Ortho Group Pty Ltd was established in October 2006 to partner with leading Orthopaedic Surgeons around Australia. Currently 66 doctors have partnered with Ortho Group making it the largest provider of private Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine services in this country.

With doctor sovereignty embedded at its core, Ortho Group is committed to:

• Providing patients with the highest level of orthopaedic care;
• Providing orthopaedic surgeons with industry experienced managers to facilitate the development of their businesses;
• Providing orthopaedic surgeons with an investment in their own business;
• Providing an assistance program for young surgeons;
• Investing in and supporting orthopaedic research. 

Through long term investment in orthopaedic research and with a commitment to the education of new surgeons, Ortho Group looks to a future business built on a foundation of excellence in clinical care, and attracting and retaining Australia’s premier Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine doctors.

Ortho Group’s intention is to become a publicly listed company. In keeping with our ethos of medical sovereignty, our model is designed to maintain doctors as the largest percentage group of shareholders. 

Capital investors are AMP Private Equity and Quadrant Private Equity

Australian Companies join with OGL to advance integrated orthopaedic health care

Ortho Group has furthered its goal of providing Australians with not only the best clinical care but with access to a broad range of innovative and Australian orthopaedic products.

Ortho Group has established a joint venture with Global Orthopaedic Technology Pty Ltd, the largest Australian-owned orthopaedic implant designer and manufacturer. Under the title of Australian Orthopaedic Supplies Pty Ltd, the 50/50 joint venture is seen as advancing integrated health care across orthopaedic services. The joint venture will also:

· improve Australian access to leading technology in prostheses;
· encourage Australian innovation in prostheses development; and
· help contain rising costs to government, patients and health funds.

To improve access to the best of Australian design and manufacture, Ortho Group has also entered into commercial arrangements with the Austofix Group and Advanced Surgical Design and Manufacture Limited (ASDM).

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