by OrthoSurgeon Team | Mar 30, 2022 | Cape Town Orthopaedic Surgeon, Hip, Hip replacement
Hip Anatomy The hip is a ball-and-socket joint. The ball, at the top of your femur (thighbone) is called the femoral head. The socket, called the acetabulum, is a part of your pelvis. The ball moves in the socket, allowing your leg to rotate and move forward, backward...
by OrthoSurgeon Team | Feb 28, 2022 | Cape Town Orthopaedic Surgeon, ACL Tear, Knee
One of the most common knee injuries is an anterior cruciate ligament sprain or tear. It usually occurs in running ball sports – soccer, football, rugby, netball, and basketball, as well as skiing. The knee is a hinge joint held together by four ligaments. A ligament...
by OrthoSurgeon Team | Jan 31, 2022 | Cape Town Orthopaedic Surgeon, Arthritis
Arthritis is the swelling and tenderness of one or more joints. The main symptoms of arthritis are joint pain and stiffness, which typically worsen with age. The most common types of arthritis are osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. “Arthritis” is not a single...
by OrthoSurgeon Team | Dec 29, 2021 | Hip, Cape Town Orthopaedic Surgeon, Hip Arthroscopy
To begin, let us understand what the process of arthroscopy entails – read the article on Hip Arthroscopy Explained Arthroscopy is the examination of the interior of a joint by using an arthroscope or “scope” – a flexible, fibre-optic tube with a small...
by OrthoSurgeon Team | Nov 30, 2021 | Cape Town Orthopaedic Surgeon, Heat and Cold Treatment, injury treatment, Sports Injury
Should You Ice or Heat an injury? The simple answer is, treating pain with hot and cold can be extremely effective for a number of different conditions and injuries, and easily affordable. We can treat everything from arthritis to pulled muscles to inflammation with...
