David Kobela
David lost his leg in an accident when he was only three years old and has spent the last eighteen years walking on two crutches.
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Stefan Broodryk
Stefan Broodryk is our resident cool guy sporting tattoos and a funky, colourful prosthesis!
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Tania van Twisk
Life is not always fair and sometimes challenges you in ways you simply don’t know how to manage.
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How to Properly Care for and Clean your Prosthetic Limb
The proper routine cleansing of a prosthetic limb is vital to the patient.
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Catching Up With Bridgette: One Year after Receiving the i-digits™ Partial Hand Prosthesis
One year ago Jaco Deist and his patient, Bridgette Mokoena jetted off to Scotland where Bridgette became the first South African recipient…
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David Kobola and Kurt van Onselen: Life After a Hemipelvectomy
David Kobola is a twenty-one year old business management student at TUT from Limpopo and Kurt van Onselen is 54 year old who used to be the Sales Manager for Powerteam SA.
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The RevoFit From Click Medical
The RevoFit system from Click Medical, in conjunction with Boa Technology®, gives amputees a new lease on life by allowing them added comfort and freedom.
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Memoirs of a Prosthetist: Entry 2
As mentioned in my previous entry, in our profession we are constantly confronted with challenges – but that is exactly what I…
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Memoirs of a Prosthetist
In our profession, we are confronted with so many challenges – challenges that keep us on our toes for our entire careers!…
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Pioneering South African Prosthetics: Jetting Off For The Procedure
Prosthetics professional and owner of Deist & Associates, Jaco Deist, and his partial-hand amputee patient, Bridgette Mokoena set off for Scotland on 12 November 2017.
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Pioneering South African Prosthetics: Bridgette’s Partial Bionic Hand Prosthesis
Bridgette Mokoena, a patient of prosthetic and orthopaedic specialist Jaco Deist.
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Pioneering South African Prosthetics: Jaco Deist
Jaco Deist, prosthetics professional and owner of Deist & Associates, has taken on his biggest challenge to date: fitting a bionic prosthetic…
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