Institute of Orthopedics and Sports Medicine

St. Luke’s Institute of Orthopedics and Sports Medicine offers a complete line of high-technology screening tests and treatment modalities to address problems in the musculoskeletal system.

Diagnostics and screening processes usually begin with a targeted history and physical examination, followed by imaging studies such as radiographs (x-rays), computed tomography scan (CT scan), and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), among others.

With decades of experience behind them and years of study and training in international centers abroad, the Institute’s orthopaedic consultants specialize in the treatment of various disorders of bones, joints, ligaments, tendons, and muscles.

The Institute is committed to improve the quality of life and the functional capacity of patients with varying degrees of Orthopaedic disorders and, with the help of Rehabilitation Medicine, the management of physical rehabilitation and re-conditioning programs.

It houses the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Center as well as the Sports Medicine Center which helps patients in their treatment and recovery from injuries and other medical problems.

The Center has also attended to the needs of the country’s top athletes in their objective of enhancing their physical condition and competitiveness to optimal levels. It also provides comprehensive evaluation, design and monitoring of physical fitness programs.

The Institute has several subspecialties, namely Trauma, Sports Medicine, Spine Surgery, Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery, Correction of Limb and Foot Deformities, Hand and Microsurgery, Foot and Ankle Surgery, Musculoskeletal Tumor Surgery, Center for Joint Replacement, and Orthopedic Infection Management.

Complementing the Institute is the St. Luke’s Bone Bank, which retrieves, processes, stores and distributes bones for clinical use. It adheres to the quality assurance criteria recommended by the American Association of Tissue Banks and the Asia Pacific Association of Surgical Tissue Banking.