The growing backlogs for Surgery abroad The unfortunate reality is that many countries struggle to keep up with the healthcare demands of their population, a situation made worse by the COVID-19 pandemic. In most developed countries, hospitals will have a

My Journey to a Total Hip Replacement We have a lot of information available on our website about the various procedures we perform at Cape Hip and Knee, and have attempted to explain medical terms or give some background information

Practical Lessons From My Knee Replacement Surgery As with our previous article, Journey to a Hip Replacement, we wanted to get feedback from someone who has gone through knee replacement surgery and hear something of their personal story and recommendations.

What is a Scope of the Knee? In all likelihood, you have heard of people going for a scope of the stomach, whereby patients need to “swallow a scope” (a thin, flexible camera) so that their doctors can see what

Three Sporting Greats Who Needed Joint Surgery It is a common misconception that joint surgery is reserved for only the elderly and infirm. For many years total replacement surgery, in particular, was primarily done on patients over 65 years but

Who Can Undergo Joint Replacement Surgery? Joint pain is a lot more common than some might think, and the unfortunate fact is that it tends to become more common and get worse with age. In one American national study1, a

How Do I Know if I Need Knee Surgery? Are you experiencing unexplained pain and stiffness in your knee when doing simple everyday activities like walking, exercising, climbing stairs, or possibly even while doing nothing all? If this pain impacts

When Is Joint Preservation the Best Treatment Option? One of the most common complaints in the medical world is of pain. Yet so many people continue to walk around experiencing some measure of it – and we know that experiencing

An Introduction to Robotic Surgery With the arrival of Dr Zaheer Moonda to the Cape Hip and Knee team and the knowledge that he has adopted robotic technology in Orthopaedics and is establishing a Robotic Arthroplasty unit in the practice,

Infections in Total Joint Replacement Surgery It is possible by now that you have heard your doctor or nurses talk about avoiding infection when it comes to total joint replacement surgery. This is because infection is one of the most