ROBOTIC spine surgery has been performed on 100 patients at Peninsula Private Hospital. The procedure sounds a little like something from a dystopian sci-fi novel, but Dr John Choi said the assistance of the technology helps to make surgery techniques nearly 100 per cent accurate. “It comes down to a few things, precision, accuracy and reproducibility in the outcomes. Patient time in the operating room is precious and as surgeons we need to drive efficiency to improve on patient’s outcomes by reducing morbidity, errors and aim to achieve consistent results,’’ Dr Choi said about the procedure. Dr Choi has performed…
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FRANKSTON artist Bronwyn Kidd is exhibiting her photography at the Frankston Arts Centre until the end of this month. Ms Kidd’s (pictured) exhibition #STYLE runs until 22 January. The exhibition displays two decades of fashion photography. Prints of Ms Kidd’s work are available for purchase. Entry is free. The exhibition is open from 11am to 4pm. Picture: Supplied First published in the Frankston Times – 12 January 2021
A MAN broke both legs after hitting rocks when jumping at The Pillars, Mount Martha, on Boxing Day (Saturday 26 December). A specialist high-angle ropes team from Fire Rescue Victoria was called in to winch the 31-year-old Northcote man up the cliff face about 5.20pm. He was taken by ambulance to Frankston Hospital with “non-life threatening injuries”. Somerville detectives said the Esplanade was closed for three hours in both directions while the rescue took place. First published in the Frankston Times – 12 January 2021
TWO police officers were taken to hospital after being allegedly hit with a car in Seaford, 29 December. Police allege that a 27-year-old woman ran into them with her car in a Ballarto Road fast-food carpark. They say that one was pinned against a wall and the other had their ankle run over. The two officers were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Police chased down the car in a pursuit that lasted nearly an hour. The car crashed in Burwood and the driver allegedly fled before being arrested in the yard of a nearby house. The woman was charged…
A WHEELCHAIR was stolen from a woman with an acquired brain injury last month. Police believe that the wheelchair was stolen from an apartment building on Nepean Highway, Frankston, sometime between 9am on 17 December and 10am on 18 December. The 55-year-old owner of the wheelchair was hit by a car late last year, and suffered a brain injury and broken leg. The chair was stolen from behind a locked glass door on the ground level of the building. It has a silver frame, black seat, and no footrest. Anyone with information can contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000…