Dept. Of Orthopedics

ORTHOPAEDICS DEPARTMENT

WHAT IS ORTHOPEDICS?

Orthopedic doctors (sometimes also called orthopaedic doctors or orthopaedic surgeons) are doctors who focus on caring for your bones, joints, ligaments, nerves, and tendons (the tissue that connects bones and joints). These parts of your body are also referred to as your “musculoskeletal system.

A person may visit an orthopedist if they have a musculoskeletal condition.

Orthopedics is a branch of medicine that focuses on the care of the skeletal system and its interconnecting parts. These parts include the:

• bones

•  muscles

•  joints

•  tendons

•  ligaments

HIP REPLACEMENT

WHAT IS HIP REPLACEMENT?

Hip replacement is a surgical procedure in which the hip joint is replaced by a prosthetic implant, that is, a hip prosthesis. Hip replacement surgery can be performed as a total replacement or a hemi replacement.

ARTHROSCOPY

WHAT IS ARTHROSCOPY?

arthroscopy refers to the type of keyhole surgery that is used for the dual purpose of diagnosing problems with the joints and repairing damage done to the same. The procedure is usually performed on knees, wrists, elbows, ankles and shoulders.

This surgery is recommended for those suffering from problems with joints, such as swelling or stiffness and whose initial imaging tests have not been able to determine its cause. An arthroscopy is then used to look at the inside of the joint.