Dr Chien-Wen Liew

Overview

Dr Chien-Wen Liew is an orthopaedic surgeon based in Adelaide, South Australia, with a practice dedicated exclusively to total hip and knee replacement. He holds the degrees MBBS (University of Adelaide) and FRACS (Orthopaedic Surgery), and is a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons.

Dr Liew's subspecialty focus is deliberately narrow. Rather than covering the full breadth of orthopaedic surgery, he concentrates entirely on total joint replacement of the hip and knee — performing these procedures at high volume and with a strong emphasis on precision, patient-specific planning, and measurable outcomes.

For hip replacement, Dr Liew performs all procedures via the direct anterior approach (DAA) — a muscle-preserving technique that avoids detaching any major muscle from bone, allows same-day mobilisation, and is associated with a lower risk of dislocation. Every case is planned using pre-operative 3D CT templating, and intraoperative fluoroscopic X-ray is used to confirm implant position before the wound is closed.

For knee replacement, Dr Liew uses patient-specific technology, including CT-based pre-operative planning and kinematic alignment principles, to restore the natural mechanics of each patient's individual knee rather than applying a standardised alignment target.

Dr Liew consults at Orthopaedics 360 (within Eastwood Private Hospital) and operates at Eastwood Private Hospital and Calvary Adelaide Hospital, serving patients from across Adelaide, regional South Australia, interstate and internationally. His practice, Orthopaedics 360, is located on Level 2, 204 Greenhill Road, Eastwood SA 5063.

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A GP referral is required. To arrange an appointment, contact the practice on (08) 7077 0158, Monday to Friday during business hours.