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Orthopaedics
Services Offered
The department runs a state-of-the-art, 24×7 emergency musculoskeletal trauma services to all patients from Puducherry and neighbouring districts of Tamil Nadu.
Outpatient Department
The outpatient department provides daily OPD services on all the working days. Â The patients are seen by the consultants and senior faculty. The undergraduate students are given cases and taught clinical examination skills. The postgraduate students are taught OPD skills under the supervision of the senior faculty. The department encourages interaction and discussion between the faculty and students.
Emergency Services
The department of orthopaedics provides 24×7 emergency musculoskeletal and trauma care throughout the year. Cases are provided first aid, appropriate plasters, and splints, wounds dressed and sutured and emergency admissions are made. Emergency operations are provided for patients with serious injuries.
Health Camp
The department conducts regular health camps in the rural and urban areas surrounding Puducherry and Tamilnadu. Free check-up, medication and local care are provided to appropriate cases. Patients with serious or severe problems are referred to the main hospital.
The department also conducts regular Osteoporosis screening camps where individuals at risk are identified and given appropriate advice and treatment.
Inpatient Services
The department provides inpatient services to male, female and paediatric age group patients in separate wards. Special and deluxe rooms are available in addition to patients who desire their services.
Special clinics
Monday- Arthroscopy and Sports injury clinic:Â
 Our Arthroscopy and Sports Injury Clinic offers advanced minimally invasive treatments, expert care for sports injuries, and personalized rehabilitation plans to ensure optimal recovery and performance
Tuesday- Spine care clinic:Â
Our Spine Care Clinic provides comprehensive evaluation, innovative treatments, and personalized rehabilitation for spinal disorders, ensuring optimal recovery and improved quality of life for patients.
Wednesday- Foot and ankle clinic, Pediatric orthopedic :
Our Foot and Ankle Clinic offers specialized diagnosis, advanced treatments, and personalized rehabilitation for foot and ankle conditions, ensuring optimal mobility and patient care.
Thursday- Joint care clinic:Â
Our Arthroplasty Clinic specializes in joint replacement surgeries, offering advanced techniques, personalized care, and comprehensive rehabilitation to restore mobility and enhance patients’ quality of life.
Friday- Hand injury and complex trauma:
Our Hand Injury and Complex Trauma Clinic provides expert diagnosis, advanced treatment, and personalized rehabilitation for hand injuries and complex trauma, ensuring optimal function and recovery.
The department runs special clinics which are
Joint Care ClinicÂ
Patients with joint pains are seen and appropriately investigated. Appropriate advice from simple lifestyle modifications to advice on joint replacements is made.
Spine Care Clinic
The spine clinic reviews people with simple and complex spinal problems including deformities. Appropriate diagnostic and management modalities are adapted, and has helped in making the department a referral centre for spine surgeries.Â
Arthroscopy and Sports Medicine Clinic
Here patients with sports injuries and soft tissue problems are seen and diagnosed. Advanced investigations such as MRI are requested if necessary. Appropriate treatment ranging from simple physiotherapy to advice regarding arthroscopic surgery is made.
Osteoporosis Clinic
Here screening and advice to population at risk is made.
Pediatric Orthopaedic Clinic
Here children with a club foot, polio, cerebral palsy and other congenital and childhood disorders are seen and treated.
The department has improved the awareness about musculoskeletal conditions and is primarily responsible for management of musculoskeletal problems in the area as well as being a tertiary care centre.  Â
