Publications

Dr Rhys Clark has co-authored six peer-reviewed papers indexed in PubMed, one of them as first author. Each is listed below with its DOI, so the citation can be checked at source rather than taken on trust.

Several orthopaedic surgeons in Perth share the surname Clark, and PubMed renders this author as Clark R, which does not distinguish between them. The identifier that does is an ORCID iD — a permanent number attached to a person rather than to a name:

ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-0536-8069

Peer-reviewed publications

1. Limb-salvage reconstruction following resection of pelvic bone sarcomas involving the acetabulum

   Fujiwara T, Medellin Rincon MR, Sambri A, Tsuda Y, Clark R, Stevenson J, Parry MC, Grimer RJ, Jeys L

   The Bone & Joint Journal, April 2021;103-B(4):795–803

   Compared methods of rebuilding the hip socket after removing a pelvic bone sarcoma, and what each meant for walking and for complications afterwards.

   DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.103B4.BJJ-2020-0665.R1 PubMed 33789467

2. Navigation-assisted pelvic resections and reconstructions for periacetabular chondrosarcomas

   Fujiwara T, Kaneuchi Y, Stevenson J, Parry M, Kurisunkal V, Clark R, Tsuda Y, Laitinen M, Grimer R, Jeys L

   European Journal of Surgical Oncology, February 2021;47(2):416–423

   Examined whether computer navigation helped surgeons remove tumours around the hip socket with a clear margin of healthy tissue.

   DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2020.05.025 PubMed 32788097

3. Surgical treatment for pelvic Ewing sarcoma: What is a safe and functional acetabular reconstruction when combined with modern multidisciplinary treatments?

   Fujiwara T, Lex JR, Stevenson JD, Tsuda Y, Clark R, Parry MC, Grimer RJ, Jeys LM

   Journal of Surgical Oncology, November 2019;120(6):985–993

   Looked at which methods of reconstructing the hip socket held up after surgery for Ewing sarcoma of the pelvis, in patients also receiving chemotherapy and radiotherapy.

   DOI: 10.1002/jso.25660 PubMed 31381161

4. Mechanisms of failure and survival of total femoral endoprosthetic replacements

   Medellin MR, Fujiwara T, Clark R, Stevenson JD, Parry M, Jeys L

   The Bone & Joint Journal, May 2019;101-B(5):522–528

   Traced why replacements of the entire thigh bone fail, and how long they last — the most extensive form of limb-salvage reconstruction there is.

   DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.101B5.BJJ-2018-1106.R1 PubMed 31038993

5. Comparison of minimally invasive and non-invasive systems in lengthening total femoral prostheses

   Medellin MR, Fujiwara T, Clark R, Jeys LM

   The Bone & Joint Journal, December 2018;100-B(12):1640–1646

   Compared two ways of lengthening a growing child's thigh bone implant — one needing a small operation each time, one adjustable from outside the body.

   DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.100B12.BJJ-2018-0135.R1 PubMed 30499323

6. CT grading scales for splenic injury: why can't we agree?

   Clark R, Hird K, Misur P, Ramsay D, Mendelson R

   Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology, April 2011;55(2):163–169 First author

   Tested how consistently radiologists applied the CT grading scales used to assess a ruptured spleen after trauma, and found they frequently disagreed.

   DOI: 10.1111/j.1754-9485.2011.02246.x PubMed 21501405

What this work covers

Five of the six papers come from the sarcoma and pelvic reconstruction unit at The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital in Birmingham, where Dr Clark completed two subspecialty fellowships — one in sarcoma surgery, one in revision arthroplasty. They deal with removing bone tumours from the pelvis and rebuilding the hip socket afterwards, and with total femoral replacement, which is the most extensive limb-salvage reconstruction performed.

The sixth, on CT grading of splenic injury, is first-author work from his medical imaging training, which preceded medicine.

This is a record of research in bone tumour surgery and diagnostic imaging rather than in hip and knee replacement, which is what the practice now does. It is published here because it documents where the subspecialty training came from, and because a publication record that cannot be checked is worth nothing. Orthopaedic oncology remains training background rather than a service offered privately — Dr Clark is part of the state sarcoma team at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, and suspected sarcoma should be referred through that service.

Conference presentations

Presented rather than published. Listed separately because a conference presentation has not been through peer review in the way the papers above have.

Invited lectures

• “Sacred Cows” — Australian Orthopaedic Association WA Annual Scientific Meeting, 2026

Submitted abstracts and presentations

• Denosumab in giant cell tumour of bone — Connective Tissue Oncology Society Annual Meeting, 2026
• Australian Orthopaedic Association Annual Scientific Meeting, Brisbane, 2015
• Australian Society of Anaesthetists National Scientific Congress, Perth, 2015
• Patient-matched instrumentation versus computer-assisted surgery in total knee replacement — Australian Orthopaedic Association Annual Scientific Meeting, Melbourne, 2014
• Patient-matched instrumentation versus computer-assisted surgery in total knee replacement — European Federation of National Associations of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Istanbul, 2013
• CT grading of splenic injury — Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists Annual Scientific Meeting, Brisbane, 2009

Qualifications

Dr Clark holds fellowships of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (FRACS) and the Australian Orthopaedic Association (FAOrthA). His full training record, including the two Birmingham fellowships and the earlier medical imaging degrees, is on his profile page.