Amputee Category: Below knee
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Leaps and Bounds: Well Done, Lynn!
It’s always incredible to witness the excitement and exuberance of an amputee who has gone through the prosthesis fitting successfully…
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Mr. Fritz Pretorius Gets an Upgraded Spring in His Step
“Aging is not lost youth, but a new stage of opportunity and strength.” – Betty Friedan
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Lucia Van Heerden: Ballerina turned Össur Ambassador
Lucia Van Heerden is many things, she is a ballerina, a below-knee amputee, an Össur Ambassador, a patient of Jaco…
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Imtiaz Ismail
Imtiaz Ismail came to Deist & Associates only a few months ago, but it was far from his first visit…
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Piet Dreyer
Piet Dreyer only accepts the best when it comes to friends and prosthetists, so naturally he chose Jaco Deist to…
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Divan Engelbrecht
Divan is a 16 year old boy, who had a traumatic below knee amputation, due to a motor cycle accident.
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Lucia Van Heerden: Ballerina turned Össur Ambassador
Lucia Van Heerden is many things, she is a ballerina, a below-knee amputee, an Össur Ambassador, a patient of Jaco…
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Stefan Broodryk
Stefan Broodryk is our resident cool guy sporting tattoos and a funky, colourful prosthesis!
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Tlotitso
Tlotitso is 3 years old, turning 4 in September. He was born with a under developed leg and his foot…
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Mrs “tannie” Schoeman
Her hip was also fractured and nine ribs were broken. As she was not strong enough for anaesthetics, they had…