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Incidental intima-media wall changes in the lower-limb arteries : a case series in habitual distance runners
(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2017)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This case series describes the observed presence of echogenic circular “beads” identified by high-resolution ultrasound imaging in the peripheral arterial walls of the lower limbs of three vascularly ...
Anatomy of the clavicle and its medullary canal - a computer tomography study
(Stellenbosch Univeristy, 2014-12)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Background
With recent literature indicating certain clavicle shaft fracture types are best treated surgically; there is
renewed interest in the anatomy of the clavicle. lntramedullary fixation of ...
The outcome of relapsed and residual clubfeet treated with the Taylor Spatial Frame
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-12)
No abstract available
Submuscular bridge plating of length-unstable paediatric femoral shaft fractures in children between the ages of 6 and 13
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-12)
No abstract available
Costotransversectomy in thoracic spinal tuberculosis
(Champagne Media, 2016)
BACKGROUND: The escalating global pandemic of tuberculosis infections results in 8 million new cases diagnosed each year. The thoracic and thoracolumbar spine is the most prevalent area involved in musculoskeletal tuberculosis. ...
Instrumentation of the paediatric cervical spine
(Champagne Media, 2014)
BACKGROUND: Paediatric cervical fusion surgery is challenging. Traditional techniques such as external stabilisation, onlay fusions and wiring techniques resulted in unsatisfactory outcomes due to inferior biomechanical ...
Mycobacterium fortuitum as infectious agent in a septic total knee replacement : case study and literature review
(Champagne Media, 2015)
Infection of prosthetic joints with non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) is rare. The rapidly growing mycobacteria (RGM) are a subgroup of NTM. They are not very virulent organisms, found ubiquitously in the environment, and ...
A systematic review of the effects of single- event multilevel surgery on gait parameters in children with spastic cerebral palsy
(Public Library of Science, 2015)
Background:
Three-dimensional gait analysis (3DGA) is commonly used to assess the effect of orthopedic single-event multilevel surgery (SEMLS) in children with spastic cerebral palsy (CP).
Purpose:
The purpose of ...
Rugby and cervical spine injuries - has anything changed : a 5-year review in the Western Cape
(Health and Medical Publishing Group (HMPG), 2010)
Objectives. To review the incidence of all rugby-associated cervical spine injuries in the Western Cape and identify risk factors. Methods. We reviewed case notes and X-rays of 27 male patients with rugby-related cervical ...
Synovial haemangioma as a cause for a traumatic haemarthrosis of the knee - a case report
(Champagne Media, 2013)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: An adult patient presented with repeated episodes of haemarthrosis of the knee. No trauma history could be elicited. An arthroscopy of his knee was performed and a lesion identified. Histologic examination ...