Orthopaedics Victoria : Disclaimer Information

Provision of education and research information only – always seek professional advice

This website is presented by Orthopaedics Victoria and associated parties, for the purpose of disseminating health information free of charge for the benefit of the public. This website is not a substitute for independent professional advice. Nothing contained in this website is intended to be used as medical advice and it is not intended to be used to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease, nor should it be used for therapeutic purposes or as a substitute for your own health professional’s advice. Orthopaedics Victoria and associated parties do not accept any liability for any injury, loss or damage incurred by use of or reliance on the information.

Quality of information – always check the information

Orthopaedics Victoria and associated parties make every effort to ensure the quality of the information available on this website and updates the information regularly. Before relying on the information on this website, however, users should carefully evaluate its accuracy, currency, completeness and relevance for their purposes, and should obtain any appropriate professional advice relevant to their particular circumstances. Orthopaedics Victoria and associated parties can not guarantee and assume no legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, currency or completeness of the information.

Links to external websites

This website contains links to other websites which are external to the Orthopaedics Victoria website. Orthopaedics Victoria and associated parties take reasonable care in selecting linking websites. It is the responsibility of the user to make their own decisions about the accuracy, currency, reliability and correctness of information contained in linked external websites.

Linkage to external websites should not be taken to be an endorsement or a recommendation of any third party products or services offered by virtue of any information, material or content linked from or to this website. Users of links provided by this website are responsible for being aware of which organisation is hosting the website they visit.

Views or recommendations provided in linked websites do not necessarily reflect those of Orthopaedics Victoria and associated parties.

Security of the Orthopaedics Victoria website

Every endeavour is made to ensure that this website is secure. However, users should be aware that the World Wide Web is an insecure public network that gives rise to a potential risk that a user’s transactions are being viewed, intercepted or modified by third parties or that files which the user downloads may contain computer viruses or other defects.

Orthopaedics Victoria and associated parties accept no liability for any interference with or damage to a user’s computer system, software or data occurring in connection with this website. Users are encouraged to take appropriate and adequate precautions to ensure that whatever is selected from this website is free of viruses or other contamination that may interfere with or damage the user’s computer system, software or data.