Department of Surgical Sciences
Sub-communities within this community
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General Surgery [36]
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Neurosurgery [7]
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Ophthalmology [35]
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Orthopaedic Surgery [60]
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Otorhinolaryngology [14]
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Surgery [52]
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Urology [42]
Recent Submissions
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Nonunion – consensus from the 4th annual meeting of the Danish Orthopaedic Trauma Society
(Bioscientifica, 2020-01)Nonunions are a relevant economic burden affecting about 1.9% of all fractures. Rather than specifying a certain time frame, a nonunion is better defined as a fracture that will not heal without further intervention. Successful ... -
“I was like intoxicated with this positivity”: the politics of hope amongst participants in a trial of a novel spinal cord injury rehabilitation technology in South Africa
(Taylor and Francis, 2020-09)Purpose: This study discussed the reports by participants in a randomised controlled trial of a novel intervention for spinal cord injury (SCI) rehabilitation in Cape Town, South Africa. Materials and methods: Sixteen ... -
Daily activities, participation, satisfaction, and functional mobility of adults with cerebral palsy more than 25 years after selective dorsal rhizotomy: a long-term follow-up during adulthood
(Taylor and Francis, 2019-12)Purpose: To determine changes in level of accomplishment and satisfaction in daily activities and social participation, and functional mobility in adults with cerebral palsy (CP) more than 25 years after selective dorsal ... -
Quantifying muscle fatigue during walking in people with multiple sclerosis
(Elsevier, 2020-02)Background: This study aimed to examine muscle fatigue in lower leg muscles in of people with multiple sclerosis and healthy controls, and whether muscle fatigue coincided with potential changes in gait. Methods: In this ... -
African multi-site 2-year neuropsychological study of school-age children perinatally infected, exposed, and unexposed to human immunodeficiency virus
(Oxford University Press, 2020-10)Background Children living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) are at neuropsychological risk for cognitive and motor dysfunction. However, few prospective, multi-site studies have evaluated neuropsychological outcomes ... -
Effect of a concussion on subsequent baseline SCAT performance in professional rugby players : a retrospective cohort study in global elite Rugby Union
(BMJ Publishing, 2020-08)Objectives This study assessed whether concussion affects subsequent baseline performance in professional rugby players. Annual baseline screening tests are used to guide return-to-play decisions and concussion diagnosis ... -
Urology apps: overview of current types and use
(2020)Introduction In recent years numerous applications have been developed with different purposes, aimed both at simplifying the lives of doctors and patients also within the urological field. Material and methods In January ... -
Intensive simulation training on urological mini-invasive procedures using Thiel-embalmed cadavers: The IAMSurgery experience
(2020)Introduction: The objective of the study was to evaluate the benefits perceived by the use of cadaver models by IAMSurgery attendees and to define indications to standardize future similar training camps. Materials and ... -
Gunshot wounds to the penis and scrotum : a narrative review of management in civilian and military settings
(Translational Andrology and Urology, 2021-06)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Gunshot wounds (GSW) to the penis and scrotum are present in two thirds of all genitourinary (GU) trauma, with a growing proportion of blast injuries in the military setting. Depending on the energy of ... -
Microsurgical testicular sperm extraction for testicular failure: the South African experience and first successful pregnancy
(Medpharm Publications, 2021-06)BACKGROUND: In men with non-obstructive azoospermia (NOA), biological fatherhood is only possibly by specialised microsurgical sperm retrieval techniques (micro-TESE), only recently introduced to South Africa. This study ... -
Global surgery : a South African action plan
(SAJS, 2020-11-30)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Global surgery is the study, research, and practice of improving access for all people to quality and timely surgical care locally and transnationally. This relatively new academic field was kick started ... -
Considerations for breast reconstructive surgery in South Africa during the COVID-19 pandemic
(Medpharm, 2020-09)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has added a layer of complexity to surgical decision making particularly for complex reconstructive oncological surgery. In the absence of data on which ... -
Abdominoperineal resection in the prone position: early outcomes at a tertiary institution in the Western Cape, South Africa
(Medpharm, 2020-09)BACKGROUND: Extra-levator abdominoperineal resection (ELAPE) performed in the prone jack-knife position is a new technique in the developing world. Literature on the outcomes of ELAPE in a developing country context is ... -
Can computed tomographic angiography accurately exclude digestive tract injury after penetrating cervical trauma?
(Medpharm, 2020-12)ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Multislice computed tomographic angiography (MCTA) has become the method of choice to screen for arterial injury in penetrating cervical trauma (PCT). There is, however, limited knowledge on its ... -
Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on transplantation
(Medpharm, 2020-09)The evolving epidemic has led to reduced activities in organ donation and transplantation across South Africa. Similarly, transplantation programmes have been suspended in other countries because of scarce resources ... -
Evaluation of views and perceptions of junior doctors on urology training and exposure during internship in South Africa: are we losing future urologists?
(Medpharm, 2020-12)BACKGROUND: In South Africa, urological and other subspecialty training and exposure vary across each university at undergraduate and internship level. Many students and junior doctors complete their degrees and medical ... -
Efficacy and patterns of use of antimicrobial prophylaxis for gunshot wounds in a South African hospital setting : an observational study using propensity score-based analyses
(Medpharm, 2020-03)BACKGROUND: Limited evidence supports the efficacy of antimicrobial prophylaxis (AP) in prevention of gunshot wound-related (GSW-related) infection in resource restricted areas. At Tygerberg Hospital, South Africa, it is ... -
Radiological response and histological findings in nephroblastoma: Is the any correlation?
(Wolters Kluwer - Medknow, 2020-12)Introduction: The Sociétè Internationale d'Oncologie Pédiatrique advocates for neoadjuvant chemotherapy in the management of nephroblastoma. Postoperatively, histological findings are used to assign risk classification to ... -
The efficacy and safety of diode laser cycloablation in the treatment of refractory glaucoma in a South African population
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2022-04)ENGLISH SUMMARY: The development of a safe and effective protocol for trans-scleral cyclophotocoagulation in a Southern African population presenting with refractory glaucoma to a tertiary eye care centre. prospective, ... -
Biomarker concentrations in serum and urine of patients with Ocular Tuberculosis – a prospective descriptive study.
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2022-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Purpose: To describe biomarker concentrations in serum and urine of South African patients with ocular tuberculosis (OTB). Methods: A prospective study to compare 29 urine and serum biomarkers in 14 ...
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