Orthopaedics, Joint Replacements & Spinal Surgery

The Department of Orthopedics is one of most advanced and up to date in the field of orthopedics. It is having a faculty of consultants, each pursuing a specialist field along with general orthopedic work. The Department is geared to look after all aspects of trauma, poly-trauma, joint replacement including revision surgery, spine surgery including endoscopic spinal surgery, paediatric orthopaedic, minimally invasive surgery (MIS), arthroscopy surgery, sports medicine, ilizarov fixation for limb reconstruction/ leg lengthening and deformity correction.

Joint replacement: This unit is headed by senior most surgeon, Dr. P.S. Maini , an internationally recognized orthopedic surgeon and manned by experienced surgeons with sub-demarcated areas, is fully operational. It is one of the few joint replacement units in the country fully equipped and specially trained for revision of joint replacements having at its disposal a good bone banking facility. The unit offers fellowships for training in joint replacements. Dr. P.S. Maini is a well-known figure in arthroplasty field, delivering various lectures and has authored many articles in this field. He is the President of Indian Arthroplasty Association for the last 3 years. The Unit is now providing latest state of the art resurfacing arthroplasty and minimally invasive surgery (MIS) to its patients. Joint replacement surgeons of the Department have been regular participants as lecturers and faculty members for the various arthroplasty workshops.

Trauma and general orthopaedics: This filed is governed by another 3-4 senior consultants who are available round the clock to attend all type of bony and musculo-skeletal trauma. The unit is backed up by fully equipped operative rooms for any procedure to be done short time. Facilities available are reduction of fracture & plaster application, plating, closed pinning, interlock nailing, hip fracture fixation, change of ball of hip joint, wiring, pinning, external fixator application / ilizarov fixation (bad & crushed skin with fractures) and fixation of spinal injuries. The Department is well supported by Radiology, Neurosurgery, Vascular Surgery and Plastic Surgery departments at Sir Ganga Ram City Hospital . General orthopaedic surgeries including polio, club foot and paediatric orthopaedics, such as CDH (by birth hip problems), CTEV (twisting foot) surgeries are regularly performed by specialists.

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