2002; 84-B: 1138 – 1141.

Clubs and Societies

Australian Orthopaedic Association
Australian Sports Medicine Association
Royal Melbourne Golf Club
Melbourne Cricket Club