Presently we have qualified orthopedic surgeon is FCPS both in general surgery and in orthopedics surgery .They handles all type of cases particularly those with complications and left out by other public orthopedic units.Treatment is provided free with medicine and artificial limbs.Image intensifier facilities are available to carry out delicate and correct Orthopedic repair problems.
Orthopaedics is a field dealing with diagnosis and treatment of ailments related to bones, joints, spine and allied structures. With modernization of the world, increased traveling, availability of high-speed vehicles and growing stresses of the modern times, there has been a significant increase in the orthopedic and spine related problems. To cope with the changing’ situation there have been lot of advancements in all the fields of medicine specially surgery. Particularly there have been great advances in the field of orthopedics making diagnosis of orthopedic related problems and their treatment easily possible and more successful. The common orthopedic problems are degeneration (wear and tear) of the joints specially knees and hips. The vertebral column is also affected by the process of degeneration whether it is the vertebrae of neck or back. The degeneration of joints leads to pain, stiffness, disability and difficulty in walking or sitting. The degeneration of vertebral column can lead to neck and back pain, which can be associated with leg or arm pain. Apart from degeneration, other kinds of] arthritis can bring a lot of inconvenience to the patient. Disk herniation (slip disk) is a common cause of low back pain and leg pain, which can be pretty disabling.
Victims of high-speed automobile accidents make another big chunk of Orthopaedic related problems. Sportsmen sustain various kinds of injuries to their knees, spines, bones and soft tissues of their body.
Orthopaedic and associated services are related to investigation, diagnosis and timely treatment of the above-mentioned problems. Lately there has been a lot of improvement in methods to investigate and treat patients. Orthopaedic surgery is no way behind any other discipline of medicine, and has made tremendous advancement in the recent years.
Keeping pace with rest of the world, orthopedics, trauma and spinal surgery at Hijaz Hospital have developed with such a speed that in a very short period of time people have recognized it as a center of excellence for orthopedic surgery. This recognition has come from the academic circles and patients alike both from within and outside the country.
Orthopaedic surgery department at Hijaz Hospital is staffed by consultants, who are highly qualified from the leading university hospitals world. The department has qualified and very well trained doctors as surgical assistants who assist in the operation theaters and look after the patients before and after surgery. The nurses and operation theater assistants have been selected with great caution and care. They have b een trained further over period of years to consolidate their training and experience so that best possible care is provided to our patients in operation theaters, which are the most important part of a hospital providing surgical facilities.
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