Orthopedic specialist services

Orthopaedic surgeons would perform various treatment surgeries according to the needs of the patients. The followings are common orthopaedic medical services.

Orthopaedic treatments

• Phalanges and toes degeneration

• Bone fractures and joint dislocation

• Osteoporosis and fractures in elderly

• Rheumatoid arthritis (RA)

• Sports or occupational strains or trauma

• Tendon injuries, muscle strains, bursitis and ruptured soft tissues in joints

Orthopaedic Surgeries

• Arthroscopy: the use of visualizing instruments to assist in diagnosis and surgeries by visualizing joint conditions

• Fusion surgery: similar to welding metals, bony fragments are “fused” together by bone graft or internal fixators to maintain alignment of bones

• Internal fixation: the use of metal plates, pins and screws to fix bony fragments into desired position during rehabilitation of bone fracture

• Arthroplasty (partial, total replacement): replacement of inflamed or damaged joints with artificial joints

• Reduction: reposition of abnormal bone fragments and restoration of bone alignment

• Soft Tissue Repair (Tendon and ligament): repair soft tissues such as tendons and ligaments

Common Orthopaedic Surgeries

Sports Injuries

• Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

• Meniscectomy or meniscal repair

• ACL reconstruction

• Bankart repair (For recurrent dislocation of shoulder)

Fractures

• Clavicle fracture fixation

• Shoulder (Proximal humerus fracture)

• Elbow fracture fixation

• Tibia fibula fracture fixation

• Scaphoid fracture fixation

• Finger fracture fixation

• Wrist joint fracture fixation

• Bone graft for carpal nonunion

• Calcaneal fracture fixation

• Ankle fracture fixation

Joint Replacement (Arthroplasty) –Rheumatoid & other synovectomy