Nathawat Hospital

Services

Hip Joint Replacement

• Anterior Hip Replacement

• Total Hip Replacement (THR)

• Revision Hip Replacement

Anterior Hip Replacement

Total Hip Replacement

Revision Hip Replacement

Knee Joint Replacement

• Total Knee Replacement (TKR)

• Partial Knee Replacement

• Revision Knee Replacement

Total Knee Replacement

Revision Knee Replacement

Unicondylar Knee Replacement

Other Services

• Fracture Care

• Peri Prosthetic Fractures

Orthopedic services

Orthopedics, or orthopedic services, aim at the treatment of the musculoskeletal system. This includes your bones, joints, ligaments, tendons, and muscles.

Information -There can be many medical problems that can affect the bones, joints, ligaments, tendons, and muscles.

Bone problems may include:

#Bone deformities #Bone infections

#Bone tumors

#Fractures

• #Need for amputation

• #Nonunions: failure of fractures to heal

• #Malunions: fractures healing in a wrong position

• #Spinal deformities

#Joint problems may include:

• #Arthritis

• #Bursitis

• #Dislocation

• #Joint pain

• #Joint swelling or inflammation

• #Ligament tears

Common orthopedic-related diagnoses based on body part include:

#ANKLE AND FOOT

• #Bunions

• #Fasciitis

• #Foot and ankle deformities

• #Fractures

• #Hammer toe

• #Heel pain

• #Heel spurs

• #Joint pain and arthritis

• #Sprains

• #Tarsal tunnel syndrome

• #Sesamoiditis

• #Tendon or ligament injury

#HAND AND WRIST

• #Fractures

• #Joint pain

• #Arthritis

• #Tendon or ligament injury

• #Carpal tunnel syndrome

• #Ganglion cyst

• #Tendinitis

• #Tendon tears

• #Infection

#SHOULDER

• #Arthritis

• #Bursitis

• #Dislocation

• #Frozen shoulder (adhesive capsulitis)

• #Impingement syndrome

• #Loose or foreign bodies

• #Rotator cuff tear

• #Rotator cuff tendinitis

• #Separation

• #Torn labrum

• #SLAP tears

• #Fractures

#KNEE

• #Cartilage and meniscus injuries

• #Dislocation of the kneecap (patella)

• #Ligament sprains or tears (anterior cruciate, posterior cruciate, medial collateral, and lateral collateral ligament tears)#

• #Meniscus injuries

• #Loose or foreign bodies

• #Osgood-Schlatter disease

• #Pain

• #Tendinitis

• #Fractures

#ELBOW

• #Arthritis

• #Bursitis

• #Dislocation or separation

• #Ligament sprains or tears

• #Loose or foreign bodies

• #Pain

• #Tennis or golfers elbow (epicondylitis or tendinitis)

• #Elbow stiffness or contractures

• #Fractures

SPINE

• Herniated (slipped) disk

• Infection of the spine

• Injury to the spine

• Scoliosis

• Spinal stenosis

• Spinal tumor

• Fractures

• Spinal cord injuries

SERVICES AND TREATMENTS

Imaging procedures can help diagnose or even treat many orthopedic conditions. Your health care provider may order:

• Arthrogram (joint x-ray)

• Bone scans

• Computed tomography (CT) scan

• Discography

• Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan

• X-rays

Sometimes, treatment involves injections of medicine into the painful area. This may involve:

• Corticosteroid injections into joints, tendons, and ligaments, and around the spine

• Hyaluronic acid injection to help relieve arthritis pain

Surgical procedures used in the treatment of orthopedics include:

• Amputation

• Arthroscopic surgeries

• Bunionectomy and hammer toe repair

• Cartilage repair or resurfacing procedures

• Cartilage surgery to knee

• Fracture care

• Arthroplasty

• Ligament reconstructions

• Repair of torn ligaments and tendons

• Spine surgery, including diskectomy, foraminotomy, laminectomy, and spinal fusion

Newer orthopedic services procedures include:

• Minimally invasive surgery

• Advanced external fixation

• Use of bone graft substitutes and bone-fusing protein