HAND & UPPER LIMB
SHOULDER
FOOT & ANKLE
LIMB LENGTHENING & RECONSTRUCTION
ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEON
Dr. Ajmal Ikram
MBBS, FC Orth (SA)
Dr. Ikram is a well-known orthopaedic surgeon in South Africa.
He specialises in hand and upper limb surgery.
ABOUT
Consultant orthopaedic and hand surgeon with a special interest in brachial plexus reconstruction, distal radius fractures, wrist arthroscopy, upper limb sports injuries, clavicle fracture fixations, elbow and shoulder reconstructive surgery.
Dr. Ajmal Ikram’s top areas of care are arthritis, fractures, dislocated joints, torn ligaments, tendon injuries, osteoporosis, cerebral palsy, abnormalities during childhood growth and general rehab from serious injuries.
PROFILE
HPCSA Number | MP0362271 |
Practice Number | 0280002806924 |
1989 | MBBS, Punjab |
1998 | FCS (SA) (Orth), Colleges of Medicine |
CIME (Certified Independent Medical Examiner) by American Board of Independent Medical Examiners (ABIME) |
Positions Held
- Chairman of Western Cape Branch of South African Orthopaedic Association (2012-2014)
- Head of Orthopaedic spinal service – Tygerberg Academic Hospital
- Exco member of South African Orthopaedic Association
- Exco member of South African Society of Hand Surgery
- Sectional Editor: South African Orthopaedic Journal
Experience
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- 1999:
– Martin Singer Hand Unit Groote Schuur Hospital (Company of Mike Solomons /Wikus De Jager) - 2022-current:
– Senior Specialist: Orthopaedic Hand Surgeon – Department of Orthopaedics, Tygerberg Academic Hospital
– Limited private practice: Orthopaedic Surgery – Gatesville Medical Centre - Nottingham Fellow( 3 months), Revision Hip Arthroplasty, Queens Medical Centre- Dr A. Manktelow
- Nottingham Fellow(6 months) Lower Limb Arthroplsty/Hands Truma, Queens Medical Centre- Prof. B Scammell/Dr. J Oni
- Nottinghand Fellow( 6 months) Paed.surgery/foot surgery/Ilizarov reconstruction-Dr.S Dhar
- Nottingham Fellow(6 months) Lower Limb Arthroplasty and Trauma- P Szypryt ( Advance AO Instructor)
- Clinical Research Fellow, Pulvertaft Hand Unit, Derby (6 months)- Prof. F.D Burke/Carlos Heras-Palou
- 1999:
- Connect and collaborate with Dr. Ikram on ResearchGate.
- Comparing Volar Plates to Volar Locking Plates with Arthroscopic Assisted Reduction using the Teardrop Angle Measurement
as Indicator of Successful Reduction by Dr. Gerhard Pienaar & Dr. AjmalIkram - Fragment Specific Fixation of Intra-Articular Distal Radius, The Role of Arthroscopy to Confirm Anatomical Reduction by Mari
Thiart & Dr. Ajmal Ikram - Fractures of the Middle Third of the Clavicle – Epidemiological Study Of Patients Treated at a Tertiary Hospital and a
Classification System by Reggie King & Dr. A.Ikram - Using a Mini Tight Rope in the Treatment of Chronic Thumb CMC Dislocations by Dr. Mark V.d Kaag & Dr. Ajmal Ikram
- Intramedullary Locked Fixation of Clavicle Shaft Fractures – Continued Review of Results by Dr.Reggie King & Dr. Ajmal Ikram
- Should all Potential Gun Owners be Screened for a Linburg-Comstock Anomaly? By Dr. Cameron Anley & Dr. Ajmal Ikram
- Anatomy of the Clavicle and its Medullary Canal by Dr. Reggie King & Dr. Ajmal Ikram
- Anatomy of the clavicle and its medullary canal by R King/S Scheepers/A Ikram
- Intramedullary locked fixation of clavicle shaft fractures – continued review of results
R King/A Ikram - Fractures of the middle third of the clavicle epidemiological study of patients treated at a tertiary hospital and a classification
system – R King/A Ikram - Intra-medullay nailing of the clavicle shaft fractures, Dr. R King and Dr. A.Ikram 2011 South African Orthopaedic Congress, Sun
City - Papers presented at the 42nd Congress of The South African Society For Surgery of the Hand held on 2-4 Sepetember, 2011,
- Using a Mini Tight-rope to suspend the thumb after a Trapeziectomy: Is this a viable option. Dr. C. Anley, Dr. M. Wells, Dr.
Ikram. - Intramedullary locked fixation of Clavicle Shaft fractures- review of Early Results. Dr. Reggie King, Dr. A. Ikram
- Evaluation of Minimally Invasive Carpal Tunnel Decompression using the Knifelight Dr. Abdul Rawoot, Dr.A.Ikram
- The Outcome of Post-Surgical Recurrent carpal Tunnel Syndrome treated with an Extended release and a Synovial Flap Dr. A.
Both, Dr.A. Ikram - Wrist Arthroscopy in Conjunction with Fracture Fixation- the Tygerberg experience, Dr. C. Anley & Dr. A. Ikram presented in the 41st Congress of The South African Society For Surgery of the Hand held on 27-29 August,2010 in Port Elizabeth
- Transthecal Flexor Sheath Block for the Finger Surgery in a Resource Limited Setting by Dr. Kevin McIntyre and Dr. A. Ikram,
presented in the 41st Congress of The South African Society For Surgery of the Hand held on 27-29 August,2010 in Port Elizabeth - Single stage shoulder arthrodesis and elbow flexorplasty in Brachial Plexus injury patients, C5-6, this paper was presented at
the Annual Hand Congress in Durban in 2008. - The use of Dynamic Traction Splintage (Suzuki Frame) in the treatment of more common Phalanx Fractures by Dr. JC le Roux
and Dr. A. Ikram, presented in the 36th Congress of The South African Society For Surgery of the Hand held on 3-4
September,2005 in Port Elizabeth - Swan Neck deformity and Boutonniere’s Deformity, at SASSH Hand Refresher Course, Cape Town, February 2012
- Tuberculosis of the Hand and Wrist including MOTT, presented at the Annual Refresher Course in February, 2011 at Ilanga Estate, Bloemfontein
- Total Brachial Plexus Injury and Management, presented at SASSH Refresher Course, February,2010 held in Cape Town .
- Madelung’s Defomity- What should the Surgeon doabout this Not uncommon Distal Radius Deformity presented at the SASSH
Refresher Course, February,2009 in Durban - Giant cell tumours in the hand at the Hand Refresher Course, presented at the SASSH Refresher Course, February 2007
- South African Orthopaedic Association (Full member)
- South African Hand Society (Full member)
- AAOS, American Academy Of Orthopaedic Surgeons (International Member)
CONTACT
Institute of Orthopaedics and Rheumatology
CONSULTING HOURS
Monday – Friday
08:00 – 16:00