SERVICES
Limb Reconstruction
CHRONIC FRACTURE-RELATED INFECTION
One of the most severe side effects of trauma surgery is fracture-related infection (FRI), defined as an infection that develops after a fracture has been fixed.
COMPLEX OPEN FRACTURES
Open fractures, also known as complex fractures, occur when there is a skin break or open wound close to the location of the shattered bone.
DEFORMITY CORRECTION
The surgical repositioning or modification of bone that grows improperly due to a disease or condition is known as deformity correction.
LIMB LENGTHENING
In a reconstructive limb lengthening operation, the crooked or misaligned bone is corrected or replaced.
MALUNION AND NON-UNION
Non-union occurs when the bone does not mend properly, causing discomfort and instability in the limb. Malunion is the medical term for when a fracture heals with the limb becoming shorter or in a deformed position.
PUBLICATIONS
Assessment of the Reliability and Reproducibility of the Langenskiöld
Classification in Blount’s Disease
DU PLESSIS J, Firth GB, Robertson A. Assessment of the reliability and reproducibility of the Langenskiöld classification in Blount's disease. Journal of Pediatric orthopedics. Part B. 2019 Nov 12.
The Impact of the COVID-19 lockdown restrictions on orthopaedic trauma admissions in a central academic hospital in Johannesburg
Foster M, Du Plessis J, Jansen van Vuuren M, Jingo M, Pietrzak JR. The impact of the COVID-19 lockdown restrictions on orthopaedic trauma admissions in a central academic hospital in Johannesburg. SA Orthopaedic Journal. 2022;21(2):70-5.
Short term results following two stage revision for periprosthetic joint infection
DU PLESSIS, J et al. Short-term results following two-stage revision for periprosthetic joint infection. South African Orthopaedic Journal, [S.l.], v. 19, n. 2, p. 64-69, may 2020
Comparison of visual estimations of distal radius fracture radiographic parameters between different levels of orthopaedic doctors.
Naidoo V, Milner B, du Plessis J. SA Orthop J. 2025;24(1):26-31. http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/2309-8309/2025/v24n1a4