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About Dr Andrew Strydom

Dr Andrew Strydom was born in Johannesburg and has never left. He matriculated from Jeppe High School for Boys and enrolled at the University of the Witwatersrand Medical School.

In 2007 he graduated from the Faculty of Health Sciences with MBBCh (Cum Laude) and went on to complete two years of internship at Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital and one year of Community Service at Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital.

Dr Strydom trained in Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Witwatersrand between January 2011 and June 2015, during which time he presented at several orthopaedic congresses and completed a Master of Medicine in Orthopaedic Surgery. He was awarded the Mannie Lunz Prize for Orthopaedic Research from the Faculty of Health Sciences in 2015.

In May 2015 Dr Strydom graduated as a Fellow of the College of Orthopaedic Surgeons and was awarded the JM Edelstein Gold Medal.

Between July 2015 and June 2016 Dr Strydom completed a postgraduate Fellowship in Foot and Ankle Surgery at The Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Unit under Prof Nikiforos Saragas and Dr Paulo Ferrao, endorsed by the South African Orthopaedic Associated. During this year he operated at Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital where he co-ordinated the Wits Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Unit and completed research which has been published internationally and locally.

Dr Strydom served as a consultant in the Wits Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Unit, operating out of Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic and Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospitals until August 2017 when he transitioned to full-time private practice. He continues to supervise research, masters degrees and clinical teaching within the Wits Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Unit. He is an active member of the South African Foot Surgeons Association.

Dr Strydom believes in a focussed approach to medicine and as such limits his practice to foot and ankle only. He is passionate about research and continues to publish.

List of Publications:

• Strydom A, Saragas NP, Ferrao PN. A radiographic analysis of the contribution of hallux valgus interphalangeus to the total valgus deformity of the hallux. Foot Ankle Surg. 2017;23(1):27-31 DOI: 10.1016/j.fas.2015.12.005.
• Ferrao PN, Saragas NP, Strydom A. Isolated Subtalar Arthrodesis. JBJS Essent Surg Tech. 2016;6(1) DOI: 10.2106/jbjs.St.15.00065.
• Strydom A, Saragas NP, Tladi M, Ferrao PNF. Tibialis Posterior Tendon Dislocation: A Review and Suggested Classification. J Foot Ankle Surg. 2017;56(3):656-65 DOI: 10.1053/j.jfas.2017.01.006.
• Tladi MJ, Saragas NP, Ferrao PN, Strydom A. Schwannoma and neurofibroma of the posterior tibial nerve presenting as tarsal tunnel syndrome: review of the literature with two case reports. Foot (Edinburgh, Scotland). 2017;32:22-6 DOI: 10.1016/j.foot.2017.03.005.
• Tladi M, Saragas N, Ferrao P, Strydom A. Subungual amelanotic melanoma of the hallux: Review of the literature with a case report. SA Orthopaedic Journal. 2017;16:46-9.
• Saragas NP, Ferrao PN, Jacobson BF, Saragas E, Strydom A. The benefit of pharmacological venous thromboprophylaxis in foot and ankle surgery. S Afr Med J. 2017;107(4):327-30 DOI: 10.7196/SAMJ.2017.v107i4.10843.
• Nakale N, Saragas N, Ferrao P, Strydom A. A rare case of angioleiomyoma around the ankle: case report and review of literature. SA Orthopaedic Journal. 2017;16:24-7.
• Nakale NT, Strydom A, Saragas NP, Ferrao PNF. Association Between Plantar Fasciitis and Isolated Gastrocnemius Tightness. Foot Ankle Int. 2018;39(3):271-7 DOI: 10.1177/1071100717744175.
• Ferrao P, Saragas N, Strydom A, Tladi M. Osteoid osteoma of the hallux: a case report and review of the literature. SA Orthopaedic Journal. 2018;17:52-6.
• van Deventer SJ, Strydom A, Saragas NP, Ferrao PNF. Morphology of the first metatarsal head as a risk factor for hallux valgus interphalangeus. Foot Ankle Surg. 2020;26(1):105-9 DOI: 10.1016/j.fas.2018.12.004.
• Khademi M, Saragas NP, Ferrao PNF, Strydom A. Reliability of the Radiographic Measurement of the Hallux Interphalangeal Angle. Foot Ankle Spec. 2020:1938640020950117 DOI: 10.1177/1938640020950117.
• Greeff W, Strydom A, Saragas NP, Ferrao PNF. Radiographic assessment of relative first metatarsal length following modified Lapidus procedure. Foot Ankle Int. 2020;41(8):972-7.
• Mayet Z, Ferrao PN, Saragas N, Strydom A, Paterson R, Magobotha SK, et al. Chronic lateral ankle instability: a current concepts review. SAOJ. 2021;20(2):106-13.
• Saragas NP, Ferrao PNF, Strydom A. A new lesser metatarsophalangeal joint replacement arthroplasty design - in vitro and cadaver studies. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2021;22(1):424 DOI: 10.1186/s12891-021-04257-x.
• Strydom A, Saragas NP, Ferrao PN. The use of a 3D printed titanium implant for arthrodesis in the management of large osseous defects in the ankle. Foot Ankle Surg. 2023 Dec;29(8):576-583. doi: 10.1016/j.fas.2023.05.005. Epub 2023 May 24. PMID: 37833130.
• Strydom A, Greeff W, Ferrao PNF, Saragas NP. Tumor induced osteomalacia from a peripheral mesenchymal tumour of the foot. Foot (Edinb). 2023 May;55:101979. doi: 10.1016/j.foot.2023.101979. Epub 2023 Feb 19. PMID: 36871520.
• Nakale NT, Strydom A, Saragas NP, Ferrao PNF. Association Between Plantar Fasciitis and Isolated Gastrocnemius Tightness. Foot Ank Int. 2018; 39(3) pp271-277
• Tladi MJ, Saragas NP, Ferrao PNF, Strydom A. Subungual amelanotic melanoma of the hallux: Review of the literature with a case report – SAOJ Winter 2017 Vol 16 (2) – pp46-49
• Tladi MJ, Saragas NP, Ferrao PNF, Strydom A. Schwannoma and neurofibroma of the posterior tibial nerve presenting as tarsal tunnel syndrome: review of the literature with two case reports. Foot (Edinb). 2017 Mar 30; 32:22-26.
• Saragas NP, Ferrao PN, Jacobson BF, Saragas E, Strydom A. The benefit of pharmacological venous thromboprophylaxis in foot and ankle surgery. S Afr Med J. 2017 Mar 29; 107(4):327-330.
• Strydom A, Saragas NP, Tladi M, Ferrao PNF. Tibialis Posterior Tendon Dislocation: A Review and Suggested Classification. J Foot Ankle Surg. 2017 May - Jun; 56(3):656-665
• Ferrrao PNF, Saragas NP, Strydom A (2016). Isolated Subtalar Arthrodesis. JBJS Essential Surgical Techniques 6(1): e12.
• Strydom A, Saragas NP, Ferrao PNF. Controversies in the treatment of acute ankle ligament sprains in sportsmen and women. Sports Medicine Update - January 2016

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