Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery

The Orthopaedics and Traumatology Department of National Academy of Medical Sciences (NAMS) provides its services at Bir Hospital and National Trauma Centre. The department came into existence at Bir Hospital in the 1980s when Orthopaedic Department was given a separate status to cater to the increasing number of patients with Orthopaedic ailments. Functioning of National Trauma Centre jump-started with the earthquake disaster of 2072. It served as a major centre providing emergency Orthopaedic services during the megaquake. Currently the department runs outpatient and inpatient services at both NTC and Bir Hospital. Surgical services are held at NTC. Along with Trauma and general Orthopaedic services, we now provide super-specialized services through three different units. Total of 37 Orthopaedic surgeons work in National Trauma Centre, 26 are posted in NTC while 11 are posted in Bir Hospital.

Available Services and Specialties

Trauma Surgery
General Orthopaedic Services
Arthroscopy and Sports Surgery
Musculoskeletal Oncology Surgery
Spine Surgery
Hand, Microsurgery and Brachial Plexus Surgery
Arthroplasty and Reconstructive Surgery
Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery
Pelvis and acetabulum surgery

The Orthopaedic Department has three units (Unit I, II and III). We are providing regular outpatient services (OPD) from Sunday to Friday during workdays with 24 hours emergency services. Extended Health Services outpatients and surgical services run beyond the regular hours to cater to the increasing patient flow. Regular Outpatient Services run from 8 am to 4pm whereas extended services run from 4pm to 8pm. The routine theatre is performed from 8 am to 4pm, beyond which we prove extended surgical services. The details of OPD, OT and Emergency Days are given in the table below.

Unit	OPD Day	OT Day	ER / EHS Day
I	Sunday/Wednesday	Tuesday/Friday	Monday/Thursday
II	Monday/Thursday	Sunday/Wednesday	Tuesday/Friday
III	Tuesday/Friday	Monday/Thursday	Sunday/Wednesday