20/11/2025
Surgeons operating at Calvary Adelaide are currently involved in an international study focused on reducing infections following joint replacement surgery — one of the final challenges to achieving consistently excellent long-term outcomes.
The study forms part of an international joint replacement registry and includes several concurrent trials. When one treatment method proves to deliver better results, less effective approaches are removed, allowing the research to progressively refine and identify the best possible outcomes for patients.
"This trial represents a significant and positive step toward that goal," says Associate Professor David Campbell, who has been working toward the establishment of an infection-specific registry in Australia for around seven years, and internationally for five.
A total of 31 hospitals across Australia are participating in the trial, which is being spearheaded by infectious disease specialists Dr Josh Davis (Newcastle) and Professor Laurens Manning (Perth).
You can learn more about the ROADMAP Trial here: https://www.roadmaptrial.com/.