Orthopaedic and Spinal Surgeries
Dr. Ruben, our senior Orthopaedic and Spinal surgeon is the regions’ specialist for performing complex surgeries. Below are some examples of what he offers:
Fracture Fixation
From long bone fractures to complex pelvic, skull and spinal fractures. We have the latest internal and external fixation equipment. More importantly, we have the experience and knowledge on how to use it.
Corrective Surgery
- Patella luxation
- Cranial Cruciate Ligament Rupture repair with Tibial Tuberosity Advancement (TTA) technique
- Elbow Dysplasia
- Hip Dysplasia
- Shoulder instability
- OCD (Osteochondritis Dissecans)-shoulder, elbow, stifle and hock joints.
- Angular Limb Deformity
- Pelvic reconstruction
- Arthrodesis (Joint Fusion)
Spinal Surgery
- IVVD (Disc Prolapse with spinal cord compression)
- Ventral Slot (to perform surgical repair of disc herniation in the neck area or decompression of the cervical spinal cord by removing herniated disc material, a blood clot, a cyst, abscess or a mass)
- Vertebral Fractures / Luxations