By- Akanksha Yadav
About the course:
MS in Orthopedics is a 3-year long post-graduate medical program for students who want to work as orthopaedic surgeons. It is one of the most popular courses in the medical science field. During this course, students learn about various topics related to the orthopaedics field. They also learn about various medical instruments and tools used during surgery and after surgery such as laser technique/surgery, clinical diagnosis and arthroscopic surgery etc. After this course, students are allowed to perform orthopaedic surgeries.
MS Orthopedics is available in most of medical colleges including government and private ones. The fees in private colleges are usually higher than the government ones. The tuition fees for MS Orthopedics can go from INR 50,000 to INR 40, 00,000 per annum.
The duration of MS Orthopedics:
MS Orthopaedics course is a 3-year postgraduate course. An MS Orthopedic surgeon can face some of these cases during his career as an orthopaedic surgeon.
- Spinal injuries
- Bone tumours
- Tendon injuries
- Pulled muscles
- Club foot and unequal leg lengths
- Arthritis and osteoporosis
- Disorders of joints, muscles, ligaments, tendons, nerves and skin etc
- Dislocations and fractures
- Damaged joints
- Torn cartilage