Vol. 25 No. 2 (2026)

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The full journal is available at https://pub.medpharm.co.za/saoj-vol-252-2026/

Published: 2026-05-08

Editorial

Building resilience is not for the faint-hearted

Mari Thiart

56-58
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Letter to the Editor

Casting out the truth: why ITT alone fails in trials that compare surgery to casting

Bryan Theunissen

59
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Shoulder and Elbow

Infection prevention in shoulder arthroplasty: current practices among South African orthopaedic surgeons

R Kriel, Theresa N Mann, Cameron Anley, Joe F de Beer

60-66
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Spine

Percutaneous radiofrequency ablation as a treatment for chronic back pain: knowledge, attitude and practices of South African spine surgeons

Theresa N Mann, Pamela Vorster, Johan H Davis

67-72
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A retrospective review of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis in a spinal unit in Cape Town, South Africa

Nomsa L Afrika, Marilize C Burger, Sanesh Miseer

73-78
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Trauma

Functional outcomes of patients with direct vs indirect fixation of tibial plateau fractures with posterior column involvement

Nasser R Falabella, Ramón Esperón, Carlos Valdivia, Guillermo Bobadilla, Felip Martínez, Felipe Cámara

79-84
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Orthopaedic Oncology and Infections

Diagnostic discordance between MRI and histology in suspected malignant transformation of osteochondromas: a retrospective review

Adrian Jansen van Rensburg, Karolina Siwicka, Edward J Fűzy, Rudolph G Venter, Nando Ferreira

85-88
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Susceptibility and molecular characterisation of Cutibacterium acnes from patients with bone and joint infection samples in South Africa

Justyna Wojno, Maritz Laubscher, Thomas Hilton, Kevin Rebe, Tania Poole, Mariska Laubscher, Marianne Wolfaardt, Helen Van der Plas

89-94
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Current Concept Review

Surgical management of the hallux valgus: a current concepts review

Duduzile Sigodi, Ruvyn Frank, Phakamani G Mthethwa

95-102
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CPD Questionnaire

CPD Questionnaire (V25N02)

Editorial Office

103-104
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