PLATE 01 · MENISCUS REPAIR1 / 5
R1 · REPAIR · 01
Arthroscopic meniscus repair
One of the most common knee injuries in athletes, and it also comes with age.
Orthopaedic & joint surgerySports medicineDamascus
Dr. Lamak Turki Al-Abbas
Orthopedic Surgery · Sport Medicine
Repair · Rebuild · Return
Specialist in bone and joint diseases and their surgery, Arab Board and Syrian Board. Every operation is drawn here step by step — scroll and watch it happen in front of you.
INDEX OF PLATES
Index of operations
Six operations Dr. Lamak performs, each on an illustrated plate that shows what happens inside the joint, from injury to recovery. Pick yours or keep reading.
- 01MeniscusArthroscopic repair and suturingR1
- 02FracturesReduction and fixation with plates and screwsR1
- 03Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)Arthroscopic reconstructionR2
- 04Recurrent shoulder dislocationArthroscopic labrum repairR2
- 05Knee replacementAn artificial joint for advanced knee arthritisR2
- 06Hip replacementA new cup, stem and headR2
- 07Return to playRehabilitation after sports injury and surgeryR3
He also treats: trauma and accident injuries · dislocations · congenital deformities in children · joint and bone pain
CHAPTER R1 — REPAIR
Repair
What can be repaired is repaired first: we keep what nature gave the joint before we think of replacing it.
PLATE 02 · FRACTURE FIXATION1 / 5
R1 · REPAIR · 02
Fracture reduction and fixation
Treatment depends on the fracture: a cast, a plate and screws, or a nail inside the bone. Here is a fracture that needs surgical fixation.
CHAPTER R2 — REBUILD
Rebuild
When repair is not enough: we rebuild the ligament, stabilise the shoulder, and replace a worn joint with a new one.
PLATE 03 · ACL RECONSTRUCTION1 / 5
R2 · REBUILD · 03
Arthroscopic ACL reconstruction
The best-known injury on football and basketball courts, and at the heart of sports medicine.
PLATE 04 · SHOULDER STABILIZATION1 / 5
R2 · REBUILD · 04
Arthroscopic stabilisation for recurrent shoulder dislocation
The shoulder is the body’s most mobile joint, and so the one that dislocates most — especially in young people and athletes.
PLATE 05 · TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT1 / 5
R2 · REBUILD · 05
Knee replacement
For advanced knee arthritis, when medicines, physiotherapy and injections are no longer enough.
PLATE 06 · TOTAL HIP REPLACEMENT1 / 5
R2 · REBUILD · 06
Hip replacement
For advanced hip arthritis and some femoral neck fractures.
CHAPTER R3 — RETURN
Return
Surgery is half the way. The other half is the return: to walking, to work, to the pitch.
PLATE 07 · RETURN TO PLAY
Four stages back to your game
After a sports injury — a sprain, a torn ligament or meniscus, a dislocation, a tendon injury — or after surgery, the return goes through stages; the doctor decides when you move to the next.
PHASE 1
Protect and calm
Control pain and swelling, and protect the joint or the surgical repair in its first days.
PHASE 2
Regain movement
Gradual exercises to bring back the joint’s range of motion and a normal walk.
PHASE 3
Strength and balance
Strengthening the muscles around the joint, with balance, stability and light jumping drills.
PHASE 4
Back to the pitch
Drills for your own sport, then a gradual return to training and matches after the doctor’s assessment.
CREDENTIALS
The doctor who draws your way back
- ISpecialist in bone and joint diseases and their surgery
- IIMaster’s degree in orthopaedic surgeryDamascus University
- IIISyrian Board certified
- IVArab Board in Orthopaedic and Joint SurgeryArab Board in Orthopedic Surgery
- VSupervising physician at Al-Muwasat University HospitalDamascus
TWO CLINICS · DAMASCUS
Two clinics in Damascus, by appointment
CLINIC 01AL-MUJTAHED
Al-Mujtahed clinic
Damascus – opposite the main gate of Al-Mujtahed Hospital – above Ghneim Laboratory
Al-Mujtahed Hospital on the mapCLINIC 02AL-MUWASAT
Al-Muwasat clinic
Damascus – Al-Khatib Radiology Centre – Al-Muwasat Roundabout – next to the Children’s Hospital
Al-Muwasat Roundabout on the map
Back to your game
The first step is an appointment. Message us on WhatsApp and tell us which clinic is closer to you.
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