Masters Degrees (Orthopaedics)

SI screw vs locking square plate fixation in sacroiliac joint disruption on composite bone models

Kloppers, Frederik Jacobus (University of the Free State, 2020-11)

Background: The aim of this study was to compare a locked square plate to a standard sacroiliac screw of the sacroiliac joint on a composite pelvis bone model to assess the ultimate load tolerated before failure of fixation ...
Using a condom to prevent cement interdigitation into bone during the first stage of a two-stage revision arthroplasty for a periprosthetic joint infection

Oosthuizen, Jannie (University of the Free State, 2018)

Introduction and Aims: Total joint replacements are a universally accepted treatment in patients with end-stage osteoarthritis, post-traumatic arthritis, inflammatory arthritis, avascular necrosis of the femoral head as ...