by Cape Hip & Knee | Apr 22, 2024 | Treatments
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 waiting list...
by Cape Hip & Knee | Nov 27, 2021 | Treatments
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 to help you better understand and...
by Cape Hip & Knee | Oct 25, 2021 | Treatments
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. With...
by Cape Hip & Knee | Aug 15, 2021 | Treatments
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 is going on internally. With this image in mind, it may...
by Cape Hip & Knee | Jul 27, 2021 | Treatments
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 in recent years,...
by Cape Hip & Knee | Jun 8, 2021 | Treatments
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...
