ORTHOPAEDICS

Dr.B.Bhupesh Karthik, a specialist in Arthroscopy, Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Surgery heads the department. The hospital offers excellent orthopaedic care.

OUR CONSULTANTS

Dr Bhupesh Karthik

MBBS, MS (Ortho), MCh (Ortho)

Executive Director and Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon

Dr Santhosh T

MBBS, DIP (Ortho Surgery), MSc

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon

Services offered by Orthopaedics department

General Orthopaedics

General orthopedics is the field of medicine that focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of injuries and disorders of the musculoskeletal system and a variety of orthopedic conditions.

Arthroscopy

We offer the minimally invasive procedure of arthroscopy performed by expert surgeons to correct joint problems. This procedure allows the surgeons to 'look within joints' with special tools to perform diagnostic or surgical procedures. It involves small incisions in the skin through which pencil-sized instruments containing a small lens and lighting system to illuminate and magnify images are inserted. The images are transmitted to a television screen. The surgeon gets a visual of the joint, which enhances diagnosis and treatment.

Arthroscopic surgery is performed under general or local anaesthesia with special instruments inserted through the small incisions. It is an outpatient procedure causing comparatively less pain. Recovery is quick and chances of infection minimal. Arthroscopic procedures are used to repair cartilage and meniscus problems, remove inflammation, repair rotator cuff tears and high resurfacing.

Conditions Treated:

Inflammation of the lining in the knee, shoulder, elbow, wrist, or ankle.
Shoulder: Rotator cuff tendon tears, impingement syndrome, and recurrent dislocations
Knee: Meniscal (cartilage) tears, chondromalacia (wearing or injury of cartilage cushion), and anterior cruciate ligament tears with instability
Wrist: Carpal tunnel syndrome
Loose bodies of bone and/or cartilage: for example, knee, shoulder, elbow, ankle, or wrist
Some problems associated with arthritis

Shoulder & Knee treatment

Dr. Bhupesh Karthik is a specialist in the treatment of Shoulder and Knee and treated many patients successfully. He is among the few surgeons in India proficient in arthroscopy of all major joints, including knee, shoulder, wrist, elbow, ankle, and hip.

Today, SBS Hospital in Hosur has become synonymous with excellence in arthroscopy and sports medicine. Patients travel from far and wide to seek Dr. Karthik's specialized care, knowing they will receive world-class treatment in their own backyard.

Spine

Back and neck pain are caused by distress to the backbone. Our orthopaedic
specialists provide the best care to address the problem causing the pain, relieve pain and restore normal movement. Back and neck pain can be a dull to severe pain in the back or neck which may travel down one or both legs and arms increasing with movement. Tingling and numbness in the legs or arms may also accompany the pain. The cause could be bad posture, incorrect lifting, bending etc, infection, prolapsed disc, nerve compression or damage and injury.

Sports Medicine

Sports medicine deals with physical fitness and treatment and prevention of sports and exercise related injuries. A sports injury can be sudden, can be a result of repetitive action over time or an old injury flare up and may threaten your sports career or your active everyday life. Our integrated sports medicine service will provide you the best and most advanced care.

Services Offered

Concussion treatment and management
Medical evaluation with a brain rehabilitation physician
Concussion specific MRI or other radiological imaging
Musculoskeletal evaluation and treatment (neck, back etc.)
Balance/ dizziness/ vestibular evaluation and treatment
Headache pain management
Sleep/ fatigue management
Vision screening
Cognitive-communication rehabilitation
Neuropsychological evaluation (mood, cognition, behaviour changes)
Psychometric testing
Coordination and follow up treatment

Orthopaedic Oncology:

Oncologists experienced in offering expert care for adults and children with tumours or tumour-like conditions of the bone and soft tissue work closely with general surgical oncologists, radiation oncologists, medical oncologists, radiologists, pathologists and plastic surgeons to provide a multidisciplinary approach to caring for patients with cancer.

Conditions Treated

Bone sarcoma
Soft tissue sarcoma
Benign bone tumours
Benign soft tissue tumours
Other cancerous bone tumours

Trauma

The main treatments for trauma include psychotherapy, medication, and complementary and alternative therapies. The most recent evidence suggests that trauma-focused therapies are the gold standard for treatment, including:

Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT): Helps people who feel stuck in their thoughts about their traumatic experiences
Prolonged Exposure Therapy (PE): A trauma-focused therapy
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR): A trauma-focused therapy
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): A form of psychotherapy

Foot & Ankle

Our foot and ankle services provide comprehensive foot and ankle treatment for the forefoot, mid-foot, hind-foot and ankle. Our personalised care includes conservative and surgical treatment, physical therapy and orthotics and bracing.

Treatments Offered

Braces and Casts
Extracorporal Pulse Activation Technology (EPAT)
Injections
lontophoresis
Medication
Orthotic Devices
Physical Therapy
Platelet Rich Plasma Therapy (PRP)
Surgery
Conditions Treated
Achilles Tendonitis
Ankle Pain
Arthritis
Bunion
Clubfoot
Claw Toe/ Hammertoe
Flatfoot
Foot Pain
Fractures
Heel Pain
Morton's Neuroma
Plantar Fasciitis
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Sesamoiditis
Sprained Ankle
Stress Fractures
Tendonitis

Arthroplasty

Athroplasty is a surgical procedure that restores joint function either by resurfacing the bones or by implanting an artificial joint (prosthesis). Our surgeons are highly experienced in arthroplasty procedures and realign or reconstruct dysfunctional joints relieving pain and restoring range of motion. Arthroplasty is used when medical treatments do not relieve pain. Osteoarthritis or degenerative joint disease leads to a loss of cartilage that cushions the joint and is the most common reason for arthroplasty.

Types of Arthroplastic Surgeries

Joint Resection

In this procedure our surgeons remove a minimum portion of the bone to increase space between bones for easier motion and relieve stiffness. The joint is as stable as the amount of bone that is left and the ligaments that are preserved. So only a minimum is removed.

Interpositional Reconstruction

Surgeons reshape the joint and add a prosthetic disk between the bones forming the joint. The prosthesis can be made of plastic, metal, ceramic or body tissue. This prevents the bones from rubbing together. The length of hospital stay depends on the joint affected and is typically only for a few days.

Paediatric Orthopaedics

Our paediatric orthopaedics specialists are specially trained to treat the developmental, congenital and traumatic musculoskeletal disorders in children. The smooth growth and development in children may be disrupted by injuries, birth malformations, neurological disorders or bone infections. They have to be treated as early as possible as childhood injuries or disease may affect growth. A developmental approach ensures the optimal lifetime function of each child by improving musculoskeletal function in several childhood disorders.

Conditions Treated

Traumatic injuries
Bone and Joint Infections
Neuromuscular Disorders, e.g., Cerebral Palsy, Poliomyelitis, Spina Bifida, Muscle Dystrophy
Congenital Malformations, e.g., Club Foot, Congenital Vertical Talus, DOH, etc.
Spinal problems
Limb Deformities, e.g., Bow legs, Knock knees, Torsional problems, Flat Feet, etc.
Perthes disease, Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis, Coxa vara
Burns Contractures
Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis
Sports Injuries
Postural disorders, including Backpack injuries and Computer Related Injuries

Joint Preservation

Joint preservation restores joint function and delays the need for joint replacement. When cartilage degenerates due to osteoarthritis there is increased friction between the bone ends leading to stiffness, pain and limited range of motion. Our specialists are experienced in identifying and treating patients whose joint problems do not require immediate surgery. Joint preservation reconstructs the joint to offer relief and delays the necessity for a joint replacement. The procedure is more successful in younger patients with arthritis limited to certain areas of the joint.

Joint preservation techniques

Specific osteotomies (surgical cut to the bone) and distraction to realign the joint

Rehabilitation

Physical therapy to strengthen the joints and muscles and to help restore mobility

Cartilage restoration techniques

Microfracture surgery
Drilling
Abrasion arthroplasty
Autologous chondrocyte implantation Osteochondral autograft transplantation

Physiotherapy

We offer orthopaedic physiotherapy which treats injuries and disorders of the musculoskeletal system. Our physiotherapists provide pre and post operative rehabilitation services for hip, shoulder and knee. They identify the source of the problem and address it so that there is minimal chance of a recurrence. Our team provides services that relieve pain, increase joint motion range, improve strength and flexibility and restore function.

Conditions Treated