In addition to general orthopedic (orthopaedic) and trauma surgery, Dr. Darwish performs spinal surgery and Total Joint Replacement (Knees and Hips) here in the BVI. While minor operations and procedures are performed at Eureka Medical Clinic, major operations are performed at Bougainvillea Clinic, where full operating facilities, general anesthesia and hospital beds are available. He also provides Orthopaedic coverage at Peebles Hospital, the local public hospital.
Dr. Darwish treats all forms of bone fractures, using closed (conservative) or open (operative) methods, as appropriate. Whereas prior to the opening of the specialty practice for orthopedic (orthopaedic) surgery in the British Virgin Islands, most people with compound or complex bone fractures or joint injuries had to be transferred off-island for treatment; now few, if any, such patients need to go off island for treatment, out of necessity. When such a case arises, it is usually because of other associated injuries/traumas which need the transfer.
With the help of MRI and X-ray facilities available at Eureka Medical Clinic, Dr. Darwish has also transformed the care of non-fracture related problems of the spine, bones, joints and muscles, in the British Virgin Islands.
Some of the services commonly provided by Dr. Darwish include: |
Under local or sometimes general anesthetic, and through a tiny incision in the affected joint, a slender video-telescope is inserted directly into the joint. By this means the surgeon is able to directly inspect its insides. Frequently repairs or cleaning of the joint can be performed at this time. Arthroscopy and arthroscopic surgery is most commonly used for the knee and shoulder joints, allowing surgical repair or excision of the torn or degenerated meniscus, cartilage, or ligaments. These procedures are usually performed without need for overnight stay in the hospital.
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