Overview

The most complex patient populations are served by the Orthopedic Trauma Department at the Tender Palm Hospital with outstanding and focused service. Our highly experienced surgeons treat all aspects of traumatic musculoskeletal injuries, including inpatient and outpatient orthopaedic surgical care and rehabilitation. Specialized surgical techniques include but are not limited to closed intramedullary fixation, combinations of internal and external fixation, and complex fracture treatment of the pelvis, acetabulum, and extremities. With the use of modern facilities such as 3D imaging and surgical procedures, intra-articular as well as peri-articular injuries/fractures can be treated through minimal invasive methods. This generally allows faster healing and recovery with less pain.

For each patient, care is taken as an aim to improve function and maximise quality of life achieved through the earliest possible return to activity. The surgeons at Nova have a blend of diagnostic acumen and surgical technique, an integral requirement in the treatment of trauma cases.

Tender Palm hospitals orthopaedic trauma surgeons coordinate with other specialist tender palms for a patient's treatment and recovery process. They also work in conjunction with the Plastic and Neurosurgeons for all the orthopaedic trauma and injuries. Cosmetic and reconstructive surgery involves restituting form and function following an injury like tissue repair, closure after orthopaedic trauma, reconstruction and grafting of skin, soft tissue, bones, nerves, tendons and joints, including microsurgical and flap reconstruction.

Orthopaedic Trauma Treatment Services:

Trauma means unfortunately getting involved in some serious injury like falls or car accidents. Our Orthopedic Trauma Department is highly skilled at understanding the immediate requirements of such patients and complexity that might be involved. Our 24-hour Trauma Department has a quick response team which can efficiently stabilize trauma patients while attending to their immediate needs.

Fractures & Reduction:

Fractures (break or crack in the bone) often result from involvement in trauma. The patients with displacement of bones often require reduction. Reduction is carried out to reestablish rotation, alignment and length of the bones involved so that they join back at their normal anatomic position with no deformity. Even with the healing of the bone, reduction helps. During open reduction and internal fixation, the broken bones are reduced under the effect of anesthesia into their normal anatomical position. Internally, fixation is done with the aid of pins, screws, or bands.

Some of the most common fractures include the following:

Foot & Ankle Fracture: If any of the bones of the foot or ankle suffer a crack, it is known as Foot or Ankle Fracture.

Arm Fractures:

Distal radius fracture – distal radial fracture with displacement of wrist and hand.
Ulnar fracture – fracture of ulna which is one of the two long bones in the forearm.
Olecranon fracture – fracture of bony point of the elbow.
Monteggia fracture – proximal one third of ulna is fractured along with radial head dislocation.
Colles fracture – when the broken fragment of the radius is tilted upwards.
Comminuted fracture – where bone has broken into multiple fragments.

Coccyx Fracture: The base of the spine consists of fused bones known as coccyx, with the number of bones ranging from three to five. Trauma directly to the tailbone, such as impacts in contact sports or when falling from a seated position, may cause the fracture of any of the bones of the coccyx.

Fractures of the Wrist and Hand:

Simple fracture-where the bone breaks but pieces will align and remain stable
Compound fracture-open fracture where a fragment of bone pierces through the skin
Comminuted fracture-where the bone has broken into multiple fragments
Metacarpal fracture-fractions of metacarpals that are long bones of fingers
Phalangeal fracture-fracture of small bones of the fingers. Fractures of phalanges can be very disabling.

Fracture of Knees: It includes fractures of patella, femoral condyles, tibial eminence, tibial plateau, and tibial tuberosity. Fracture may occur due to direct trauma, fall from a height and involvement in an accident.

Fracture of Spine: The spine fracture is very painful to an extent that it affects activities of daily living and mobility. Flexion distraction fracture, also known as chance fracture, may occur in motor vehicle accidents when the upper body is pitched forward and the pelvis is restrained by a seat belt. Transverse process fracture may arise from extreme rotation or bending.

Fracture of Shoulder: Shoulder fracture may be caused due to the fracture of humerus (ball) or glenoid (socket). Its cause can be fall, direct trauma, and involvement in motor vehicle accident may result in shoulder fracture.

Amputation and Limb Sparing Surgery: Limb sparing or limb salvage surgery is the treatment conducted to remove a cancerous process in the limb while simultaneously avoiding the need for amputation and as much as possible, with preservation of the appearance and functionality.

Vertebral Compression Fracture: This is a condition in which bones of the spine or vertebrae break as a result of a loss of strength or from trauma. The severer form of trauma is the falling from any height, landing on feet or hips often resulting in fractures of the vertebrae.

Call us at +91-9076972161
Email at care@tenderpalm.com