Orthopaedic Centre

Back pain can range from temporary muscle strain to more complex spinal conditions. Common causes include poor posture, heavy lifting, slipped (herniated) discs, spinal stenosis, osteoporosis, and spinal deformities such as scoliosis or kyphosis. Persistent pain, numbness, tingling, or weakness should be evaluated early to prevent further complications and preserve mobility.

Related Conditions

• Muscle & Ligament Strain
• Slipped (Herniated) Disc
• Spinal Stenosis
• Osteoporosis
• Scoliosis
• Kyphosis

Hip pain often develops due to injuries, inflammation, or gradual joint degeneration. Common causes include fractures, bursitis, tendonitis, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, hip impingement (FAI), labral tears, and avascular necrosis. Early diagnosis helps preserve joint function and determine the most appropriate treatment.

Related Conditions

• Hip Fracture
• Hip Dislocation
• Hip Bursitis
• Hip Tendonitis
• Osteoarthritis
• Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Hip Impingement (FAI)
• Labral Tear
• Avascular Necrosis

Knee pain is commonly caused by age-related wear and tear, sports injuries, or sudden trauma. Conditions such as osteoarthritis, ligament injuries, and meniscus tears can affect stability, mobility, and daily activities. Early diagnosis helps identify the underlying cause and allows timely treatment to relieve pain, restore function, and prevent further joint damage.

Related Conditions

• Osteoarthritis
• ACL Injury
• PCL Injury
• MCL Injury
• LCL Injury
• Meniscus Tear
• Rheumatoid Arthritis

Back pain is first managed through lifestyle adjustments, physiotherapy, medication, and where appropriate, injection-based treatments such as epidural steroid injections or nerve blocks. When these are not enough, surgical options range from minimally invasive procedures — such as microdiscectomy, laminectomy, and vertebral augmentation for osteoporosis-related fractures — to spinal fusion techniques (ALIF, PLIF, TLIF) for more complex cases. Wherever possible, the centre uses minimally invasive and motion-preserving approaches, guided by intraoperative navigation technology, to reduce pain and speed up recovery.

Hip pain often improves with physiotherapy, weight management, and medication, including anti-inflammatory drugs or joint injections. When these no longer provide relief, total hip replacement is one of the most established and successful orthopaedic procedures worldwide. Sunway offers Mako robotic-arm assisted hip replacement, which uses a CT-based 3D model of the patient's hip to plan implant placement with greater precision, helping to protect surrounding tissue, reduce blood loss and lower the risk of dislocation. For less severe joint damage, hip arthroscopy offers a minimally invasive option to treat impingement and labral tears.

Non-surgical treatment for knee pain includes physiotherapy, lifestyle changes, and options such as PRP (platelet-rich plasma) or stem cell therapy to support tissue healing. For patients who need surgery, total or partial knee replacement can be performed using Mako robotic-arm assisted technology, which builds a personalised 3D surgical plan and guides the surgeon in real time — resulting in more accurate implant placement, less tissue damage and a faster return to walking without support. Arthroscopic surgery is also available for ligament and meniscus injuries that don't require a full joint replacement.

Minimally invasive surgery (MIS) uses long, thin surgical instruments through a few small incisions, guided by miniature cameras (arthroscopes) and imaging technologies such as fluoroscopy. Because it avoids the large incisions of traditional open surgery, MIS causes less disruption to the surrounding muscle and tissue, which typically means less post-operative pain, reduced blood loss, a lower risk of complications, and a faster return to daily activities.

At Sunway Medical Centre, minimally invasive techniques are used across many orthopaedic procedures, including arthroscopic knee surgery such as ACL reconstruction and meniscus repair, arthroscopic shoulder surgery such as rotator cuff repair, minimally invasive spine procedures such as discectomy and spinal fusion, and minimally invasive hip and knee replacement. Despite requiring smaller incisions, these techniques are designed to deliver outcomes comparable to conventional open surgery, supporting a better recovery experience without compromising results.

Hand and microsurgery involves operating on some of the smallest and most delicate structures in the body, including nerves, blood vessels and tendons, which is why advanced technology plays such an important role. High-powered surgical microscopes provide the magnification and lighting needed to work on these fine structures with precision, while specialised microsurgical instruments with fine tips allow surgeons to handle delicate tissue with a high degree of control.

Wrist arthroscopy is a key application of this technology, using high-definition cameras and miniaturised instruments to diagnose and treat conditions such as carpal tunnel syndrome, wrist fractures, ligament injuries and arthritis through very small incisions. Three-dimensional imaging further supports accurate preoperative planning, while specialised implants allow ligaments, tendons and cartilage in the wrist to be repaired using minimally invasive techniques.

A related technique, small joint arthroscopy, extends this same minimally invasive approach to other small joints, including the hands, wrists, ankles and elbows. Using tiny instruments and a camera inserted through small incisions, surgeons can identify and treat conditions such as arthritis, cartilage damage and ligament tears with high precision, while minimising trauma to the surrounding tissue. Patients undergoing these procedures often benefit from shorter hospital stays, quicker rehabilitation and a faster return to normal activities compared to traditional open surgery.