Orthopedics Center at Bangkok International Hospital offers consultation, treatment, and care for all your bone, joint, and muscle ailments, conducted by a multidisciplinary team who will manage all aspects of your condition, offering both surgical and non-surgical options as appropriate, following international safety standards and promising the highest level of customer satisfaction. We cover the following areas:
A team of specialists from the Bangkok Academy of Sports Exercise and Medicine has experience in sports medicine and is certified by FIFA. The center provides care for injuries caused by all types of physical activity and sports and can offer advice on how to improve performance in fitness and sports for public and national athletes.
Orthopedic surgeons provide care for traumatic injuries from aching tendons, hallux valgus, ganglioneuroma, heel pain, plantar fasciitis,calcaneal spurs or foot bone fractures, and even skin and soft tissue problems on the feet.Hand, Wrist, Arm, Elbow, and Shoulder Our care service covers all issues related to the hands, wrists, arms,elbows, and shoulders, from accidents and chronic pain in these areas.We provide treatment for dropped shoulders, rotator cuff tear, swelling and inflammation of the shoulder joints, bone fractures, and arthritis. Our team of surgeons provides small-scale surgical and non-surgical treatments such as determining appropriate medications, applying injections to relieve pain, and improving muscle strength for better movement performance.
Our care service covers all issues related to the hands, wrists, arms, elbows, and shoulders, from accidents and chronic pain in these areas. We provide treatment for dropped shoulders, rotator cuff tear, swelling and inflammation of the shoulder joints, bone fractures, and arthritis. Our team of surgeons provides small-scale surgical and non-surgical treatments such as determining appropriate medications, applying injections to relieve pain, and improving muscle strength for better movement performance.
Spine Center provides comprehensive services using best-care practices for spinal conditions concerning all ages, both for adults and children. We treat spinal deformities, spine and spinal cord disorders and other spine and nerve disorders using advanced modern technology, whether treatment involves a surgical procedure or a nonsurgical holistic method. Our experienced spine specialists are supported by a multidisciplinary team who determine the best treatment methods according to each patient’s specific needs. The academy is also a data center for counseling, providing advanced and appropriate treatment guidelines for spine and neck diseases.
Pain in the hip or knee, bow leggedness, frog-leg posture, knock-knees or parted knees, grinding sounds from moving hips, the deterioration of joints, limitations on the movement of knees, and difficulty going up and down stairs are all symptoms of hip and knee diseases that cause suffering and hindrance in daily life. Our team of specialists at the Bangkok Orthopedics Center has been trained abroad and is ready to provide non-surgical hip replacements allowing patients to move effectively and knee replacements done using minimally invasive surgery – these procedures promise fast recovery and the ability to walk within 24 hours after the procedure, facilitating a better quality of life.
Our multidisciplinary health care team at the Fracture Center provides treatments for multiple and severe fractures and performs malunion and deformity corrections.
The pediatric orthopedics team collaborates with a multidisciplinary team to provide care to children, paying particular attention to emotional and social conditions. The team provides treatment for children with spinal deformities, arm bone problems, abnormally short legs, clubfoot, and muscular and nervous ailments.
A multidisciplinary medical team specialized in treating tumors provides treatment for bone and soft-tissue cancer in cooperation with Wattanosoth Cancer Hospital, which is devoted entirely to comprehensive cancer treatment.
A specialized orthopedic medical team is ready to diagnose and treat those at risk for osteoporosis.
The Bangkok Physical Rehabilitation Center is ready to provide care and treatment by a team of specialists, physical therapists, and occupational therapists providing physical and mental rehabilitation for both adults and children.
Pediatric patients are cared by specialized pediatric chiropractors who are highly skilled and experienced and especially understand how to treat young patients, encouraging children to be fully cooperative in their treatment.
Our chiropractors know how to alleviate children’s natural fear of coming to the hospital. Our patient care services cover emergencies (such as injuries to bones and joints), infections of bones and joints, and specialized care for children’s bone diseases such as diseases that sometimes occur in newborn babies whose bones are not yet fully formed, such as having limbs of unequal length and other problems.
In urgent cases such as bone and joint fractures or dislocation, Orthopedic Center provides orthopedic specialists ready to administer treatments with state-of- the-art medical equipment for diagnosing even small injuries. We examine patients using CT scans and MRIs as necessary. Appropriate treatments vary, including splinting and using fluoroscopy prior to surgery to reduce the occurrence of unnecessary major incisions. The center emphasizes the practice of minimally invasive surgery (MIS). Appropriate treatments reduce the chance of complications. The center also provides a team of physicians specializing in rehabilitation after urgent treatment has been administered. Bone and joint infections are treated with the utmost of urgency; our team of specialists provide immediate consultation and quickly determine the cause of infection. When needed, surgery to reduce bone and tissue destruction is performed quickly.
Many varieties of bone disease can affect children. If bone disease is diagnosed from birth and promptly treated, a child has a greater chance of recovery. In some cases, it may not be necessary for a child to undergo surgery. For example, children with congenital clubfoot can be treated via the Ponseti method. By applying this technique to clubfeet within the first few weeks of a patient’s life, most cases of clubfoot (up to 90 percent) can be successfully corrected. The ability to diagnose a bone ailment quickly provides sufficient time to plan appropriate treatments, making successive stages of treatment smooth and effective for patients. A quick diagnosis also increases the number of treatment options, reduces costs, and minimizes complications that sometimes arise with certain treatments.
The malformation of limbs is a common problem. This ailment may be congenital, or a consequence of injury or disease. The center uses a variety of techniques to treat these malformations. To save resources but make treatment as effective as possible, we utilize a medical tool called the Ilizarov External Fixator, invented by a Russian physician to treat complex malformations. It provides a versatile fixation system for managing bony deformities, fractures, and complications arising from limbs of unequal length. Some operative corrections of bowlegs are done by using more modern equipment (navigators) for higher precision.
Leg length discrepancy is corrected using surgical techniques with small incisions. Children can walk only one to two days after surgery. Their legs will gradually equalize in length. If any other problems are found together with leg length discrepancy, additional treatments are implemented to heal them.
People’s bones often deteriorate as they age, and wrong behavior in everyday life will accelerate bone deterioration. Osteoporosis is a common disease. When osteoporosis occurs, the result is diminished bone density and the degradation of the bone structure. Affected bones are then unable to endure weight or normal amounts of pressure. This leads to easy bone fracturing. The disease is commonly found in the spine, hips, and wrists, although it can occur in all other bones of the
body. It is important that osteoporosis be diagnosed and treated at an early stage to prevent broken bones and complications. Orthopedic Center provides diagnostic tests and treats those who are at risk of osteoporosis as well as those who have already contracted the disease. The center also helps patients prevent breaking bones and treats bones that have already been fractured or broken. To prevent the easy breakage of bones throughout the body, we provide a team of well-trained medical specialists and state-of- the-art equipment to tailor treatment for each individual.
If no bones are broken
If there are broken bones
Orthopedic Center’s medical team has expertise in the diagnosis and treatment of foot and ankle diseases, whether resulting from accident, sports injury, physical activity, or pain caused by bone deformation and osteoarthritis. The expertise comes from an interdisciplinary team of orthopedic surgeons (foot and ankle specialists), rehabilitation physicians and other physicians, physical therapists, prosthetists, and nurses dedicated to providing integrated and effective patient care, whether surgery or a more conservative treatment is appropriate. Rehabilitation is provided via physical therapy.
A new alternative treatment for injury and inflammation of joints, muscles and tendons, the patient’s own platelet-rich plasma (PRP) is injected into the injured area. This type of cell therapy helps accelerate natural healing and rehabilitation. PRP contains growth factors which help repair and restore tendons and joints, reduce pain and chronic inflammation. Most importantly, there is no usage of steroids, no surgery is involved and no side effects is involved.
PRP (Platelet Rich Plasma) is the treatment for injuries and inflammation of joints, muscles, and tendons by the patient’s own concentrated platelets. The patient’s blood is aseptically collected and processed by centrifugation to separate out red blood cells and white blood cells which are the cause of inflammation. Healthy plasma and growth factors are now concentrated enough for use. Once the PRP is injected into the affected area, the plasma will accelerate secretion of growth factors to repair and build new cells 50% faster than other treatments. This is why cell therapy is another effective option to treat pain and recover bones, joints, tendons, and muscles after injuries. However, the treatment must be under doctor’s advice.
The process of PRP treatment is as follows:
It takes 2 – 3 injections of PRP for the treatment, with each about 3 – 4 weeks apart or as per doctor’s advice. Improvement is often observed from the 3rd week onward.
After PRP injection, patient may experience pain and tightness around the treatment area for the first 48 hours. Use cold compression to help reduce the pain. If there is severe pain, patient can take paracetamol. Patient must not use NSAIDs, antibiotics or steroids as it may affect the healing process. If you experience swelling, redness, heat around the injected area, please seek doctor’s advice immediately.
PRP is a medical technique used to treat injuries in the joints, muscles, and tendons. Studies have shown that treatment is quite effective with minimal side effects since patients are being injected with their own blood components. Thus, there is no synthetic leftovers in the body that can cause allergic reactions or side effects. After treatment, the condition is continuously improved. There is high efficacy of treatment. Therefore, patients or athletes tend to prefer this type of treatment for their injuries.
Patients in the following group are not recommended for PRP therapy
Patients who received PRP therapy may have pain around the injected area. However, the level of pain depends on each individual. There may also be a risk of infection in the injected area.
Whether the results will be satisfactory or not depends on the condition of the injury and each individual response to PRP therapy. The injured tissue and the health of the patient are also important. If the injury affects the muscle, it may heal quicker than tendons and ligaments as well as joint injuries. For example, treatment of the elbow and shoulder will have different effects and vary in duration of treatment. Most patients with chronic conditions will require longer treatment and the results may not be as effective as those with acute injuries.
Source: https://www.bangkokinternationalhospital.com/coe/bone/bangkok-orthopedic-center/overview
