Dr VERA KINZEL
Orthopaedic Surgeon
MBBS, FRACS, AFRCS, PhD
Why Choose
Dr Vera Kinzel
Choosing the right orthopaedic surgeon plays an important role in your recovery and long-term mobility. Dr Vera Kinzel combines specialist surgical expertise with a thoughtful, patient-centred approach, ensuring every patient feels informed, supported and confident throughout their care.
She takes the time to understand each patient’s condition, lifestyle and goals, and provides clear explanations so treatment decisions are made together. Whether managing pain conservatively or performing surgery, Dr Kinzel’s focus is always on safety, function and quality of life.
About Dr Kinzel
Dr Vera Kinzel is an orthopaedic surgeon with a special interest in Knee, Shoulder, Elbow, and Trauma surgery for the adult and paediatric population.
Dr Kinzel graduated from the prestigious medical school of Münster in Germany, where she also obtained a PhD in medicine. After obtaining her medical degree, Dr Kinzel moved to the UK, where she completed her surgical training at the Royal College of Surgeons of England and the Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland. She then moved to Australia, where she was selected for the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Advanced Training Program in Orthopaedic Surgery.
After completing her specialist training in Orthopaedics & Trauma in 2009, Dr Kinzel went further and sub-specialised in Knee and Sports Medicine and did a one-year fellowship at the North Sydney Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine Centre and the Sydney Orthopaedic Research Institute. She then completed a further fellowship in Shoulder surgery in Hamilton, New Zealand. This has given her the opportunity to work with some of the world's most well-known orthopaedic surgeons.
Dr Kinzel has a strong interest in research and development and has published numerous papers in Knee, Trauma and upper limb surgery. Her work has been presented at both national and international meetings. Throughout her working and training career, Dr Kinzel has worked in hospitals in England, South Africa, the USA, Canada, Israel, New Zealand and Germany, which gave her a broad foundation of orthopaedic surgery.
Publications & Monographs
Dr. Vera Kinzel is an internationally and nationally recognised specialist in surgery of the shoulder and knee joint. She has been involved in various orthopaedic studies and research projects.
1. Altersabhänige Normalwerterhebung für t-Pa, u, PA, PAI-1, PAP, D-Dimer.
Author: Vera Kinzel
Published as a book Schüling Verlag ed. Münster 1999
ISMN 3-930962-56X
2. Varus/Valgus alignment of the femur in total knee arthroplasty: Can accuracy be improved by preoperative CT scanning.
Author: Kinzel V, Scaddan M, Shakespeare D.
Journal: Knee. 2004 Jun;11(3):197-201.
Meeting: South African Orthopaedic Association Meeting 2003
3. The effect of Aprotinin on blood loss in bilateral total knee arthroplasty
Author: Kinzel V, Derbyshire D, Shakespeare D
Journal: Knee. 2005 Apr;12(2):107-11.
Meeting: AOA Service Registrar Scientific Meeting
4. The influence of the Sagittal Cut on Component Position in the Oxford Knee
Author: Kinzel V, Ledger M, Shakespeare D
Journal: Knee, Jun 2005;12(3):169-76.
5. Total Knee Replacement : Time to go home ? Rehabilitation after Total Knee Arthroplasty
Author: Shakespeare D, Kinzel V
Journal: Knee 2005, June 2005:12(3):185-9
6. Achieving ligament stability and correct rotational alignment of the femur in knee arthroplasty: a study using the Medial Pivot knee.
Author: Shakespeare D, Kinzel V, Ledger M
Journal: Knee, Dec 2005;12(6):419-23
7. Accuracy of implantation of components in the Oxford knee using the minimally invasive approach.
Author: Shakespeare D, Ledger M , Kinzel V
Journal: Knee, Dec 2005;12(6):405-9
8. Can the epicondylar axis be defined accurately in total knee arthroplasty?
Author: Kinzel V, Ledger M, Shakespeare D
Journal: Knee, Aug. 2005;12(4):293-6
9. Sideswipe Injuries to the elbow in Western Australia.
Author: Kinzel V, Skirving A, Michael Wren, Zellweger R
Journal: MJA, May 2006;184(9):447-50
Meeting: AOA ASM WA 2005
10. Flexion after total knee replacement. A comparison between the Medial Pivot knee and a posterior stabilised implant.
Author: Shakespeare D, Ledger M, Kinzel V
Journal: Knee, Oct 2006;13(5):371-3
11. A biomechanical comparison of scaphoid grafting and internal fixation using iliac crest and distal radial grafts.
Author: V Kinzel, P Jarrett, K Stoffel
Journal: J Hand Surg [Am]. 2007 Nov;32(9):1367-73
Meeting: AOA WA ASM, Perth August 2006
12. Scaphoid Bone Density Assessment- A comparison of two measurement techniques.
P. Jarrett, V Kinzel, Stoffel K
Meeting: AOA CSM, Canberra 2006
13. Double blinded randomised controlled trial of the Calaxo and Milagro Osteoconductive Interference Screws for ACL reconstruction
Author: Vera Kinzel, Leo Pinczewski, Justin Roe, Lucy Salmon, Heidi Williams, James Linklater
Journal: submitted to the American Journal of Sports Medicine
14. Unsatisfactory accuracy as determined by computer navigation of VISIONAIRE
Patient-specific instrumentation for Total Knee Arthroplasty
Vera Kinzel, David Parker, Kurt Hanson, Corey Scholes, Myles Coolican
Journal: Journal of Arthroplasty 2013 Mar; 28(3):469-73
Meeting: AOA Knee Society ASM, Adelaide, October, 2010
IKASOS, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, June 2011
AOA ASM, Rotorua, NZ, October 2011
Poster Presentations
Poster: Scaphoid Morphology - An Analysis of 28 Cadaver Scaphoids
Author: V. Kinzel, P Jarrett, K Stoffel
Meeting: Federation of the European Societies for Surgery of the Hand, June 2006
Poster: Evaluation of the Visionaire Instrumentation for Total Knee Arthroplasty using Computer Navigation
Author: Vera Kinzel, Corey Scholes, Myles Coolican, David Parker
Assessment of the reconstructed ACL by Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Radiographic evaluation of the double-bundle dual-femoral tunnel technique.
Author: V Kinzel, B Breidahl, P Annear
Journal: Submitted Journal of Arthroscopy
Meeting: Australian Knee Society Meeting, Gold Coast, October 2006
Poster presentation: IKASOS, Osaka, Japan, April 2009