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 surprising third of those interviewed reported...

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 the quality of your...

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 pain is debilitating. No matter how...

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, we have taken some time to...

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 severe complications a patient...

Packing for the Hospital & Other Helpful Tips Sometimes a very practical task – like packing your bag for the hospital before surgery, can be very overwhelming, especially when you are in pain and have a well-meaning family member offering to help you. It is not...

The Ins & Outs of Hip Replacement Surgery It is not every day that you need to replace a part of your body. But then again, the ongoing joint pain that leads to joint replacement surgery should not be a regular occurrence either. Hip Replacement surgery (also...