The department of surgeons in Singapore is the oldest and most established today.
Singapore has grown to be common for health care system in Orthopaedic among worldwide. The surgeons are well educated and aware of the injuries happening in the current world.
The following are some specialties a patient wants in a surgeon for their specific surgery.
- Knee replacement surgery and respective surgeon: a condition that is characterized by the collapse of joint cartilage. Recommended when non-surgical knee treatment failed to alleviate the pain, depending upon the condition a partial or total knee replacement may be recommended. A person approving knee replacement surgery will need to do revision surgery 15 to 20 years after the initial surgery to repair worn-out prostheses. The surgeon has to perform a four-step surgery which involves:
- Preparing a bone
- Positioning with metal implants
- Resurfacing of patella
- Insert a spacer
- Hip replacement surgery: In hip replacement surgery damaged parts of the hip are replaced with artificial joint components which are designed to mimic the natural movements of the hip joint. A hip replacement surgery is necessary if you have conditions such as Rheumatoid arthritis, Osteoarthritis, and Osteonecrosis, and looking for surgery by the Singapore Orthopaedic surgeon is the best option for you because nobody wants to risk life. In hip replacement surgery, the surgeons have to do the following specifications
- The femoral head should be removed with a metal stem
- A ceramic ball should be placed which replaces the damaged femoral head.
- The damaged cartilage surface from the socket will be removed, screws will be used to hold that socket so that it will not lose the grip
- The metal spacer will be inserted by the surgeon between the new ball.
- Flat foot surgery: if you have a flat foot this means that the arch of your feet is lower than normal yet it is important to know that this is a condition that may not affect your quality of life however if you experience swelling, pain in the foot and ankle among other symptoms, flat foot reconstruction surgery is an option once you are beginning to find it difficult to steer. The Singapore Orthopaedic surgeons are the best available surgeons to take care of that. The flat feet surgery can be performed under regional anesthesia. The following procedures a surgeon should consider:
- Achilles lengthening
- Medializing calcaneal osteotomy
- Tendon transfer
- Ligament repair
- Lateral column lengthening
- Cotton osteotomy
- Midfoot fusion
- Subtalar fusion
