Sports Injury Service and Advanced Arthorscopic Surgery Service At KMC Speciality Hospital
Sports is becoming more of a passion as much as a hobby in our Country. Winning World level events has attracted more of our young boys and girls to partake in sports and even take this as their profession. As each profession carries its risks, sports poses us the biggest risk to these young generation in the form of injuries.
Injuries in sports mostly affect the musculoskeletal system. The muscles, tendons, bones and the joints are the components of this system. The joints are complex structures having cartilage, ligaments attached to the bone through soft tissues.
Most sports injuries are managed initially with the following fundamental principles. Remember the mnemonic RICE whenever one gets injured. Rest the injured part, apply Ice, apply Compression and Elevate the injured part. The practice of applying warmth in the form of hot water pack/bottle to the injured part is not recommended.
Physiotherapists either at the sports arena or at the hospital can treat majority of minor injuries to the muscles and tendons. The spasm associated with the muscle and tendon injuries can be treated with stretching and local treatment as described above. Some of these injuries especially the minor ligament injuries need rehabilitation by attending a dedicated physiotherapy department.
KMC Speciality Hospital has a dedicated Physiotherapy department to treat these injuries. The devices available in the department cover all areas of the body. They are designed to treat with mobilisation, stabilisation and retraining.
Though the initial pain and suffering improve with these simple measures and physiotherapy treatment, the long term recovery depends on detection and treatment of major injuries. These major injuries often feel like minor injuries after rehabilitation. However the key to return to sports and normality relies on recognising these as needing further treatment.
Hence we need experts who can diagnose and be able to treat them with the modern treatment methods. At KMC Speciality Hospital, we have surgeons trained and practiced abroad in treating these injuries. Treating them with modern treatment methods practiced in western countries is the key for getting back to normality.
Modern methods of treatment of the sports injuries often involve keyhole surgery to the joints. This is called Arthroscopic Surgery. Arthroscopy started as far as back in 1910s, though the treatment with this technique was possible after 1970s in Japan.
The Advanced Ortho Care at KMC Speciality Hospital has a dedicated state of the art High Definition Arthroscope with HD monitor for excellent visualisation and treatment of the injured part. The supportive power instruments, electronically controlled pump system and Radiofrequency Ablation techniques are at par with the most advanced hospitals in the world.
The problems, which can be treated with these Arthroscopic techniques, are many and can only be listed as a guide as follows.
1. Cartilage injuries of the knee: Meniscus Injuries in the knee and Wrist cartilage injuries
2. Ligament Injuries: Anterior and Posterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries in the knee
3. Tendon injuries of the muscles in the shoulder: Rotator Cuff Injuries and SLAP lesions
4. Recurrent Dislocations: Dislocations of the shoulder and kneecap, which often recur in young sports people
5. Recurrent and persistent pain in joints: Impingement of the joints, which affect mostly shoulders, ankles and elbow
6. Post trauma stiffness of the joints
7. Instabilities of the joints: shoulders and ankles
8. Infections of joints
9. Arthroscopic fusions of joints especially ankle
Some of the other Advanced Ortho treatment Methods provided at KMC Speciality Hospital are as follows
1. Joint Replacements of Knee, Hip, Shoulder, Elbow and Ankle using imported implants with international standards [Swedish, UK and Australian Standard]
2. Partial joint replacements with implants originating from Oxford,UK.
3. World Class treatment methods of simple and major Trauma using principles of international Swiss [AO] and American Standards [ATLS]
4. Treatment of deformities in Children with Ponseti Method [Canada]
5. Treatment of complex trauma and deformities using Russian Technique [Ilizarov technique]
6. Treatment of Fractures in Children using French Technique [Nancy]
