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Orthopaedic Surgery Overview

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At Singapore General Hospital, our Department of Orthopaedic Surgery - the oldest and most established in the country - offers the most comprehensive service of consultation on and treatment of disorders of the musculoskeletal system.

A nationally recognised centre of excellence, SGH Orthopaedic Services comprises a large team of highly trained specialists, orthopaedic surgeons, nurse clinicians, physical and occupational therapists, all of whom are equipped to provide patients with the best diagnosis, assessment, rehabilitation and treatment plan.

Outstanding in their individual fields, our highly-trained specialists offer extensive expertise in such areas as joint replcaement, ankle and foot treatment, musculoskeletal tumours, spinal care treatment, trauma and sports-related injuries.

Clinical Services
Centres/ Clinics
Our Doctors

Adult Reconstruction Service

Computer-assisted navigation surgery for joints
Minimally invasive surgery for joint replacement
Unicompartmental knee replacement
Deformity correction with osteotomies
Alternative bearing and hip replacement in the young

Spine Service

Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS) : Deompression laminectomy, discectomy and spine fusion
Percutaneous Kyphoplastry and Vertebroplasty for spinal fractures
Cervical and Lumbar Artificial Disc Replacement Surgery
Correction of scoliosis and other deformities

Trauma Service

Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS) : Minimally invasive plating, sacro-iliac screws fixation
Computer-aided pelvic and acetabular surgeries
Osteoporotic fracture fixation
Post-traumatic deformity and disability correction

Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Service

Ligament reconstruction
Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation (ACI)
Arthroscopic shoulder stablization (Bankart operation)
Arthroscopic rotator cuff surgery

Musculoskeletal Tumour Service

Reconstruction of severe bone and soft tissue loss due to tumour/ degenerative/ surgical conditions
Limb salvage surgery for malignant bone and soft-tissue sarcomas

Foot & Ankle Service

Our services offers patient care for any medical or surgical problem involving the foot and ankle. This includes the management of arthritic conditions of the foot and ankle, as well as fractures, soft tissue injuries and diabetes-related foot problems.

Musculo-skeletal Tumour Clinic

This service is provided by a multi-disciplinary team of doctors consisting of Oncologists, Radiotherapists, Pathologists, Radiologists, and Orthopaedic Surgeons. Together, they provide a complete service for the management of malignant bone and soft tissue tumours including Diagnosis, Chemotherapy, Radiation Therapy, Surgical Resection and Reconstruction particularly in the fields of limb salvage, mega-prosthetic reconstruction and the use of microsurgical techiniques.

Degenerative Hip & Knee Arthritis Clinic

Hip and Knee Arthritis can be treated with excellent results. With the right treatment, patients can experience good pain relief and enjoy significant improvements in the ability to perform everyday activities.

With this in mind, the Singapore General Hospital Orthopaedic Department set up the Hip and Knee Degenerative Arthritis Clinic to provide the specialised care and treatment needed by these patients.

This clinic is run by the Adult Reconstruction service for patients with degenerative arthritis of the hip and knee joints.

Trauma Clinic

This clinic follows up patients with fractures seen at the Orthopaedic Clinic in the Accident and Emergency Department as well as discharged patients with fractures which have been operated on. It also accepts complex trauma and chronic conditions such as non-unions and malunions as well as delayed intra-articular fractures. The service also has excessive experience in minimally invasive surgery.

Spine Clinic

Spine disorders range from degenerative problems of the neck and back to tumours, deformities, neurological disorders and osteoporotic fractures in the elderly. The Spine Service offers comprehensive evaluation, diagnosis and management of all these disorders, including pain management.