Everyone experiences trauma in their lifetime. Often, the help of a qualified surgeon is needed. From childhood, newborns are referred to orthopedic doctors for the diagnosis of early deviations in the functioning of the joints. In old age, many turn to specialists due to excessive wear of the skeletal system, the appearance of pain in the spine.
Briefly about orthopedics
This branch of medicine deals with the study and treatment of diseases of the bone and muscle systems of the human body. Orthopedics is inextricably linked with traumatology. After all, any serious damage can have unpleasant consequences for many years. So, after a fracture of a limb, it can constantly cause discomfort during sudden changes in climate or geomagnetic conditions. Not everyone knows that an orthopedist treats diseases of the skeletal system, congenital or acquired as a result of injuries or other diseases.
Center Information
The history of the development of the Center for Traumatology and Orthopedics in Minsk has more than eightyyears. Previously, it was called the Institute of Phthisiology, Neurology, Orthopedics, then the Research Center for Orthopedics and Traumatology.
The structure of the institution includes scientific units and clinical departments. Based on it, a unique center for the treatment of spinal cord and spine injuries, joint pathology and sports injuries operates.
Technical equipment of the institution is at the highest level. The best orthopedists in Minsk, specialists from all over Belarus work here.
Diagnosis
If necessary, X-ray examinations are carried out using the latest equipment. Specialists thoroughly examine the brain, abdominal cavity, joints, spine with the help of modern magnetic resonance therapy devices. Doctors carefully study the results of examinations carried out using Swiss, Japanese, German, and other European high-precision equipment and make diagnoses, indicating treatment regimens.
The Traumatology and Orthopedics Center in Minsk provides outpatient or inpatient treatment. The main department can accommodate 340 patients. The intensive care unit can accommodate up to 12 people in need of emergency care.
Some statistics
Every year, more than thirty thousand patients from Belarus and abroad consult at the medical institution. More than six thousand operations of varying complexity are performed. Among them:
- about six hundred - hip replacements;
- 250 - knee replacement;
- more1000 spinal surgeries.
In emergency cases, the center's specialists go to any hospital in the Republic of Belarus to provide specialized assistance.
Republican Scientific and Practical Center of Traumatology and Orthopedics actively cooperates with medical institutions of other countries. Agreements are constantly being signed on cooperation and training, holding conferences with scientists and practicing doctors from near and far abroad.
Areas of work of the institution
Specialists of the Center for Traumatology and Orthopedics of Minsk carry out the following work:
- study vascular disorders in diseases of the musculoskeletal system;
- examine tumors that occur in the joints, carry out early diagnosis, offer modern methods of treatment;
- developing support structures for diseases of the spine;
- diagnose early manifestations of inflammatory diseases of the cartilage in the joints;
- introduce modern methods of diagnosing and treating diseases of the musculoskeletal system, including the latest methods of prosthetics in case of excessive wear or due to other diseases;
- study, treat common diseases of the skeletal system of children and adolescents, including congenital ones;
- develop more effective methods of treating bone fractures and technical devices (screws, plates) for their implementation;
- study the causes of injuries, their features, develop proposals to minimize themconsequences.
Due to the constant development of the services provided, the search for and implementation of modern methods of research and treatment of diseases of the joints, the Center for Traumatology and Orthopedics of Minsk is popular among the citizens of its country.
Institutional Achievements
The greatest practical effect was achieved in the field of joint replacement. This is especially important for young and middle-aged patients. Joint replacement allows you to lead a full life, with maximum freedom of movement.
In addition to carrying out numerous operations, doctors are actively involved in scientific and practical work. Over the past five years, more than a hundred patents for inventions in the field of orthopedics have been received. With the participation of specialists of the center, numerous conferences are held, at which doctors from far abroad speak.
Patient opinions
Reviews of people sent for consultation and treatment are different. Some faced inattentive attitude of the doctor or junior medical staff during the initial examination. Many responses about the lack of ethical treatment of the doctor during the appointment.
But most of the patients who have lain in the clinic in a hospital leave positive feedback about the Center for Orthopedics and Traumatology in Minsk. They testify to the high professionalism of orthopedists working in the hospital and operating patients. However, there are complaints about the work of middle-level personnel.(nurses).
How to make an appointment
To get answers to your questions, you should call the numbers listed on the center's website. An appointment with an orthopedist is carried out from 9 to 18 hours, seven days a week. You can contact the paid services office until 16:00 from Monday to Friday. By phone, you should find out what documents you need to have with you at the time of admission.
Procedure for paid service:
- You need to arrive at the center thirty to forty minutes earlier than the appointment time to the orthopedist.
- Find an office of paid services, conclude a service agreement.
- Make a payment.
- With the concluded contract, x-rays, other documents, sit down and wait for an appointment at the doctor's office.
Address of the Orthopedics Center in Minsk
The medical facility is located in the southern part of the city of Minsk along Lieutenant Kizhevatova Street, 60. Nearby is an emergency hospital, a children's hospital, the latter specializing in diseases of the hearing, throat, and nose.
It is convenient to drive in a private car from the side of the Minsk ring road. You can get there by public transport: by trolleybuses 43, 51, 55, buses 45, 53, 73 to the emergency hospital stop.
Prices
The price list for foreign citizens consists of a list of consultations by the specialists of the center, a number of diagnostic research methods, surgical interventions and stay in hospital.
As of today, doctors' appointmentscenter is estimated at twenty to fifty-eight US dollars (1300-3900 rubles). The cost depends on the category of doctor.
Research methods include: magnetic resonance or computed tomography, morphology, x-rays, electromyography, ultrasound diagnostics.
Magnetic resonance imaging is an actively used method for studying problems of the spine, joints, spinal cord, and brain. It is distinguished by high accuracy. It is impossible to carry out tomography if the patient's weight exceeds 100 kg, if there is a pacemaker or metal structures in the body, fear of closed space and the occurrence of panic attacks. The cost of MRI is from 126 to 168 US dollars (8300-11160 rubles) for foreign citizens.
Ultrasound is also in demand. Thus, diagnostics are carried out not only of internal organs, but also of any joints. This allows you to see the degree of inflammation or the degree of damage to organs when an injury occurs.
There is a category of patients who cannot do without such a study. For example, in children of the first year of life, examination of the hip joints is carried out using ultrasound. That helps to take the necessary measures, conduct timely treatment and level the consequences of the disease. Ultrasound prices range from 13 to 70 units of US currency (800-4650 rubles).
Increased interest causes arthroplasty. Thus, the cost of knee replacement, taking into accountthe use of materials is about 6,000 US dollars (400,000 rubles).
I would like to note that an orthopedist treats diseases of the human musculoskeletal system. In medical specialized institutions, specialists with rich experience in performing operations in connection with spinal injuries and joint diseases are concentrated. One of these institutions is the Center for Traumatology and Orthopedics, located at the address: Minsk, Kizhevatova street, 60. It has an equipped material and technical base for diagnosing and treating diseases of the musculoskeletal system of any degree of complexity.
