He participates extensively in the clinical management of orthopaedic trauma at the Level 1 Alfred Trauma Centre. He has served on numerous committees at a local, state, national and international level, relating to trauma and orthopaedic management and is frequently invited to speak at national and international meetings on topics relating to care of the orthopaedic trauma patient. Current clinical interests include lower limb surgery and most trauma related areas including complex periarticular fractures, non union, infection and deformity correction. Elton was the individual who initiated the VOTOR concept back in 2003.