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Spike is only available from the 27th of June :( , my GP recommends him, so im sure the wait will be worth it. :)

 

thanks for the inputs.

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Daan Du plessis, he works from the Little company of mary hospital in pretoria, He did my ACL ligament in 22min operation, I was walking(not comforable) but walking the next day, He hold a record for a full knee repacement, He does all his operations with a spinal block and not general anesthesia.

 

I hope you come right in both ways.

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Doctor Vikesh Gajjar in Port Elizabeth, Ive had my third knee surgery now. I will not mention the surgeons who did the first two failed surgeries, but they have been mentioned in this thread.

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I will also say Dr Vikesh Gajjar in PE, your best bet in the EC. Spike is good but post operative care is a problem in Port Alfred. Again rehab must be followed.

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Go to dr philda de jager at hpc pretoria to get opinion.if you need op, I think daan du plessis is the go to guy....

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Leon van Wyk in cape town.... been invited to go and do op's in europe every year.. Had 2 friends that went to spike..and ...... I had both knees done by Leon van Wyk

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I believe that in Durban, De Vlieg is the man to see.

 

+1, He is based at the Sport Science Institute in Durban.

Went to see him after a PMB surgen coked up my knee.

 

Depending on what you have done, it can be a long patient recovery, with lots of physio.

Mine took over a year.

 

Good luck.

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Go to Willem Tollig in Pretoria. Great results

 

I am going to see him next week. Booked with Vardi for next month as well as a back up plan :)

 

Good to see that Tollig is recommended

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In somerset west there is Dr Hoffman. Think it is Dirk Hoffman.

My dad wasn't very happy with Spike's work from a couple of years back. Hoffman eventually replaced the knee early last year. Best decision ever.

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Dr Anton Julyan @ Pta east hospital - he rocks and seen his knee work. He 'rebuilt' my ankle and not given me any problems, even with the cycling etc!

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Ponky Firer Linksfield Clinic

 

 

Agree. He did both my knees in 1995 and have never had any problems. Rehab is very painful

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Does anybody know someone in the Bloemfontein area that operates on knees and that is any good? I have been struggling with ITBS for about a year now and I need to see someone to help sort this out. I have done the stretching, physio, rest, leg exercises etc route and nothing has helped.

 

There seems to be quite a few respected drs around the country, but the distances will make it difficult to use one of these.

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