Orthopaedics

The department of Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery is a contemporary well equipped department of Divine Medical Mission Hospital, with full time consultant surgeons.

Facilities :
Operation Theatre equipped with Laminar Air flow
State of art Instrumentataion
Image Intensifiers
Intra-op monitoring
Trained staff, for specialized jobs
Well equipped ICU for post operative care

Joint replacements :
Total hip replacement
Total knee replacement
Total shoulder replacement
Total elbow replacement
Wrist replacement
Hand joint (small) replacements surgery
Ankle joint replacement

Arthroscopic surgery :
Key hole surgery for disorders of knee, shoulder, elbow and ankle are offered, in the following manner:

One day admission
Patient is mobile within a day
High quality telescope and camera system
Motorized shaver system

Trauma and Fracture surgery :
High quality Swiss 'AO' systems, help stabilize fractures Image intensifier, confirms perfect fracture fixations

Ilizarov and External Fixation Device :
Management of open fractures
Infected non-union of long bones
Limb lengthening
Correction of deformities
Fusion of joints

Spinal Surgery :
Disc surgery
Micro surgery for disc
Fixation Systems for fractures
Surgery for correction of spinal deformities
Surgery for tuberculosis
Endoscopic spine surgery

Arthritis :
Osteoarthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis
Infective arthritis
Traumatic arthritis

Paediatric Orthopaedics :
Congenital limb & spinal deformities
Bone & Joint infections
Juvenile Arthritis
Metabolic bone disorders

The department is supported by the most elaborate intensive care services, a modern Accident and Emergency department, and state of the art Physiotherapy and rehabilitation department. We have established trauma protocols for the care of the critically injured patients and principles of Advanced Trauma and Life Support System (ATLS) are applied for the prompt and efficient treatment of accident victims.