Introduction
The department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital was established in 1970 and has been serving the people of northern region of Bangladesh with dedication and excellence for more than five decades. Since its inception the department has played a vital role in providing comprehensive orthopaedic care to a large population including trauma management, congenital deformities, degenerative conditions, infections, tumours and complex reconstructive procedure. Being one of the major tertiary care centre in the northern part of the country it receives a high volume of referral cases from the surrounding districts.
Over the years the department has expanded its scope with multiple subspecialty units, including
- General orthopaedics and trauma surgery : We provide comprehensive trauma care and fracture management. SIGN Project is running here since 2003. Rajshahi Medical College Hospital becomes 10th among 457 centres in 60 countries of the world.
- Hand and micro surgery: Management of complex hand injuries, nerve injuries, tendon repairs and reconstructive micro surgical procedure.
- Paediatric orthopaedics: Treatment of congenital deformities, developmental disorder and trauma in children.
- Spine surgery : Management of degenerative spine disease, spinal trauma, infections and deformities.
- Ilizarov and deformity correction: Limb reconstruction, lengthening procedure and correction of complex deformities using Ilizarov technique.
