Research

Publications.

Dr Oosthuizen's peer-reviewed research in international and national orthopaedic journals, and a published book — focused on Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty (UKA), the KOGS grading system and the X-KIDS score.

International peer-reviewed journals

2016

Radiological Decision Aid to determine suitability for medial unicompartmental knee arthroplasty. Development and Preliminary Validation.

Hamilton TW, Pandit HG, Lombardi AV, Adams JB, Oosthuizen CR, Clavé A, Dodd CAF, Berend KR, Murray DW.

Bone Joint J. 2016 Oct;98-B(10 Supple B):3–10.

2018

The Oxford medial unicompartmental knee replacement: The South African experience.

Campi S, Pandit HG, Oosthuizen CR.

J Arthroplasty. 2018;33(6):1727–1731.

2019

The Knee Osteoarthritis Grading System for Arthroplasty.

Oosthuizen CR, Takahashi T, Rogan M, Snyckers CH, Vermaak DP, Jones GG, Porteous A, Maposa I, Pandit H.

J Arthroplasty. 2019;(34):450–455.

2019

The patient results and satisfaction of knee arthroplasty in a validated grading system.

Oosthuizen CR, Van Der Straeten C, Maposa I, Snyckers CH, Vermaak DP, Magobotha S.

Int Orthop. 2019;43(12):2747–2755.

National peer-reviewed journals

2015

The X-Ray Knee Instability and Degenerative Score (X-KIDS) to determine the preference for a Partial or a Total Knee Arthroplasty (PKA/TKA).

Oosthuizen CR, Burger S, Vermaak DP, Goldschmidt P, Spangenberg R.

SA Orthopaedic Journal. 2015;14(3):61–69.

2021

Impact of correctable mediolateral tibiofemoral subluxation on unicompartmental knee arthroplasty implant survival in patients with anteromedial osteoarthritis.

Oosthuizen CR, Maposa I, Magobotha S, Pandit H.

SA Orthop J. 2021;20(4):196–201.

Book

Cover of The UKA (Knee Osteoarthritis Grading System) by Dr CR Oosthuizen, 2019
2019

The UKA (Knee Osteoarthritis Grading System).

CR Oosthuizen.

ISBN 9781693760464.

A practical reference covering Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty and the Knee Osteoarthritis Grading System (KOGS) — a validated framework for patient selection and surgical planning developed through Dr Oosthuizen's clinical research and doctoral work.

Reprints or further citations are available on request via the consultation form.

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