Dr Mohammed Salihu, Medical Director, National Orthopaedic Hospital Dala , Kano, says the hospital now receives patients from aboard for joint replacement, spine surgeries and other specialised orthopaedic surgeries.
“We can do most of the surgeries that people go outside the country to do, particularly joint replacement; we also do hip and knee replacement, as well as spine surgeries.“ The hospital also has new sub areas with surgeons, who can open up patient’s back and straighten it and get them back to walk; we opened up that newly, it was not there before.
The medical director said the strength of Orthopaedic surgeons had increased from three in 1980 to 30 only in Dala Hospital. “Certainly, there is a lot of improvement in term of human resources in orthopaedic surgeries in the hospital,’’ he said. “Gone are the days that patients will say they wanted to see Orthopaedic Doctors but today people can walk into our hospital and they can say, they want to see a Neuro-Surgeon.
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