Our Services
PTL Spine & Orthopaedics provides the following services (list not exhaustive).
Clinical Services
Back Pain (With or Without Pain/Weakness Radiating to the Lower Limbs)
- Slipped disc or herniated disc; sciatica
- Degenerative or the aging spine e.g. Spinal stenosis, spondylolisthesis, spondylosis, degenerative scoliosis
- Weakness of the legs, neurogenic claudication
- Osteoporotic spine and vertebral compression fractures
- Curved spine/spinal deformity, including kyphosis and scoliosis
- Spine fractures, dislocations
- Infection and tumours
- Inflammatory causes of back pain e.g. ankylosing spondylitis
- Other causes of back pain/thoracic pains
Neck Pain
- Axial neck pain
- Neck pain with radiculopathy (cervical radiculopathy)
- Neck pain with myelopathy (cervical myelopathy)
- Slipped disc in the neck, cervical disc prolapse
- Cervical spondylosis
- Neck fractures, dislocations
- Ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL)
- C1-C2 instability or spinal cord compression
- Myelomalacia of the cord
- Numbness of the hands or upper limbs
- Others causes of neck pain
Hip Pains
- Osteoarthritis of the hip
- Avascular necrosis
- Snapping hip
Knee Pains
- Degenerative/aging: osteoarthritis
- Chondromalacia patella, osteochondral defects (OCD)
- Ligament injuries, e.g. anterior cruciate ligament tear (ACL tears), collateral ligament injuries
- Meniscus injuries (locked knee) medial or lateral
- Inflammatory conditions e.g. gout, pseudogout, rheumatoid arthritis
- Tendinitis e.g. patella, hamstrings, quadriceps
- Swellings around the knee e.g. meniscal cysts, bursitis
- Knee injections and aspirations
Fractures and Trauma Care
- Upper limb: hand fractures, wrist fractures, distal radius fractures, arm fractures
- Lower limb: femur fractures, tibia fractures, foot and ankle fractures. Neck of femur fractures in the elderly.
Shoulder Issues
- Frozen shoulder, adhesive capsulitis
- Shoulder impingement
- Tendinitis
- Rotator cuff issues
- Osteoarthritis (glenohumeral, acromio-clavicular)
Sports Related Orthopaedics
- tennis elbow
- joint injections
- ligament sprains
- tendinitis e.g. Bicipital, Achilles
- ankle sprains
- Foot injuries
Hand
- Trigger finger
- DeQuervian’s tenosynovitis
- Carpel tunnel syndrome
- Hand fractures
- Injections for tenosynovitis/trigger fingers
- Lumps and growths
- Osteoporosis management
- Diabetic ulcer care
Surgery (Major)
Spine Surgery (Both for the Neck and Back)
- Decompression surgery, including discectomy, laminectomy, laminectomy, laminoplasty
- Fusion and/or instrumentation (e.g. TLIF transforminal lumbar interbody fusion, ACDF anterior cervical decompression and fusion)
- Minimally invasive spine surgery
- Cervical and lumbar arthroplasty/disc replacement
- Deformity for curved spine (scoliosis and kyphosis)
- Bone cement augmentation in osteoporosis
- Fractures of the spine, anterior and posterior surgery
- Spine vertebral infections and tumours
- Spine injections and pain management (e.g. nucleoplasty, facet ablation)
Joint Replacement Surgery
- Hip replacement
- Knee replacement
Knee Arthroscopic Procedures
- Cartilage repairs, meniscus and ligament reconstruction (e.g. anterior cruciate ligament ACL reconstruction, meniscus repairs)
- Osteoarthritis
- Arthroscopic debridements
Fracture Fixations Upper and Lower Limbs
- Hip fractures
- Femur/tibial fractures
- Foot and ankle fractures
- Arm and forearm fractures
- Fractures of the hand (metacarpal and phalanges) and wrist
Acute Soft Tissue Injuries
- Tendon injuries and repairs
- Soft tissue reconstruction
- Nerve injury and repair/transposition
Common Day Surgical Procedures Include
- Specific targeted spine injections (e.g. facet or nerve blocks), radiofrequency nucleoplasty and vertebroplasty
- Trigger finger release, carpal tunnel release, DeQuevain tenosynovitis release
- Excision of lumps and bumps
- Arthroscopic procedures of the knee
- Removal of metallic hardware
