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 "The Age of Arthritis" - European TIME refers to
Dr. Toft's abrasion technique |
An article in European TIME magazine refers to the success of Dr. Toft's abrasion arthroplasty technique.
Age is no longer an issue for knee arthritis - it can strike at middle age or even younger without much warning. Most of the early stages go unnoticed. Soon enough however, if not treated, it flares up - bringing unrelentless pain and making every step you take an ordeal.
What can Dr. Juergen Toft do, you may ask, when other doctors are telling you to wait and have a total knee replacement when you are older? Many doctors share the common belief that younger patients should not have a knee replacement, but rather wait until they are "old enough" to have one. Dr. Toft's work at the Alpha Klinik has set new precedents for knee arthritis sufferers and revolutionised the opinion of many medical colleagues.
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This is what European TIME Magazine has to say about it...<< In traditional replacement surgery, the bones of the joint are replaced with artificial material, which tends to wear away, producing a fine-particulate that further damages the bone. This process eventually leads to loosening of the replacement joint, which causes further pain. So patients are advised only to have replacement surgery as a last resort.
But better techniques are on the way. In Germany, more than 4,000 patients have had their joints renewed at Munich's Alpha Klinik. Surgeon Juergen Toft uses a minimally invasive, endoscopic technique called abrasion arthroplasty. Using a high-frequency burr not unlike a dentist's drill, Toft removes a 1-mm layer of bone inside the joint. The roughened surface then responds by producing its own repair tissue, which is very similar to the original cartilage. This new cartilage is initially less elastic and less shock-absorbing than the old, but Toft says that over time the layer grows to 2-4 mm and performs almost as well as the original. >> |
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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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A Knee Patient's Success Story
24.03.2004. Rob Lindeman, an avid runner, recounts the encouraging story of his surgery at Alpha Klinik and subsequent full recovery. |
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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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