Knee-preserving options for appropriately selected patients.
Dr CR Oosthuizen has a particular clinical and academic interest in Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty and the KOGS grading system. Where indicated, the procedure is intended to preserve unaffected portions of the knee in appropriately selected patients.
LWH
& Life Wilgeheuwel Hospital
Dr Christiaan Rudolf OosthuizenMBChB (Stellenbosch) · MMed Orthopaedics (Pretoria) · PhD (Wits)
Meet your surgeon.
Dr Christiaan Rudolf Oosthuizen is an Orthopaedic Surgeon with more than 35 years of experience in private practice. His work focuses on knee, hip and spinal surgery, with a particular interest in contemporary partial knee replacement and the KOGS grading system.
Read full biographyThe KOGS Grading System.
The Knee Osteoarthritis Grading System (KOGS) is the diagnostic framework Dr Oosthuizen uses to determine the precise threshold for surgical intervention — and to identify the patients who will benefit most from a UKA rather than a full replacement.
Early wear — non-operative management, biomechanical correction and orthobiologics.
Focal unicompartmental wear — the primary candidate window for UKA.
Multi-compartment progression — strategic assessment for total knee or staged options.
End-stage disease with deformity — total knee arthroplasty with full kinematic planning.
Johannesburg Surgical Hospital
Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty — the resurfacing solution.
For appropriately selected patients with single-compartment wear, the UKA preserves bone, ligaments and natural knee kinematics — with a smaller incision and a markedly faster return to function than a total replacement.
See how UKA compares to TKADecades of orthopaedic practice and ongoing research in knee arthroplasty.
Dr Oosthuizen's practice combines private clinical work with peer-reviewed academic contributions on unicompartmental knee arthroplasty methodology and outcomes.
Academic Footprint
- 30+Years in private orthopaedic practice.
- 20+Peer-reviewed publications on UKA methodology and outcomes.
- 1Authored textbook: The UKA.
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Orthopaedic emergencies outside consulting hours
If you experience an orthopaedic emergency outside of consulting hours, please report immediately to the Casualty Department at either Johannesburg Surgical Hospital (JSH) or Life Wilgeheuwel Hospital for assessment and treatment. The casualty doctors will provide the necessary emergency care and arrange specialist orthopaedic referral if required.