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