We speak with Dr Marí Thiart who is an orthopaedic surgeon in Tygerberg, Cape Town, South Africa. She is also the president of the International Orthopaedic Diversity Alliance. In this episode we discuss the set up of South African paediatric orthopaedic services, trauma, infection and training.
01:08: Set-up of Paeds Ortho Services in South Africa
04:40: Set-up of South African Trauma Services
06:30: Blunt vs Penetrating Trauma
10:50: Common Trauma in Cape Town and Top Tips
16:00: How to manage gunshot injuries in children
18:15: Musculoskeletal Infection in Children including acute haematogenous osteomyelitis (PhD subject of Dr Thiart)
21:50: Offending organisms
23:40: Surgical management of osteomyelitis is rare right? - "100% of kids need surgery"
28:00: Critical bone defects in infection
33:00: Quick Fire Round - High yield orthopaedic topics for the FRCS / Postgraduate exams
43:40: IODA and how to get involved
