Specialist orthopaedic care across three Durban practices
Umhlanga · Gateway · Mount EdgecombeComplete orthopaedic care
Specialist care for spine, upper-limb, sports, hip and knee conditions—built around an accurate diagnosis, a clear plan and your return to everyday life.
Your specialist team
01Spine Surgery
MBChB · Dip PEC(SA) · HDip Orth(SA) · FC Orth(SA)
Specialist spinal care grounded in careful assessment, clear explanations and an evidence-based plan for each patient.
02Upper Limb & Sports Injuries
MBChB · FC Orth(SA) · HDip Orth(SA) · CIME
Personalised upper-limb and sports injury care designed around a safe return to work, daily activity and sport.
03Hip & Knee Arthroplasty
MBChB · FC Orth(SA) · MMed Orth(SA) · CIME
Thoughtful hip and knee care focused on relieving pain, restoring mobility and helping patients return to meaningful movement.
All three surgeons contribute to the practice’s on-call and after-hours trauma service, providing experienced fracture care alongside their subspecialist work.
Start here
Choose a body area to learn about common diagnoses, symptoms and treatment pathways. Every diagnosis now has its own patient information page.
01Groin pain, stiffness and reduced mobility
02Arthritis, swelling, locking and instability
03Pain, stiffness, weakness and instability
04Elbow, forearm and upper-arm problems
05Numbness, pain, stiffness and tendon problems
06Neck, back and nerve-related symptoms
Common procedures
Detailed, plain-language guides to the operations patients most often ask about—from joint replacement and spinal fusion to keyhole and hand surgery.
How the worn ball-and-socket joint is replaced, what the implants do and what to expect from hospital stay through recovery.
Compare conventional and robotic-assisted planning, while understanding the same essential operation, implants and recovery.
How worn shoulder surfaces are replaced, when an anatomic or reverse design may be considered, and how recovery is staged.
Compare posterior fusion, TLIF, ACDF and image-guided pain procedures, including what each treatment is intended to address.
Patient guides
Clinician-reviewed explanations of common orthopaedic questions, treatment choices and recovery—written for patients in Umhlanga and greater Durban.
Learn why sciatica travels down the leg, which symptoms can be treated conservatively and which warning signs require urgent assessment.
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A practical guide to early walking, swelling, exercises, driving and return to daily activities after total knee replacement.
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A practical guide to when bone, joint, muscle or nerve symptoms need an orthopaedic opinion—and when a GP or physiotherapist may be the right first step.
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Mount Edgecombe
Umhlanga
Umhlanga Ridge
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