Overview

The Department was established at BMCH, as part of the M.B.B.S Course, later the department expanded and introduced MS program with a focus on sub-specialization training. The faculty is encouraged to train in arthroplasty, arthroscopy and spine surgery which aids in providing advanced orthopedic care to patients. The department caters to central Karnataka.

Faculty Services

The Department provides excellent training opportunities for clinical training and adopts learner centric methods of education such as small group discussions, simulation training and student seminars. Specialty clinics like CTEV Clinic, spine clinic, arthroplasty and arthroscopy clinic run simultaneously on OPD days. The department has roped in the services of a counselor who will liaise with surgeons and help the patients to avail best treatment solutions and assist with their insurance formalities.

Operation Theater

The department has a state-of the art orthopaedic operation theatre for super specialty surgeries and general orthopaedic operations and is equipped with all instruments & implants for round the clock emergency and trauma surgeries. The department is supported by an intensive care unit & surgical ICU with ventilators for the critically ill patients

Patient Care

• 24 hour emergency trauma care.

• Well equipped operation theatre with all modern equipments.

• Physiotherapy.

• Well established Artificial limb centre.

Investigation Facility

• Digital X- Ray / PACS

• Joint and soft tissue USG.

• 3D CT scan and MRI.

Treatment Facility

• Trauma care

• Shoulder, hip, knee arthroscopy

• Hip and knee arthroplasty

• Pediatric orthopedic surgery

• Deformity correction and ilizarov

• Spine surgery

 

Teaching Program

The department is involved in regular teaching program for MBBS and physiotherapy students. Department has got 2 post graduate seats. PG students are involved in OPD patient’s evaluation, in patients work up and assisting operations. There is a well-structured teaching program both in the class room and at the skill lab. The department possesses a well-equipped skill lab where the students are given hands on training in orthopedic procedures.

 

Teaching Activities

 Journal club, Case discussion

Seminar 1 / week

Inter departmental meeting with radiology & Pathology

Equipment at Operation Theatre

• General orthopaedic instruments

• Dynamic compression hip screw set

• External fixator sets ­ Aesculap

• Spinal surgery set

• Instrumentation for internal fixation of all Bones

• Instrumentation and prosthosis for hemiarthoplasty of hip

• Arthroscope with facilities for diagnostics and surgical procedure (Karl Storz) for ACL and meniseal surgeries.

• Harrington instrumentation set

• A.O. instrumentation set for both 3.5 mm and 4.5 mm Sourer

• Watson Jones fracture table

• Intramedullary Interlocking Nail set

• C ‘Arm’ image intensifier – Seimeni

• Joshi’s external stabilisation system for hand and Correction of CTEV

• Total hip instrumentation set and implants

• Cannulated screw instruments

• Instruments for locking plate fixation

• G.K. Interlocking nails (Howmedica) for Tibia & Fibula

• Basic Iuzarov instrumentation for Tibia & Fibula

Equipment at O.P.D. and Wards

Thomas splint – 20

Bohler braun splint – 10

Cervical traction apparatus – 10

Pelvic traction belts – 10

Portable X-ray machine – 2

Traction weights – 5 sets

Water Beds – 3

Plaster of Paris removal equipment

Slide projector – 1

Overhead projector – 2