ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY :
The Orthopedic Department provides surgical and medical expertise to deal with the prevention or correction of injuries and disorders of the skeletal system and associated muscles, joints and ligaments. The orthopedic consultants are also available for 24 hours trauma service to manage patients with complicated trauma and injury like fractures and dislocations.
Range of Services
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Traumatology
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Reduction and fixation of all fractures or dislocation of the upper and lower limbs
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Repair of all tendon and muscle injuries of upper and lower limbs
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Treatment of thoracolumbar spine fractures
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- Arthroplasty
- Hemiarthroplasty of the hip joint
- Total joint replacement of the hip and knee for severe osteoarthritis or other non-infectious disease of the joints
- Hemiarthroplasty of the hip joint
- Spine Surgery
- Discectomy for prolapsed intervertebral disc
- Decompression surgery of spinal stenosis with or without fusion
- Discectomy for prolapsed intervertebral disc
- Arthroscopic Surgery and Sports Medicine
- Arthroscopic meniscal repair
- Arthroscopic partial meniscectomy
- Arthroscopic debridement and lavage of osteoarthitic knee
- Arthroscopic meniscal repair
- Pediatric Orthopedic
- Treatment of developmental dysplastic hip/congenital hip dislocation (closed method and surgery)
- Treatment of congenital clubfoot (closed manipulation and surgery)
- Closed reduction and surgery of all trauma of the upper and lower limbs
- Treatment of developmental dysplastic hip/congenital hip dislocation (closed method and surgery)
- Orthopedic Infection
- Treatment of osteomyelitis
- Treatment, including lavage, of septic arthritis
- Treatment of diabetic foot infection
- Treatment of cellulitis, necrotizing fasciitis, and gangrene
- Treatment of osteomyelitis
- Other common orthopedic problems e.g. carpal tunnel syndrome, tennis elbow, golfer’s elbow, de Quervain tenosynovitis, trigger finger, mallet finger, jumper’s knee, Achilles tendinitis, etc.
