KMC Hospital in Mangalore Starts First Ever Internationally Recognized OPD For Sports Injuries

KMC Hospital in Mangalore Starts First Ever Internationally Recognized OPD For Sports Injuries

KMC Hospital, Ambedkar Circle, Jyothi in Mangalore has started a outpatient department (OPD) for sports injuries, which is an extension of the services provided by the hospital’s orthopaedic unit that has been recognised as a centre of excellence for treatment of knee and hip injuries. Hip and knee surgeon of the hospital Yogeesh Kamath said that the hospital’s orthopaedic unit has been attending to knee and hip problems since 2015. Dr. Kamath said that a majority of injuries in sportspersons are related to knee and hip. Only 50% of these injuries need surgical intervention and the remaining can be managed with medicine and other interventions. There are devices in the centre to comprehensively assess the injury that help in providing the right treatment. Hospital’s Regional Chief Operating Officer Saghir Siddiqui said that more facilities will be made available at the centre after renovation of the OPD block.