We specialise in treatment of trauma of the lower limb (including hip, knee and foot trauma) as well as trauma of the pelvis and upper limb (including hand, elbow and shoulder trauma).
Trauma orthopedics does not only involve treatment of broken bones (fractures) and the old comical image of the patient with all four limbs in plaster casts, languishing in traction in a hospital bed could not be further from the reality of modern trauma orthopedics. Our practice deals extensively with ligament-, tendon- as well as muscle injuries in patients of all ages and walks of life, including performance athletes as well as children and senior citizens. And we aim to return all our patients to their previous functional status as soon as possible.
Some of the areas we specialize in are:
Hip fractures in adults and children
Total Hip Replacement periprosthetic fractures and dislocations
Hip muscle and tendon injuries
Slipped upper femoral epiphyses (SUFE)
Femur fractures in adults and children
Fractures around the knee (femur, kneecap and tibia) in adults and children
Knee ligament injuries in adults and children
Knee meniscus injuries in adults and children
Total Knee Replacement periprosthetic fractures and dislocations
Tibia fractures in adults and children
Ankle fractures in adults and children
Foot fractures in adults and children
Acetabular fractures (fractures of the hip joint cup)
Collarbone (clavicle) fractures in adults and children
Shoulder fractures in adults and children
Upper arm (humerus) fractures in adults and children
Elbow fractures in adults and children (humerus, olecranon and radius)
Elbow dislocation in adults and children
Forearm fractures in adults and children
Wrist fractures in adults and children (distal radius fracture, ulna styloid fracture, Salter Harris fracture, growth plate (physeal) injury)
Scaphoid fractures in adults and children
Other carpal (palm) bone fractures in adults and children
Carpal dislocation and degeneration (scapho-lunate ligament, luno-triquetral ligament)
Finger fractures in adults and children
Hand dislocations in adults and children
While we do not manage spinal trauma, we maintain an excellent relationship with Cape Spine in this regard, Dr Govender and Dr Polley consult out of Suite 107 Constantiaberg Mediclinic.
