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Draft:Michael Sandow

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  • Comment: I agree with prior reviewers that the case for a pass of WP:NPROF is weak. His publication record shows an h-factor of which is low in orthopedic surgery; just being mentioned in other articles is not enough for notability. If there is independent coverage of his awards that might help. I suggest adding it if it exists. Ldm1954 (talk) 08:04, 15 September 2026 (UTC)
  • Comment: This academic has had some decent achievements, but I'm not seeing anything here that explicitly passes WP:NPROF Sulfurboy (talk) 20:45, 17 August 2026 (UTC)



Michael Sandow
EducationFlinders University
AwardsESR Hughes Award (2014)
Scientific career
FieldsOrthopaedic surgery, hand surgery, wrist biomechanics
Thesis Can the wrist be explained? The application of computer-based quantitative analysis to explain carpal biomechanics and identify therapeutic solutions for wrist dysfunction  (2020)

Michael John Sandow is an Australian orthopaedic surgeon whose work has included flexor tendon repair and wrist biomechanics. Sandow and Michael McMahon described a four-strand flexor tendon repair known as the Adelaide repair.[1] A later review of the history and nomenclature of multistrand flexor tendon repairs referred to it as the "Adelaide repair of Sandow" and included it among repair methods in clinical use or of historical influence.[2]

Sandow also proposed a computational model of carpal mechanics known as the stable central column theory.[3] The model was subsequently assessed in reviews and later modelling studies.[4][5]

Sandow served as president of the Shoulder and Elbow Society of Australia from 2014 to 2016 and of the Australian Hand Surgery Society from 2018 to 2020.[6][7] In 2014, he received the ESR Hughes Award from the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons and the Medal for Meritorious Service from the Australian Orthopaedic Association.[8][9]

Professional service

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Sandow completed a Doctor of Philosophy by prior publication at Flinders University in 2020. His thesis examined computer-based quantitative approaches to carpal biomechanics and wrist dysfunction.[10]

He was president of the Australian Hand Surgery Society from 2018 to 2020.[7] The International Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand lists the Australian Hand Surgery Society as its member society for Australia.[11] The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons states that the society's Post Fellowship Training Program in Hand Surgery was approved by the RACS Council in 2011 to provide training in Australia and New Zealand.[12]

Sandow was president of the Shoulder and Elbow Society of Australia from 2014 to 2016.[6]

Research

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Flexor tendon repair

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Sandow and Michael McMahon reported the Adelaide repair in 2011 as a single-cross-grasp four-strand flexor tendon repair.[1]

In 2016, Robert Savage and Jin Bo Tang published a review of the history and nomenclature of multistrand flexor tendon repairs. They referred to the technique as the "Adelaide repair of Sandow" and included it in their discussion of repair methods in active clinical use or of historical influence.[2]

The repair has subsequently been evaluated in comparative studies. A 2015 biomechanical comparison of four tendon-repair methods found that the Adelaide repair had the greatest stiffness among the methods tested.[13] A 2024 questionnaire study distributed through the British Society for Surgery of the Hand reported that the Adelaide repair was used by 21% of respondents, second to the cruciate repair at 28%.[14]

Wrist biomechanics and reconstruction

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In 2014, Sandow, Thomas Fisher, Carl Howard and Sam Papas proposed the stable central column theory, a computational model of carpal mechanics derived from three-dimensional models of ten wrists.[3]

A 2016 review of wrist kinematics discussed Sandow's model as a computational approach to carpal mechanics. The review noted that the model had not been tested through the complete range of wrist motion and that some of its findings were difficult to reconcile with previous kinetic studies. It also stated that the modelling approach could provide further information about carpal mechanics.[4]

A subsequent modelling study by researchers at Brown University, Rhode Island Hospital and Hospital for Special Surgery discussed the stable central column theory while noting that the original study was limited to ten wrists and one specific motion task.[5]

Sandow and Thomas Fisher later described anatomical front and back reconstruction (ANAFAB) for chronic scapholunate dissociation.[15] A 2021 cadaveric comparison with two other reconstruction methods found that the procedures produced different effects on carpal alignment and that ANAFAB significantly improved dorsal scaphoid translation in that experiment.[16] A 2024 retrospective comparison reported maintained radiographic improvements with ANAFAB at 52 weeks, while noting that no reconstruction method had demonstrated overall superiority and classifying the study as Level IV evidence.[17]

Clinical work

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In September 2023, Sandow performed wrist reconstruction surgery on Australian tennis player Nick Kyrgios following a rupture of the scapholunate ligament. In January 2025, BBC Sport reported that three-dimensional modelling and animation were used in planning the reconstruction and that the procedure involved drilling the wrist bones and using artificial ligaments to realign the joint.[18]

A Current Affair separately reported that Sandow used three-dimensional anatomical mapping during the reconstruction and stabilised the wrist by passing sutures through four carpal bones.[19] The Dutch newspaper NRC also covered Sandow's treatment of Kyrgios in a January 2025 profile of the player.[20]

Honours

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In 2014, the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons presented Sandow with the ESR Hughes Award.[8] RACS states that the award recognises distinguished contributions to surgery.[21] An awards manual published by the Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand also lists Sandow as a 2014 ESR Hughes Award recipient in its table of RACS distinguished awards.[22]

The Australian Orthopaedic Association awarded Sandow its Medal for Meritorious Service in 2014.[9] The association describes the medal as recognising an outstanding contribution to its work over many years.[9]


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References

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  1. 1 2 Sandow, M. J.; McMahon, M. (2011). "Active mobilisation following single cross grasp four-strand flexor tenorrhaphy (Adelaide repair)". Journal of Hand Surgery (European Volume). 36 (6): 467–475. doi:10.1177/1753193411405937. PMID 21502306.
  2. 1 2 Savage, Robert; Tang, Jin Bo (2016). "History and Nomenclature of Multistrand Repairs in Digital Flexor Tendons". The Journal of Hand Surgery. 41 (2): 291–293. doi:10.1016/j.jhsa.2015.11.012. PMID 26718072.
  3. 1 2 Sandow, M. J.; Fisher, T. J.; Howard, C. Q.; Papas, S. (2014). "Unifying model of carpal mechanics based on computationally derived isometric constraints and rules-based motion – the stable central column theory". Journal of Hand Surgery (European Volume). 39 (4): 353–363. doi:10.1177/1753193413505407. PMID 24072199.
  4. 1 2 Rainbow, M. J.; Wolff, A. L.; Crisco, J. J.; Wolfe, S. W. (2016). "Functional kinematics of the wrist". Journal of Hand Surgery (European Volume). 41 (1): 7–21. doi:10.1177/1753193415616939. PMID 26568538.
  5. 1 2 Akhbari, Bardiya; Moore, Douglas C.; Laidlaw, David H.; Weiss, Arnold-Peter C.; Akelman, Edward; Wolfe, Scott W.; Crisco, Joseph J. (2019). "Predicting Carpal Bone Kinematics Using an Expanded Digital Database of Wrist Carpal Bone Anatomy and Kinematics". Journal of Orthopaedic Research. 37 (12): 2661–2670. doi:10.1002/jor.24435. PMC 7376386. PMID 31378991.
  6. 1 2 "About the Shoulder and Elbow Society of Australia". Shoulder and Elbow Society of Australia. Retrieved 17 September 2026.
  7. 1 2 "The history of the Australian Hand Surgery Society". Australian Hand Surgery Society. Retrieved 17 September 2026.
  8. 1 2 "ESR Hughes Award". Royal Australasian College of Surgeons. Retrieved 17 September 2026.
  9. 1 2 3 "AOA Honours and Awards". Australian Orthopaedic Association. Retrieved 17 September 2026.
  10. ↑ Sandow, Michael John (2020). Can the wrist be explained? The application of computer-based quantitative analysis to explain carpal biomechanics and identify therapeutic solutions for wrist dysfunction (PDF) (PhD thesis). Flinders University. Retrieved 17 September 2026.
  11. ↑ "Member Societies". International Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand. Retrieved 17 September 2026.
  12. ↑ "Post Fellowship training". Royal Australasian College of Surgeons. Retrieved 17 September 2026.
  13. ↑ Jordan, Martin C.; Schmitt, Vanessa; Jansen, Hendrik; Meffert, Rainer H.; Hoelscher-Doht, Stefanie (2015). "Biomechanical Analysis of the Modified Kessler, Lahey, Adelaide, and Becker Sutures for Flexor Tendon Repair". The Journal of Hand Surgery. 40 (9): 1812–1817. doi:10.1016/j.jhsa.2015.05.032. PMID 26211716.
  14. ↑ Xue, Ruikang; Wong, Jason; Imere, Angela; King, Heather; Clegg, Peter; Cartmell, Sarah (2024). "Current clinical opinion on surgical approaches and rehabilitation of hand flexor tendon injury—a questionnaire study". Frontiers in Medical Technology. 6 1269861. doi:10.3389/fmedt.2024.1269861. PMC 10902169. PMID 38425421.
  15. ↑ Sandow, M.; Fisher, T. (2020). "Anatomical anterior and posterior reconstruction for scapholunate dissociation: preliminary outcome in ten patients". Journal of Hand Surgery (European Volume). 45 (4): 389–395. doi:10.1177/1753193419886536. PMID 31718405.
  16. ↑ Burnier, Marion; Jethanandani, Rishabh; Pérez, Alfonso; Meyers, Kate; Lee, Steve K.; Wolfe, Scott W. (2021). "Comparative Analysis of 3 Techniques of Scapholunate Reconstruction for Dorsal Intercalated Segment Instability". The Journal of Hand Surgery. 46 (11): 980–988. doi:10.1016/j.jhsa.2021.05.030. PMID 34332817.
  17. ↑ Yang, Brian W.; Victoria, Christian; Lee, Steve K.; Wolfe, Scott W. (2024). "Anatomical front and back reconstruction sustains radiographic alignment: a comparison to three-ligament tenodesis". Journal of Hand Surgery (European Volume). 49 (1): 60–65. doi:10.1177/17531934231192343. PMID 37751490.
  18. ↑ "Australian Open 2025: Nick Kyrgios says tennis has become 'mundane' while he has been out injured". BBC Sport. 10 January 2025. Retrieved 17 September 2026.
  19. ↑ Probyn, Andrew. "Operation Kyrgios: The secret underground mission to rebuild the Australian tennis legend". A Current Affair. Nine. Retrieved 17 September 2026.
  20. ↑ de Voogt, Sam; Pinedo, Danielle (10 January 2025). "De ontvlambare, geniale Nick Kyrgios kan iedereen verslaan (als zijn hoofd ernaar staat)". NRC (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 September 2026.
  21. ↑ "ESR Hughes Award" (PDF). Royal Australasian College of Surgeons. Retrieved 17 September 2026.
  22. ↑ "Awards Committee: Award Hierarchy, Criteria and Processes" (PDF). Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand. 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2026.
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