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 A Knee Patient's Success Story |
Rob Lindeman, an avid runner, recounts the encouraging story of his surgery at Alpha Klinik and subsequent full recovery.
 | | Rob running his favourite marathon, the Jungfrau in Switzerland, in 1998 - before he injured his knee. |
For over 20 years now, I have been an avid runner (4 to 5 times a week) - preferably through nature and, in recent years, with my dog Tosca - as a way to prepare myself for the many marathons in which I have participated.
In early 2003 I suffered a bad fall while running and hurt my knee. Initially the pain went away quickly, but it returned after a while and eventually forced me to give up running.
At the end of September last year I went to see many specialists, all of whom advised me to stop running all together. As you know, I was operated on at the beginning of October in the Alpha Klinik, and during the operation it was established that the cartilage in my knee was severally damaged. Generally speaking, this kind of damage would have meant the very definite end of my career as a runner.
However, 5 months after my operation, I can gladly conclude that all is well! I have started running again with Tosca, and I hope to run the most beautiful and difficult of all marathons in Europe - the Jungfrau in Switzerland - this coming September. |
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 VI. Snow Arena Polo World Cup Kitzbühel
10.01.2008. For the first time Prof Toft and his team were present as sponsor at the unusual and enthralling spectacle of the Snow Polo Tournament that took place in the luxurious Kitzbühel valley in Austria. |
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Back to the mountains
26.09.2007. Professor Juergen Toft helps 70-year-old Terrence White to go back to his passion of mountain climbing after surgery three years ago that preserved his knee joint through biological repair known as abrasion arthoplasty with osteotomy. Three years after this procedure Mr Terence White climbed Mount Grossglockner, Austria’s highest mountain. |
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Orthopaedics International Today
04.07.2006. The international orthopaedic magazine provides from prominent orthopaedic leaders news and reviews their preferred treatments and surgical approaches to common conditions in the knee shoulder and hip. |
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Arab Health 2006
11.01.2006. Prof. Juergen Toft and his team at the Arab Health Dubai -2006 |
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Emirates national team soccer player
17.08.2005. Emirates national team soccer player given the green light to return to full activity after successful anterior cruciate ligament replacement only five months ago |
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Marwa's story
31.03.2005. Marwa comes back to Alpha klinik for a full check up and gets the thumbs up for her health and her courage to face life with a smile |
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Dr. Alcy Vilas-Boas joins the Alpha Klinik
01.06.2003. Talented surgeon Dr. Alcy Vilas-Boas joins the Alpha Klinik as our second knee surgeon. He has many years of experience in minimal-invasive surgical techniques |
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Four new high-tech ORs inaugurated
03.02.2003. As part of extensive expansions to the Alpha Klinik premises that are currently being carried out we recently inaugurated our 4 new high-tech operating theatres. |
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