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Bone Cement and Its Anesthetic Complications
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LATEST NEWS & MEDICAL RESEARCH
Blausen Medical Scientific and Medical Animations
Founded in 1991, is the developer, owner and licensor of the worlds largest library of medical and scientific illustrations and 3D animations. The...
In minimally invasive surgery, doctors use a variety of techniques to operate with less damage to the body than with open surgery. In general, minimally invasive surgery is associated with less pain, ...
LATEST TECHNOLOGY
AFRICA’S 1ST LEKSELL ICON GAMMA KNIFE MACHINE AT MILPARK HOSPITAL JOHANNESBURG
Leksell Gamma Knife® Icon™ is the most precise radiosurgery device on the market, limiting radiation dose to hea...
REHABILITATION AND STEP DOWN SERVICES
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Gamma Knife is a non-invasive stereotactic radiosurgery instrument that involves no scalpel or incision – it is not a knife at all. Instead, Gamma Knife uses up to 201 precisely focused beams of rad...
PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES
Ariste Health is a well-established distributor within the Southern African medical device market. As a dynamic company, our success is driven by a commitment to Service Excellence, providing high qua...
The DePuy Synthes Companies are part of the Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies. We offer the world’s most comprehensive portfolio of orthopaedic and neuro products and services for joint reconstr...
For more than 30 years, Medtronic Africa has been committed to supporting the healthcare needs of the public and private sector in South Africa and Sub Saharan Africa. Medtronic offer therapies that ...
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BIOKINETICS PARTNERS
Biokinetics is exercise therapy specifically suited to the individual.
A Biokineticist, who has specialized knowledge and skills, does individual assessments and subsequently prescribes specific ex...
PHYSIO PARTNERS
We are a very hands-on practice that ensures that the patient is receiving the optimal and most beneficial treatment.
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NEUROPHYSIOLOGIST
Neurophysiology is a discipline within Healthcare Science where healthcare
practitioners and healthcare scientists measure the function of the nervous
system to help in the diagnosis and/or monito...
PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES
Globus Medical, Inc. is a leading musculoskeletal implant manufacturer and is
driving significant technological advancements across a complete suite of spinal
products. Founded in 2003, Globus’...
REHABILITATION AND STEP DOWN SERVICES
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Our staff, therapists and doctors will ensure that they provide the highest quality of care to all our patients.
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CareCure’s hospitals strive to answer to the health care needs of the communities in which they serve.
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Netcare Rehabilitation Hospital is a specialized healthcare facility which offers comprehensive physical rehabilitation service to persons with physical disabilities. The hospital caters for both adu...
PHYSIO PARTNERS
Physiotherapists in Sunward Park, Boksburg providing physiotherapy service for all
patients in Boksburg and surrounding areas. Professional care on all back, neck,
shoulder, sinus, hip, knee, ankl...
POST OPERATIVE INFORMATION
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UNIVERSAL NAVIGATION INSTRUMENTS
Universal Navigation Instruments for EXPEDIUM®
and VIPER® Spine Systems
The Universal Navigation Instruments for EXPEDIUM and
VIPER are designed for compatibility with the Medtronic
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LATEST NEWS & MEDICAL RESEARCH
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PATIENT INFORMATION
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SPINAL DISORDERS
The spine is made up of 33 bones. These and the discs between them provide a passage for the spinal cord and nerves. The spinal cord itself connects the nerves of the body to the brain.
Spinal sten...
The spine is made up of bones, known as vertebrae, and gelatinlike discs. The vertebrae encircle and protect the spinal cord, and the discs act as shock absorbers between the vertebrae. Scoliosis is a...
The sciatic nerve begins in the lower back, extends through the buttocks and goes down the length of the leg. It is the longest nerve in the body. The pain that occurs when this nerve becomes inflamed...
Nearly everyone shows some signs of wear and tear on the spinal discs as they age. Not everyone, however, will have symptoms described as degenerative disc disease. Not actually a disease, degenerativ...
When a bone in the spine collapses, it is called a vertebral (spinal) compression fracture. These fractures happen most commonly in the thoracic spine (the middle portion of the spine), particularly i...
The spinal column is made up of bones called vertebrae that are stacked on top of each other to protect the nerves of the spinal cord. In between the stacked vertebrae are small rubbery discs that pro...
When a nerve in the spinal cord is pinched causing extreme pain, the condition is called myelopathy.
Symptoms
Signs that the long nerve tracts inside the spinal cord are affected include:
Tight...
Nearly 40 million Americans have arthritis, which causes joints to become inflamed or swollen. There are more than 100 types of arthritis that affect the joints and connective tissues (tendons and lig...
The spine is made up of bones and discs. The discs are like gelatin. As we get older, the discs start to dry out and no longer cushion the bones.
Without the cushioning of the discs, the nerve root...
PITUITARY TUMORS
The pituitary gland is a small oval gland at the base of the brain. It controls most of our hormones. These control thyroid activity, the monthly cycle in women, sex drive, growth in children, adrenal...
Craniopharyngiomas are congenital brain tumors that usually affect infants and children. The average age of children affected with these tumors is seven to 12 years old. These tumors are often benign ...
BRAIN TUMORS
Metastatic tumors develop when cancer cells spread from another area of cancer by breaking away from the primary tumor and traveling through the body by way of the blood, lymphatic vessels or membrano...
Glioblastoma multiforme is the highest grade glioma (grade 4) tumor and is the most malignant form of astrocytomas. These tumors originate in the brain.
Symptoms
General symptoms of this type ...
An oligodendroglioma tumor is a slow-growing brain tumor that usually occurs in young adults. These tumors are frequently located within the frontal, temporal or parietal lobes and cause seizures in a...
Astrocytoma tumors are a form of glioma with star-shaped cells. They often grow very slowly or not at all for long periods of time. Therefore, close observation rather than treatment is possible in so...
Meningiomas are benign tumors that develop in the thin membranes, or meninges, that cover the brain and spinal cord. Meningiomas usually grow slowly and do not invade surrounding normal tissue. They r...
Arachnoid cysts are cysts, not tumors. They are fluid-filled sacs that develop between the brain/spinal cord and a membrane called the arachnoid membrane, one of three membranes that cover the brain a...
AOSPINE
About AOSpine
AOSpine is an international community of spine surgeons generating, distributing, and exchanging knowledge to advance science and the spine care profession through research, educa...
SNSA
Who We Are
The Society of Neurosurgeons of South Africa is an association of practitioners with
an interest in maintaining and improving neurosurgical services in South Africa. We
do this by orga...
COUCIL FOR MEDICAL SCHEMES
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The Council for Medical Schemes is a statutory body established by the Medical Schemes Act (131 of 1998) to provide regulatory supervision of private health financing through medical scheme...
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Like any other part of the body, the brain is susceptible to bleeding, infection, trauma and other forms of damage. This damage or alteration in brain function sometimes requires brain surgery to diag...
The goals of a kyphoplasty surgical procedure are designed to stop the pain caused by a spinal fracture, to stabilize the bone, and to restore some or all of the lost vertebral body height due to the ...
NON-SURGICAL TREATMENTS
A facet injection is a minimally invasive procedure that can temporarily relieve neck or back pain caused by inflamed facet joints. The cause of facet joint pain (arthritis, injury, degeneration) is n...
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LUMBAR TREATMENT
A lumbar microdiscectomy is an operation that involves using a surgical microscope and microsurgical techniques to access and treat the lumbar spine. By providing magnification and illumination, the m...
Spinal fusion is a surgical technique in which one or more of the vertebrae of the spine are joined together (fused) to stop them from moving against each other. This is done by placing bone grafts or...
Posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF) is a type of spine surgery that involves approaching the spine from the back (posterior) of the body to place bone graft material between two adjacent vertebra...
Transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) is a form of spine surgery in which the lumbar spine is approached through an incision in the back. The name of the procedure is derived from: transforami...
Lumbar pedicle screw fixation is a procedure to achieve stability of the spine by holding it together with the help of screws and rods. The aim of the procedure is to fuse the vertebra together in ord...
Lumbar Laminectomy is a surgical procedure performed on the lower spine to relieve pressure on one or more nerve roots. The procedure can be understood by breaking its name into its Latin parts. Lamin...
Spinal decompression is a type of surgery to relieve symptoms caused by pressure on the spinal cord and/or the nerves branching off from it. Pressure (compression) on the nerves or spinal cord can be ...
Lumbar Corpectomy and Fusion is a surgical procedure that is performed to alleviate the pain caused by damaged vertebrae or disc material that pinches and blocks the nerve roots. This surgery involves...
What is an ALIF?
Anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF) is a spine surgery that involves approaching the spine from the front (anterior) of the body to remove all or part of a herniated disc from...
CERVICAL TREATMENT
Cervical Posterior Foraminotomy removes bone and/or portions of a herniated or diseased disc to relieve neck and radiating arm pain caused by parts of the disc pressing nerve roots against the roof of...
This procedure removes a section of bone from the rear of one or more vertebrae to relieve the painful and disabling pressure of stenosis. The spine is then stabilized with rods and screws....
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Anatomy of spine
Brain
Much of the brains physiological task involves receiving information from the rest of the body, interpreting that information, and then guiding the body response to it. Types of input the bra...
The cervical spine consists of seven vertebrae, which are the smallest and uppermost in location within the spinal column. Together, the vertebrae support the skull, move the spine, and protect the sp...
CERVICAL TREATMENT
Cervical laminoplasty is a surgical technique that remove pressure from the spinal cord in then neck. Pressure on the spinal cord can be due to various causes including degenerative changes, arthriti...
Anatomy of spine
Lower Back and Superficial Muscles
The muscles of the lower back help stabilize, rotate, flex, and extend the spinal column, which is a bony tower of 24 vertebrae that gives the body structure an...
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CONSENT FORMS
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CERVICAL TREATMENT
This surgery removes damaged or diseased vertebral bone and surrounding discs to relieve neck, arm and leg symptoms caused by pressure on the spinal cord and spinal nerves. An incision is made on the ...
A goal of this procedure is to relieve pain caused by pinched nerves due to a damaged disc in the cervical spine. The disc will be replaced with an implant designed to relieve the pain while preservin...
Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) is a surgical procedure to treat nerve root or spinal cord compression by decompressing the spinal cord and nerve roots of the cervical spine in order to...
Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) is a surgical procedure to treat nerve root or spinal cord compression by decompressing the spinal cord and nerve roots of the cervical spine in order to...
LINKSFIELD HOSPITAL
Linksfield Hospital is the leaders in Medical Oncology, Neuro Spinal and Orthopaedic injury treatments.
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SUNWARD PARK HOSPITAL
Sunward Park Hospital is a multi- disciplinary facility set in a tranquil garden atmosphere.
This Facility is the main Hospital from where Dr ROA Rammutla Practice from.
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