Everyone faces life injuries. The help of a qualified surgeon is often needed. From childhood, newborns are referred to orthopedists for the diagnosis of early deviations of the joints. In old age, many turn to specialists because of excessive wear of the skeletal system, the appearance of pain in the spine.
Briefly about orthopedics
This section of medicine is engaged in the study and treatment of diseases of the bone, muscle systems of the human body. Orthopedics is inextricably linked to 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.
Information about the center
The history of the development of the Center for Traumatology and Orthopedics in Minsk has more than eighty years. Previously, it was called the Institute of Phthisiology, Neurology, Orthopedics, then the Research Center of Orthopedics and Traumatology.
The structure of the institution includes scientific departments and clinical departments. On its basis, there is a unique center for the treatment of injuries of the spinal cord and spine and joint pathology and sports injuries.
The technical equipment of the institution is at the highest level. The best orthopedists of Minsk and specialists from all over Belarus work here.
Diagnostics
If necessary, X-ray examinations are carried out on the latest equipment. Specialists thoroughly examine the brain, abdominal cavity, joints, and spine using modern magnetic resonance therapy devices. Doctors carefully study the results of examinations performed using Swiss, Japanese, German, other European precision equipment and make diagnoses indicating treatment regimens.
The Traumatology and Orthopedics Center in Minsk conducts outpatient or inpatient treatment. The main unit can accommodate 340 patients. Resuscitation can take up to 12 people in need of emergency care.
Some statistics
Each year, more than thirty thousand patients from Belarus and abroad consult a medical institution. More than six thousand operations of varying complexity are carried out. Among them:
- about six hundred - prosthetics of the hip joints;
- two hundred and fifty - replacement of the knee joints;
- more than 1000 - surgical interventions on the spine.
In urgent cases, the centerās specialists travel to any hospital in the Republic of Belarus to provide specialized care.
The Republican Scientific and Practical Center for Traumatology and Orthopedics actively interacts with medical institutions of other countries. Constantly concluded agreements on cooperation and training, conferences with scientists and practicing doctors from near and far abroad.
Institutional Activities
Specialists of the center of 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, conduct early diagnosis, offer modern treatment methods;
- developing supporting structures for diseases of the spine;
- diagnose early manifestations of inflammatory cartilage diseases in the joints;
- introduce modern methods for the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the musculoskeletal system, including the latest prosthetics when excessive wear or due to other diseases;
- study and treat common skeletal system diseases 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 their consequences.
Due to the continuous development of the services provided, the search and implementation of modern methods of research and treatment of joint diseases, the Center for Traumatology and Orthopedics of Minsk is popular among citizens of its country.
Institutional Achievements
The greatest practical effect was achieved in the field of joint replacement. This is especially important for patients of young and middle age. Joint replacement allows you to lead a full, with maximum freedom of movement, life.
In addition to conducting 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 the centerās specialists, numerous conferences are held at which doctors from far abroad speak.
Patient opinions
Reviews of people sent for consultation and treatment are different. Some encountered an inattentive attitude by a doctor or nursing staff during the initial examination. There are many responses about the doctorās inadequate treatment during the appointment.
But the majority of patients who were hospitalized in a hospital leave positive feedback about the Minsk Orthopedics and Traumatology Center. They testify to the high professionalism of orthopedists working in the hospital and operating patients. However, complaints are caused by the work of the middle level of staff (nurses).
How to make an appointment
To get answers to your questions, you should call the numbers indicated on the centerās website. An appointment with an orthopedist is from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. seven days a week. You can contact the office of paid services up to 16 hours from Monday to Friday. By phone, you should find out what documents you need to have with you at the time of reception.
Procedure for paid service:
- You need to arrive at the center thirty to forty minutes earlier than the time of the appointment with the orthopedist.
- Find an office of paid services, conclude a service agreement.
- Make payment.
- With the concluded contract, x-rays, other documents, settle down and wait for an appointment at the doctorās office.
Address of the Orthopedics Center of the city of Minsk
The medical facility is located in the southern part of Minsk on Lieutenant Kizhevatov Street, 60. An ambulance hospital, a children's hospital are located nearby, the latter specializes in diseases of the organs of the hearing, throat, and nose.
It is convenient to call in a private car from the Minsk Ring Road. By public transport you can get: by trolley buses 43, 51, 55, buses 45, 53, 73 to the stop "Ambulance hospital."
Prices
The price list for foreign citizens consists of a list of consultations by the centerās specialists, a number of diagnostic research methods, surgical interventions and inpatient conditions.
To date, admission by doctors of the center is estimated at between twenty and fifty-eight US dollars (1300-3900 rubles). The cost depends on the category of doctor.
Research methods include: magnetic resonance imaging or computed tomography, morphology, x-ray images, electromyography, ultrasound diagnostics.
Magnetic resonance imaging is an actively used way to study problems of the spine, joints, spinal cord, and brain. It features high accuracy. You can not perform a tomography if the patient's weight exceeds 100 kg, in the presence of a pacemaker or metal structures in the body, fear of confined 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, they diagnose not only internal organs, but also any joints. This allows you to see the degree of inflammation or the degree of damage to organs when injured.
There is a category of patients that cannot be dispensed with without such a study. For example, in children of the first year of life, the examination of the hip joints is carried out using ultrasound. Which helps to take the necessary measures, conduct timely treatment and mitigate the effects of the disease. Ultrasound prices range from 13 to 70 units of American currency (800-4650 rubles).
Endoprosthetics cause increased interest. So, the cost of replacing the knee joint, taking into account the use of materials, is about 6,000 US dollars (400,000 rubles).
I would like to note that the orthopedist treats diseases of the human musculoskeletal system. Specialized medical centers have concentrated specialists with rich experience in conducting operations in connection with spinal injuries and joint diseases. One of such institutions is the Center for Traumatology and Orthopedics, located at the address: Minsk, Kizhevatova Street, 60. There is a well-equipped material and technical base for diagnosing and treating diseases of the musculoskeletal system of any degree of complexity.