This vital service has been added to complement the wide range of services Al Seef Hospital is offering to its patients. It involves the art of prevention, evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of all disorders and injuries of the musculoskeletal system by applying medical, surgical, and physical measures.
The specialized work of the Orthopedic Surgery Department is carried out by highly qualified consultants and specialists who are well-trained in musculoskeletal physiology, pathology, biomechanics, and other related sciences, and this group of specialists includes doctors from diverse nationalities - both Arabs and Westerners.
MISSION
To position itself as the leading provider of exemplary complete medical care for patients with musculoskeletal disorders or injuries, in the private healthcare sector.
SCOPE OF SERVICE
Members of the department embrace extensive experience in providing medical treatment to most orthopedic cases such as sports injuries, shoulder surgery, knee surgery and joint replacement, osteoarthritis, back and spine disorders, post-traumatic skeletal problems, bone vascular necrosis and osteoporosis, while applying minimal invasive surgery.
Covering both in and out-patients, the scope of work of the Orthopedic Surgery Department encompasses the following domains:
- Comprehensive general orthopedics.
- Arthroplasty (joint replacement) minimally invasive and reconstructive surgery.
- Sports medicine and arthroscopy.
- Shoulder and elbow surgery.
- Foot surgery.
- Hand surgery.
- Limb lengthening.
- Microvascular and re-implantation surgery (in collaboration with the plastic surgery service).
Specialized Services Provided by the Orthopedic Surgery Department include:
- Arthroscopic surgery using scope (small "key hole" wound, no visible scarring).
- Sport related injuries (ligaments, shoulder, knee, ankle, wrist, meniscus…).
- Trauma and fracture surgery with minimally invasive, spearing muscle technique.
- The latest in arthroscopic shoulder surgery (dislocation, rotator cuff tear, acromioplasty...).
- Advanced arthroscopy surgery for knee, ankle, wrist (anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction…).
- Diagnosis and treatment of spinal pain, osteoarthritis, and osteoporosis.
- Foot and ankle surgery and treatment of deformities (bunion bone, toe deformities, Flat foot surgery...).
- Advanced techniques for joint replacement (minimally invasive, spearing muscle technique, knee and hip arthroplasty).
- Precise hand, nerve, and tendon surgery.
The Orthopedic Department adopts the multidisciplinary team approach, whereby its members operate in collaboration with the other medical practitioners at Al Seef Hospital namely the general internists and surgeons as well as those functioning in other subspecialties.
The Department's multidisciplinary team approach also dictates collaboration with the healthcare professionals such as the physiotherapists and also the various nursing sectors operating within Al Seef Hospital.
The Department is also capable of handling both simple and complex cases since it is equipped with the best medical practitioners as well as the latest equipment and apparatus.
FUTURE SERVICES
It is the intention of the Orthopedic Department to introduce the following services in the near future:
- Multidisciplinary Clinics
