State-of-the-Art robotic knee surgery

A/Professor Kurmis and the team at Kurmis Orthopaedics are very excited to now be able to offer robotic-assisted total knee replacement surgery using the ROSA Robotic Surgical Assistant at the beautiful Western Hospital. Continually striving for the best possible individual patient outcomes, this state-of-the-art technology allows A/Professor Kurmis to provide an even higher degree of surgical precision in the preparation and implantation of knee replacement components. For more information, or to learn if you might be an appropriate candidate for a ROSA-assisted knee replacement, please call 0479 147 400 or e-mail admin@kurmisorthopaedics.com.au to book an appointment.

COVID-19 UPDATE: CHANGING TIMES IN SA …

SA Health has provided recent advice to hospitals and healthcare providers in the wake of the relaxing COVID-19 community restrictions in South Australia. While mandatory mask, physical distancing and QR code requirements have been lifted in many public situations, there remains an obligation for such measures to continue in hospital, healthcare and ‘vulnerable persons’ settings. As such, the following requirements remain in place for patients and other persons visiting our primary consulting suite at Malvern:

1. Any patient or other person who has returned a positive COVID-19 test (be that PCR or RAT) and has not yet completed their isolation / testing requirements as per the gazetted SA Health requirements MUST NOT physically attend the premises.
2. to allow appropriate contact tracing in the event of a high risk COVID-19 exposure, ALL visitors to the practice will still be required to log in using the provided QR code or complete a full entry in the manual COVID-19 practice record.
3. ALL visitors (i.e. patients and their supporters, industry reps. etc.) will be required to complete a written practice COVID-19 screening questionnaire prior to their appointment and may also be asked to undertake point-of-care surface temperature testing.
4. Patients or visitors who feel unwell, have respiratory symptoms, who have been directed by SA Health into isolation or quarantine, are asked NOT TO ATTEND in person. Similarly, individuals who have had a COVID-19 PCR screening test – but have not yet received their result – are requested to not attend in person.
5. until further advice from SA Health suggests otherwise, a maximum of one (1) nominated person may accompany the patient for a face-to-face appointment and will be asked to undertake the same screening processes as outlined above.
6. the COVID-19 vaccination status of all visitors to the practice will be recorded as either: ‘fully vaccinated‘, ‘two doses received‘, ‘one dose received‘ or ‘unvaccinated‘. Proof of vaccination status may be required and must be provided upon request.
7. all visitors to the practice will be required to wear an approved face mask, covering the mouth and nose, and adhere to social distancing precautions as per the current SA Health recommendations.
8. In keeping with the already-issued requirements of several of the private hospitals in SA, elective (i.e. non-emergency) surgery may be deferred or cancelled for individual patients if adequate provision of ‘vaccination’ status cannot be confirmed. Please note that this is a directive already received from some of the individual private hospitals and the staff at Kurmis Orthopaedics are obliged to follow such requirements – including any pre-operative screening requirements. We cannot book a patient for elective surgery in a hospital that has issued a ‘fully vaccinated patients only’ instruction or for patients who elect not to meet the set COVID-19 screening requirements. If you have concerns regarding such conditions, please direct your enquiry to the relevant private hospital administration team.

To arrange new or follow up appointments, or for any other questions relating to the care we can offer, please feel free to contact us directly via 0479 147 400 or ( admin@kurmisorthopaedics.com.au ).

Please continue to take care of yourselves and your loved ones.
The team at Kurmis Orthopaedics