INTRODUCTION

The department of Orthopedics at the Dr. SCGMC was established in the year 1991 with a vision to create knowledge, advanced learning, and improve the musculoskeletal health at the community, provincial and national level. The department is headed by Dr. Rajesh. K. Ambulgekar with a spirited and committed team of senior and associate consultants providing expert surgical care.

Nanded is the nearest and an easily accessible Tertiary Health care centre from villages of the neighboring states of Telangana and Karnataka as Nanded is in close proximity to the said regions. Being close to three major highways of Tulzapur, Nizamabad and Aurangabad Highways, this hospital gets a lot of patient load of trauma and fractures which get treated in a better way here.

In the year 1991 department got registration for 1 M.S. Orthopedic seat. Then in the year 2017 the intake was increased to 6.all of which was recognized in the year 2018. Currently orthopedic department of Dr SCGMC nanded is having 3 units with 6 recognized M.S. Orthopedic seats

Orthopaedic sub specialization allows intense focus

1.      Upper and Lower Extremity

2.      Paediatric Orthopaedic

3.      Spine - trauma , endoscopic spine, minimally invasive surgery

4.      Shoulder and knee Arthroscopy and sports injuries

5.      Hip and knee Joint Replacement

6.      Polytrauma and other trauma operations

In our Indoor wards there is plethora of cases ranging from different types of Trauma (Polytrauma), bony tumours, congenital/Cerebral palsy deformed extremities, Tuberculosis of hip/knee/elbow, Spinal Fractures/Diseases etc.

Approximately, more than 55,000 patients being treated on OPD basis every year.

Approximately, 2000-2200 Major Orthopedic Operation and 7200- 8400 Operations and day care surgeries are carried out by the orthopedic department per year.