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Orthopaedic Surgical Experience
The department specializes in following areas
- Musculoskeltal trauma
- Scoliosis (curved spine), back pain, torticollis and other paediatric spine conditions.
- Foot problems such as flatfoot and clubfoot
- Hip conditions such as developmental dysplasia of the hip, Perthes disease, and
slipped capital femoral epiphysis
- The orthopaedic manifestations of neuromuscular conditions like Cerebral Palsy, Spina Bifida,
and the Muscular Dystrophies
- Limb length discrepancy (Orthofix, Fitbone/ISKD intramedullary nails)
- Hand problems such as congenital deformities, polydactyly (extra thumb or finger) and
syndactyly (fused fingers)
- Musculoskeletal infections
- Musculoskeltal tumours including megaprosthesis and custom made prosthesis.
- Sports injuries
- Surveillance of physiological conditions such as knock-knees, bow-legs, and in-toeing (pigeon-toed gait)
- Women’s Orthopaedics deals with
- Osteoarthritis of the knee and hip
- Osteoporosis
- Back pain and disorders of the spine
- Hand conditions such as carpal tunnel syndrome and trigger finger
- Sports injuries
Basic surgical skills:
- Central venous line placement
- Intercostal drain insertion
- Emergency tracheostomy
- Emergency cricothyroidotomy,
- Endotracheal intubation,
- Peritoneal tapping,
- Suprapubic catheterization and other basic surgical procedures.
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