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Professor Michael Wayne Solomons
Orthopaedic Hand Surgeon
Born 4th May 1964 in Port Elizabeth South Africa
Married to Irene
- First child Ryan Date of birth: 15/3/2000
- Second child Luke – Date of birth: 14/05/2003
Present position
- Consultant and Senior Lecturer in Orthopaedic Department
- Head Department of Hand Surgery
- Groote Schuur Hospital University of Cape Town
Languages:
- English – fluent
- Afrikaans – fluent
- Xhosa – limited talk and comprehend only
Employment:
Intern – Groote Schuur Hospital 1988
- General Surgery
- Obstetrics and Gynaecology
- Internal Medicine
Medical Officer – Cecilia Makiwane Hospital 1989
- Obstetrics and Gynaecology
- General Surgery
1990 – 1991
- Locums in England – Accident and Emergency
- Locums in Canada – rural Sasketchewan
- Extensive world travel
Medical officer Cecilia Makiwane Hospital 1992
- General Surgery
- Orthopaedics
- Passed FCS SA Part 1A
Registrar in General Surgery – 1993
- Trauma Unit
- ICU
- Passed FCS SA Part 1B
Registrar in Orthopaedics 1994 – 1997
- Best final year registrar University of Cape Town 1997
- Best candidate nationwide for FCS SA ORTH exam 1997
Courses:
- AO Advanced Course July 1994
- Microsurgical Course 1996
- AO Advanced Hand Course 2002
Fellowship in Hand Surgery 1998
- Groote Schuur Hospital
- Principal Surgeons Dr Martin Singer and Dr W De Jager
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Senior Lecturer and Head Division Of Hand Surgery Groote Schuur Hospital 1999 to present.
- General Trauma Orthopaedics
- Rheumatoid Hand and Wrist
- Extensive Hand Surgery Exposure
- Undergraduate and Post Graduate Teaching
- Tetraplegic Upper Limb Clinic
Academic Activities:
Papers presented
- Salvage Club Foot Surgery
- Use of Radiocolloids in Haemophilia
- 2 stage flexor tendon grafting – The Groote Schuur Experience
- Pectoralis Minor transfer for Scapula Winging
- The EIP Pinch Transfer
- One Stage Shoulder arthrodesis and Biceps Tendon Transfer
- Kienbocks Disease in a 7 year old boy – case report and review of the literature
- The Posterior Interosseous Nerve Tendon Transfer
- End To Side Nerve Anastamosis
- Prospective randomised study comparing Tenofix to 4 strand cruciate in zone 2 flexor tendon injuries
- Active motion rehabilitation for zone 2 flexor tendon injuries
- Intermediate follow up of total wrist arthroplasty
- A Randomized, Double Blind, Clinical Trial of Teno Fix™; A Novel Device for Flexor Tendon Repair – combined BSSH/ASSH Cambridge 2002
- Does venting the A4 pulley affect outcomes in flexor tendon surgery?
Dr M Solomons, Dr M Oessellman
SASSH September 2005 Port Elizabeth - Outcomes following transaxillary first rib resection for Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
Dr M Solomons, Dr M Oessellman
SASSH September 2005 Port Elizabeth - Assessing Outcome after Digital Nerve Repair
Dr M Maree, Dr M Solomons
SASSH September 2005 Port Elizabeth - Arthroscopic release of internal rotation contracture in Brachial plexus palsy
Dr R Von Bornmann, Dr M Solomons, Dr S Roche, Dr B Vrettos
SASSH September 2005 Port Elizabeth - The Oberlin Nerve Transfer
Dr M Solomons
SASSH September 2006 Durban - Osseo integrated finger prostheses
Dr M Solomons, Stephan Kritzinger
SASSH September 2006 Durban - Inaccuracies in Nerve Surgery Reporting
Dr M Solomons
SASSH September 2006 Durban - Peripheral Nerve Section For Pain not involving the upper extremity
Dr M Solomons
SASSH 2008 Cape Town - The Reverse Finkelstein Test
Dr M Solomons, Dr S Carter
SASSH 2010 Port Elizabeth - The Relationship between FCR tendonitis and STT OA
Dr M Solomons
SASSH 2010 Port Elizabeth - Hook of Hamate Fractures
Dr I Koller, Dr M Solomons, DR S Carter
SASSH 2010 Port Elizabeth - Selected good results in Brachial Plexus Surgery
Dr M Solomons
SASSH Congress Sun City 2011 - Landsmeers ligament – take two
Dr M Solomons, Mr B Dando.
SASSH Congress Sun City 2011 - Comparing tendon transfers to increase external rotation in OBPI
Dr M Solomons, Dr S Roche, Dr M Maree
SASSH Congress Sun City 2011 - Nerve Grafting vs Nerve Transfer in Upper Plexus Injuries
Dr A Van Der Horst, Dr M Maree, Dr M Solomons
SASSH 2010 Port Elizabeth - Thumb MP Joint Ligamentous injuries
Dr M Solomons
SASSH Refresher course Pretoria 2012 - That’s weird – three rare and interesting case reports
- The Dorsal Wrist Syndrome
- An Algorithm for Ulna Sided Wrist Pain
- The use of Corticosteroid injections for common Hand Conditions
SASSH Annual Congress Durban August 2012 - Ulnar sided Wrist Pain
SAOA Annual Congress Sun City 2013 - The ‘Solomons’ sign for TB wrist
- Reconstructing the Unreconstructable Median nerve defect
- A rare cause of Medial Elbow Pain
SASSH Annual Congress Kwa Maritane August 2013
Invited Lectures:
S&N Trauma Meeting South Africa 1999
- Humerus Fractures
- Distal Femur Fractures
- Complex Fracture Dislocations around the Elbow
International trauma conference Vienna 2001
- Distal Femur Fractures
- Open Fracture Management
- Tips and Tricks in Elbow plating
S&N Trauma meeting South Africa 2002
- Open Fracture Management
- Complex Fracture Dislocations around the Elbow
International Trauma Meeting Seville 2002 – invited faculty
- Open fracture management
- Humerus shaft fractures
International Trauma Meeting Prague 2003 – invited faculty
- Gunshot injuries
- Humeral Shaft Fractures: Nail or Plate
European Trauma Meeting Flims 2006 – invited faculty
- Humerus shaft fractures – nail or plate?
- Radial head fractures – fix or replace?
- Orthopaedic gunshot injuries
- Distal Radius Fractures 2006
Kwa Maritane Trauma Symposium 2006
- Radial head fractures – fix or replace?
- Distal Humerus fractures Tips and Pitfalls
International Skeletal Trauma Symposium Flims Switzerland 12 – 16 March2008
- Bicondylar Tibial Plateau Fractures
- Proximal Humerus Fractures
- Traumatic Instability around the Elbow
Kwa Maritane Trauma Symposium
- Traumatic Instability of the Elbow
BSSH Instructional Course Manchester June 2012 – FACULTY
- Rheumatoid finger deformity
- PIP and DIP arthritis
- Intra-articular Fractures of the Distal Interphalangeal Joint
- Thumb and finger MP Joint Injuries
- Principles of Non-operative Management of Fractures
Cadaver Course for Physiotherapists – The PIP Joint – Cape Town October 2012
ASSH San Francisco Oct 2013
- Role of MRI in Kienbocks Disease
- International Panel on Common Hand Problems
- Session Moderator – scaphoid 2
UCT Student Surgical Society September 2013
- Hands :Where do we come from?
LMT Upper Limb Meeting Fiji June 2013
International Faculty
- Dorsal wrist syndrome
- Ulnar sided wrist pain
- Mallet fractures
- Needle Dupuytrens Vs Collagenase injection
- Scoping the wrist is a waste of time!
- Hands in Africa
- Hands: What does it all mean?
- Conservative treatment of the SLIL after closed reduction of Perilunate injury
LMT Upper Limb Meeting Fiji June 2015
International Faculty
- Dorsal wrist syndrome
- Ulnar sided wrist pain
- Mallet fractures
- Scoping the wrist is a waste of time!
- Debate: Silicone vs Hard PIPJ
- MidCarpal Fusion
- Cementing PIPJ’s
Acumed Upper Extremity Surgeon Bioskills Course KL Malaysia
- Fragment Specific distal radius fixation: indications and techniques
- Prevention of Complications of Volar Plating radius
1st International Trauma Summit “Healing and Motion”
- Invited faculty Shanghai China
- Fracture Dislocation of the Elbow – whats new?
- Elbow Fracture Dislocation – tips and tricks
Chapters in Books:
1: Undergraduate Orthopaedics. Editor Prof J Walters
Hand examination
Injuries of the Hand
Infection of the Hand
Nerve injuries
2: Oxford Handbook of Trauma for Southern Africa. Editors Dr A Nicol, Dr E Steyn
Chapter 30: Hand Injuries
3: Undergraduate Orthopaedics. Editor Prof J Walters 2nd Edition
4: Oxford Handbook of Trauma for Southern Africa. Editors Dr A Nicol, Dr E Steyn 2nd Edition
5: Hand Surgery Worldwide. Editor: James Urbaniak M.D.
Chapter 31: Malignant conditions of the Hand
6: Tendon Transfers. Listers Diagnosis and Indications in Hand Surgery
16: Solomons, Michael
Radiological Pitfalls in Hand Injuries
CME Journal Vol 29, No 9 (2011)
17: Kairinos N, Holmes WJ, Solomons M, Hudson DA, Kahn D.
Does a Zone of Increased Perfusion Exist Around Negative-pressure Dressings?
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2013 Jun 18.
18: Held M, Jordaan P, Laubscher M, Singer M, Solomons M.
Hand Surg. 2013;18(2):229-34.
Conservative treatment of fractures of the proximal Phalanx: An option even for unstable fracture patterns.
19: Kairinos N, Pillay K, Solomons M, Hudson DA, Kahn D.
Plast Reconstr Surg. 2014 May;133(5):1178-83
The Influence Manufacturers have on Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Research
20: Kairinos N, McKune A, Solomons M, Hudson DA, Kahn D.
Wound Repair Regen. 2014 May-Jun;22(3):424-9
The Flaws of Laser Doppler in Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Research
21: Kairinos N, Hudson D, Solomons M.
Wound Repair Regen. 2009 May-Jun;17(3):456
Depth of penetration of negative pressure wound therapy into underlying tissues
22: Kairinos N, Hudson DA, Solomons M.
Int Wound J. 2011 Dec;8(6):656-7.
The influence of different sizes and types of wound fillers on wound contraction and tissue pressure during negative pressure wound therapy.
23: Tang JB, Blazar PE, Giddins G, Lalonde D, Martínez C, Solomons M.
J Hand Surg Eur Vol. 2015 Jan;40(1):88-97.
24: Radial nerve lacerations–the outcome of end-to-end repairs in penetrating trauma.
Laubscher M, Held M, Maree M, Solomons M.
Hand Surg. 2015;20(1):67-72
25: Clinical Outcomes following reduction and pinning of lesser arc injuries without repair of the scapholunate ligament.
Hilton TL,Chivers D, Held M, Solomons M, Maree M. SAOJ Vol 16:No 1; pages 59 – 64.
26: A Glomus Tumour of the Elbow: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.
Anley C, Vrettos B, Roche S, Solomons M.
Shoulder Elbow. 2014 Jan;6(1):60-2. doi: 10.1111/sae.12041. Epub 2013 Oct 12.
Contract Research
1: FDA study to determine feasibility of tendon fixation device – Ortheon Medical – 2002/3
2: Pyrocarbon Radial Head – Ascension Orthopedics – 2004
Pyrobarcon Proximal Interphalangeal Joint Arthroplasty: Outcomes of a Cohort Study
1: Walters J, Solomons M, Davies J
Gluteus minimus: observations on its insertion.
J Anat. 2001 Feb;198(Pt 2):239-42.
2: Graham RG, Hudson DA, Solomons M, Singer M
A prospective study to assess the outcome of steroid injections and wrist splinting for the treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome.
Plast Reconstr Surg. 2004 Feb;113(2):550-6.
3: Cvitanich M, Solomons M.
Juvenile lunatomalacia is this Kienbock’s disease?
J Hand Surg [Br]. 2004 Jun;29(3):288-92.
4: Pienaar C, Swan MC, De Jager W, Solomons M
Clinical experience with end-to-side nerve transfer.
J Hand Surg [Br]. 2004 Oct;29(5):438-43.
5: Su BW, Solomons M, Barrow A, Senoge ME, Gilberti M, Lubbers L, Diao E, Quitken HM, Rosenwasser MP
Device for zone-II flexor tendon repair. A multicenter, randomized, blinded, clinical trial.
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2005 May;87(5):923-35.
6:: Su BW, Solomons M, Barrow A, Senoge ME, Gilberti M, Lubbers L, Diao E, Quitken HM, Rosenwasser MP
A device for zone-II flexor tendon repair. Surgical technique.
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2006 Mar;88 Suppl 1 Pt 1:37-49. Review
7: Solomons M, Cvitanich M
A one-stage shoulder arthrodesis and Brooks
Seddon pectoralis major to biceps tendon
transfer for upper brachial plexus injuries
J Hand Surg Eur Vol. 2007 Feb;32(1):18-23)
8: Doppen P, Solomons M, Kritzinger S
Osseo-integrated Finger prostheses
J Hand Surg Eur Vol. 2008 Dec 17.
9: Kairinos N, Solomons M, Hudson DA.
The Paradox of negative wound therapy – in vitro studies
J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2008 Nov 24.
10: Kairinos N, Solomons M, Hudson DA
Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy I: The
Paradox of Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy
Plastic and Reconstuctive Surgery February 2009
11: Kairinos N, Solomons M, Hudson DA
Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy II:
Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy and
Increased Perfusion. Just an Illusion?
Plastic and Reconstuctive Surgery February 2009
12: McGuire DT, White CD, Carter SL, Solomons MW
J Hand Surg Eur Vol. 2012 Jul;37(6):490-6.
13: Solomons, Michael
Common Hand Conditions
CME Journal Vol 29, No 9 (2011)
14: Solomons, Michael
Wrist Pain
CME Journal Vol 29, No 9 (2011)
15: Solomons, Michael
Hand Immobilisation and Rehabilitation
CME Journal Vol 29, No 9 (2011)
Published Articles
1: Walters J, Solomons M, Davies J
Gluteus minimus: observations on its insertion.
J Anat. 2001 Feb;198(Pt 2):239-42.
2: Graham RG, Hudson DA, Solomons M, Singer M
A prospective study to assess the outcome of steroid injections and wrist splinting for the treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome.
Plast Reconstr Surg. 2004 Feb;113(2):550-6.
3: Cvitanich M, Solomons M.
Juvenile lunatomalacia is this Kienbock’s disease?
J Hand Surg [Br]. 2004 Jun;29(3):288-92.
4: Pienaar C, Swan MC, De Jager W, Solomons M
Clinical experience with end-to-side nerve transfer.
J Hand Surg [Br]. 2004 Oct;29(5):438-43.
5: Su BW, Solomons M, Barrow A, Senoge ME, Gilberti M, Lubbers L, Diao E, Quitken HM, Rosenwasser MP
Device for zone-II flexor tendon repair. A multicenter, randomized, blinded, clinical trial.
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2005 May;87(5):923-35.
6:: Su BW, Solomons M, Barrow A, Senoge ME, Gilberti M, Lubbers L, Diao E, Quitken HM, Rosenwasser MP
A device for zone-II flexor tendon repair. Surgical technique.
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2006 Mar;88 Suppl 1 Pt 1:37-49. Review
7: Solomons M, Cvitanich M
A one-stage shoulder arthrodesis and Brooks
Seddon pectoralis major to biceps tendon
transfer for upper brachial plexus injuries
J Hand Surg Eur Vol. 2007 Feb;32(1):18-23)
8: Doppen P, Solomons M, Kritzinger S
Osseo-integrated Finger prostheses
J Hand Surg Eur Vol. 2008 Dec 17.
9: Kairinos N, Solomons M, Hudson DA.
The Paradox of negative wound therapy – in vitro studies
J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2008 Nov 24.
10: Kairinos N, Solomons M, Hudson DA
Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy I: The
Paradox of Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy
Plastic and Reconstuctive Surgery February 2009
11: Kairinos N, Solomons M, Hudson DA
Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy II:
Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy and
Increased Perfusion. Just an Illusion?
Plastic and Reconstuctive Surgery February 2009
12: McGuire DT, White CD, Carter SL, Solomons MW
Patents:
- Co- developer Bone Harvester with Roth Medical
- Clavicle fixation device
- Trapezium implant
- An image capture arrangement 2008/2022
Prizes and Awards:
1: Best paper read at SASSH September 2006 Durban
2: Best paper read at SASSH September 2007 Johannesburg
3: Isadore Kaplan Literary award SASSH September 2007
4: Isadore Kaplan Literary award SASSH September 2008
5: Barry O Kelly Award . Best Original Research SASSH Sept 2013
6: Isadore Kaplan Literary award SASSH September 2013
Committees and Groups:
- Member SASSH since
- EXCO member SASSH since
- President of SASSH 2010/11
- Editorial Review Board JHS European Edition since
- Reviewer Prosthetics and Orthotics International
- OT course Cape Town 20 Oct 2012 CADAVER COURSE
- Common PIPJ injuries and relevant anatomy
- Assessment and Treatment of PIPJ injuries
- Upper Extremity Cadaver Course (Biomet) Faculty member
- Hand Fracture overview
- Cadaveric dissection – Anatomy and Surgery
Refresher Courses:
- Digital amputation
- Rheumatoid Wrist
- Total Wrist Arthroplasty
- Volkmann’s Ischaemic contracture
- Ganglions of the hand and wrist
SASSH Refresher Course
Goudini Spa
March 2005 - Flexor tendon injuries Refresher Course Bloemfontein 2006
