Government Medical College Surat

ACTIVITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT

UNDER GRADUATE AND POST-GRADUATE TEACHING

OUT- PATIENT CARE- THROUGH OPD NO. 6

SPECIAL CLINICS ON TUESDAYS (BONE TUMOUR) AND THURSDAYS(C.T.E.V.)

IN-PATIENT CARE- THREE WARDS WITH 90 BEDS

EMERGENCY CARE- THROUGH CASUALTY DEPTT

OPERATIVE CARE- FULLY EQUIPPED OPERATING THEATERWITH IMAGE INTENSIFIERS(C-ARMS), TRANSLUCENT OPERATING TABLE WITH ALL FRACTURE ATTACHMENTS, PNEUMATIC DRILL, ELECTRIC DRILL

SURGICAL SPECTRUM INCLUDES ARTHROPLASTIES OF HIP, KNEE AND SHOULDER JOINTS , ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERIES, SPINAL INSTRUMENTATION, DISC SURGERIES, SPINAL TUMOUR SURGERIES, FIXATION OF COMPLEX INTRA-ARTICULAR AND OPEN FRACTURES INCLUDING FLAP COVERAGES, PAEDIATRIC SURGERIES(CDH,CTEV,MALFORMATIONS), TUMOUR SURGERIES, OSTEOSYNTHESIS BY ILIZAROV TECHNIQUE, JESS FIXATION

  CURRENT DISSERTATION TOPICS
Management of fractures of patella-a study of fifty cases(Dr Rajesh Chavda)
Management of dorsolumbar region injuries-a study of fifty cases(Dr  Nitin Kansal)
Management of fractures of humeral diaphysis with intramedullary interlocking nailing-a study of fifty cases(Dr Sunny Shethna)
Management of ipsilateral non physeal fractures of radius and ulna in children-a study of fifty cases(Dr Piyush Tejani)
Management of open fractures of  tibia-a study of fifty cases(Dr Viral Gondalia)

LIST OF IMPLANTS AND INSTRUMENTS-
IITV WITH C ARM-2
MOBILE XRAY UNITS -2
ELECTRIC DRILLS -2
PNEUMATIC DRILL- 1
OT TABLES -2
OT LIGHTS-2
INTERLOCKING NAILS WITH INSTRUMENT SETS FOR-FEMUR,TIBIA
PROXIMAL FEMORAL NAILS
DCS AND DHS AND PLATES WITH INSTRUMENT SET
3.5,4.5 DCP,PROXIMAL TIBIAL ‘T’& ‘L’ BUTTRESS PLATES,ELLIS PLATES,ANGLED BLADE PLATE ,RECONSTRUCTION PLATES
REDUCTION FORCEPS FOR FEMUR, TIBIA ,HUMERUS, RADIUS/ULNA
PLATE BENDERS
CORTICAL (3.5MM,4.5MM) & CANCELLOUS(4MM,6.5MM) SCREWS
MALLEOLAR SCREWS
AUSTIN MOORE PROSTHESIS
BONE NIBBLERS
BONE CUTTERS
SELF RETAINING RETRACTORS
C AND L RETRACTORS
BONE LEVERS
TEMPLATES FOR AMPROSTHESIS AND NAILS
SPINE SURGERY INSTUMENTS
ARTHROSCOPE
EXTERNAL FIXATOR SETS

POST GRADUATE TEACHING: STARTED IN 1986
 Postgraduate courses offered-
 Masters of Surgery (orthopaedics)
-two students admitted each year
-three yrs degree course 
-comprehensive training is provided in traumatology, cold orthopaedics, spine surgery, arthroplasty, arthroscopy, infectious diseases of the musculoskeletal system
Student is required to submit a thesis at the end of term.