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Trauma and Orthopaedics

Our Trauma and Orthopaedic team helps care for patients with disorders of the bones, muscles or joints.

The department offers a full range of planned (elective) surgery and emergency (trauma) surgery for patients who may need urgent treatment as a result of an accident. This includes routine procedures such as arthroscopies (a procedure to investigate joint) problems) and more specialist surgery such as treatment for pelvic fractures.

Our services include:

  • Hip surgery
  • Knee surgery
  • Trauma surgery
  • Paediatric orthopaedic surgery
  • Foot and ankle surgery
  • Hand and wrist surgery
  • Shoulder and elbow surgery

We have a team of consultants who work at both Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells hospitals. They are supported by other specialties such as rheumatology, physiotherapy and radiology.

The team offers a full range of services from initial diagnosis to surgery and rehabilitation including:

  • Fracture clinic
  • Pre-assessment
  • Rehabilitation following surgery

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