The Orthopaedic Department specializes in diagnosing,treating, and managing conditions related to the musculoskeletal system, which includes bones, joints, muscles, tendons, and ligaments. This department focuses on both surgical and non-surgical approaches to address a wide range of orthopaedic issues, aiming to improve mobility, reduce pain, and enhance the quality of life for patients.
Common Conditions Treated
- Fractures and Dislocations: Managing broken bones and dislocated joints through casting, splinting, and surgical interventions.
- Osteoarthritis: Treating degenerative joint disease that leads to cartilage breakdown, causing pain and stiffness, often managed with medications, physical therapy, or joint
- replacement.
- Rheumatoid Arthritis: Addressing autoimmune joint inflammation that can lead to joint damage and deformity, using a combination of medications, physical therapy, and
- surgery.
- Sports Injuries: Treating injuries related to physical activity, such as ligament tears (e.g., ACL tears), meniscus injuries, and muscle strains, often through arthroscopic surgery and
- rehabilitation.
- Back Pain: Managing conditions affecting the spine, such as herniated discs, scoliosis, and spinal stenosis, with conservative treatments or surgical options.
- Hip and Knee Replacement: Performing total or partial joint replacements for severe arthritis or joint damage to relieve pain and restore function.
- Shoulder Disorders: Treating rotator cuff injuries, shoulder impingement, and other shoulder-related conditions through physical therapy or surgical interventions.
- Hand and Wrist Injuries: Addressing fractures, ligament injuries, and conditions like carpal tunnel syndrome, often with surgical repair or minimally invasive procedures.
- Foot and Ankle Conditions: Managing issues such as fractures, sprains, and deformities (e.g., bunions) through conservative treatment or surgical correction.
Diagnostic Services
- Imaging Studies: Utilizing X-rays, MRI, CT scans, and ultrasound to diagnose orthopaedic conditions, assess injury severity, and plan treatment.
- Physical Examination: Conducting thorough physical assessments to evaluate joint function, muscle strength, and range of motion.
Treatment and Management
- Medications: Prescribing pain relievers, anti-inflammatory drugs, and other medications to manage symptoms and support recovery.
- Physical Therapy: Providing rehabilitation programs to improve strength, flexibility, and function, and to support recovery from surgery or injury.
- Orthotic Devices: Recommending or fitting braces, splints, or custom orthotics to support, stabilize, or correct musculoskeletal issues.
- Surgical Interventions: Performing surgeries such as arthroscopy, joint replacement, fracture fixation, and ligament repair to treat or correct orthopaedic conditions.
Surgical Techniques
- Arthroscopy: Minimally invasive surgery using a small camera and specialized instruments to diagnose and treat joint issues through small incisions.
- Joint Replacement: Replacing damaged or diseased joints with artificial implants to restore function and alleviate pain.
Spinal Surgery: Addressing spinal conditions through procedures such as decompression, fusion, or disc replacement to relieve pain and improve mobility. - Fracture Fixation: Using plates, screws, or rods to stabilize and repair broken bones, ensuring proper alignment and healing.
- Ligament Reconstruction: Reconstructing torn ligaments (e.g.ACL reconstruction) using grafts to restore joint stability and function.
Multidisciplinary Approach
- Collaborative Care: Working with rheumatologists, physiotherapists, pain specialists, and other healthcare professionals to provide comprehensive care.
- Preoperative and Postoperative Care: Assessing patients before and after surgery to ensure optimal outcomes, manage pain, and support recovery.
Surgery:
- Total Knee Replacement Surgery (TKR)
- Total Hip Replacement Surgery (THR)
- Hemiarthroplasty Hip (BIPOLAR/AMP)
- Primary and Revision Joint Replacement of Hip and Knee
- Conventional and Minimally Invasive Surgery
- Ligament Preserving Knee Replacement
- Elbow Replacement (Primary and Revision)
- Shoulder Replacement Surgery (Hemiarthroplasty / Total Replacement /
- Reverse Surgery)
- Arthroscopic Surgeries of Knees and Shoulder joints and ligament
- reconstructions.
- Surgeries of the spine for treating problems of the disc, infection, trauma
- and other deformities including disc replacement surgery.
- Trauma surgery of long bones, joints and pelvis.
- POP Casting
- Fiberglass / Prime Casting
- Ganglion cyst excision surgery
- Tendon Repair / Reconstruction Surgery.
- Skin Grafting for Compound Fracture
- Amputation surgeries
- Intraarticular Injections