Orthopaedic surgery
Area of medical practice that uses surgery to treat health conditions of the bones, muscles and joints
Procedures:
Keyhole surgery to remove damaged joint surfaces and fix the bones together with metal plates, screws and rods.
Keyhole surgery to perform, cartilage treatment, remove loose bones, remove membrane that lines a joint or remove bony lumps in the ankle.
A surgical procedure where a damaged ankle joint is removed and replaced with an artificial joint made of metal and plastic.
Following removal of damaged joint, the bones are fixed together with metal plates, screws, and rods.
Keyhole surgery to cut a shoulder ligament and remove a small piece of shoulder bone.
Surgery to divide a ligament in the wrist to help reduce pressure on the nerve in that area.
The surgical removal of a bony lump in a joint in the foot or ankle.
A procedure where a thin tube with a camera is inserted in the hip joint to enable treatment or diagnosis.
Surgery to replace a hip joint with an artificial joint. The surgery also includes minor bone grafting.
Surgery to replace both hip joints with artificial joints. The surgery also includes minor bone grafting.
A procedure where a thin tube with a camera passes through a small cut into a knee joint. This helps diagnose and treat some joint problems.
Surgery to rebuild ligaments that help the knee joint move correctly. Other procedures may also be done at the same time.
Surgery to replace the knee joint.
A surgical procedure to remove fluid on a joint or tendon.
A procedure using keyhole surgery to clean a knee bone to improve movement of that kneecap/knee.
Surgery to repair the muscles and tendons around the shoulder joint.
Surgery to replace a shoulder joint with an artificial joint. The surgery includes repair to the muscles and tendons around the shoulder.
A procedure to clean an ankle bone to improve mobility.
Removal of the membrane that lines a shoulder joint.
Keyhole surgery to perform, cartilage treatment, remove loose bones, remove membrane that lines a joint or remove bony lumps in the wrist.
Services:
A type of ultrasound scan to look at the muscles and bones of the body (musculoskeletal cross sectional echography). This will be performed during a surgical procedure, including for diagnosis.
A follow-up appointment with a specialist at their rooms or in-hospital. The specialist may provide additional services which may have their own costs.
The first appointment with a specialist at their rooms.
The first appointment with a specialist for a specific condition and/or course of treatment. The appointment is by telehealth and is longer than 5 minutes.
A follow up appointment with a specialist for a specific condition and/or course of treatment. The appointment is by telehealth and is longer than 5 minutes.
A follow up appointment with a specialist. The appointment is by telehealth and is for more than 5 minutes.
Injection of an anaesthetic into one or more nerves of the arm and hand (ulnar, radial, median).
Surgery to help treat swollen tendons in the hand or wrist which are causing trigger finger (stenosing tenovaginitis).
A procedure to treat a fracture of a bone in the wrist (carpal) just below the thumb (scaphoid).
A treatment for a fracture of one or both of the forearm bones (radius, ulna) at the wrist, using a cast.
A treatment for a fracture along the shaft of both forearm bones (radius and ulna), using a cast.
A treatment for a fracture to part of the upper arm bone close to the shoulder area (proximal humerus).
A treatment for a fracture to part of the upper arm bone (humerus), at the elbow (condylar, supracondylar).
A treatment for a fracture to the collar bone (clavicle).
A treatment for a fracture to the large bone in the lower leg (tibia), at the knee joint.
A treatment for a fracture to the shaft of large bone in the lower leg (tibia), using a cast.
A treatment to correct a hip joint which is unstable from birth (congenital dislocation).