Dr. Karim Antoine Attara
Bone and Joint Specialist
NMC Royal Hospital Sharjah , Sharjah, United Arab Emirates50 Years of experience
Speaks: English , Arabic, French , Greek
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Bone and Joint Specialist
NMC Royal Hospital Sharjah , Sharjah, United Arab Emirates50 Years of experience
Speaks: English , Arabic, French , Greek
Dr. Karim Antoine Attara is a renowned professional. He graduated from Cairo University, Egypt following which he proceeded to the UK for his postgraduate training. Furthermore, he acquired a Master's Degree from Athens, Greece. Dr. Attara has more than forty years of experience. He has worked in various locations such as Europe, Kuwait, the U.A.E., and the UK including assignments in the West Middlesex Hospital, Isleworth, Yeovil, Bristol, Exeter Hospitals in the South West, and the University Teaching Hospital in Leicester.
Dr. Attara has held the position of Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon and Vice Chairman of the Orthopaedic Council in Kuwait combined with teaching assignments in Orthopaedics at the Kuwait University Faculty of Medicine. Furthermore, he was also employed as a Senior Consultant and Head of the Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology at the Ministry of Health.
Dr. Attara played a pivotal role in setting up the Gulf's first Scoliosis Centre in Kuwait. He has obtained Fellowships of the Royal College of Surgeons of England and of Edinburgh and was also elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.
Dr. Karim Antoine Attara treats a long list of conditions such as:
It is for the issues or injuries in the musculoskeletal system for which patients consult this doctor. This includes conditions or injuries in the bones, ligaments, joints or tendons. The strength of the surgeon lies not just in their education experience and skill but also in their ability to improvise according to the situation at hand.
Please find below the signs and symptoms seen when their is an orthopedic injury or condition.:
Patients who have orthopedic or musculoskeletal issues usually have multiple symptoms. A visit to a orthopedic surgeon becomes imperative if their is pain in joints and muscles and swelling. In the affected area of the body, the range of motion could get restricted and that is usually a significant indicator of a musculoskeletal issue.
The doctor operates from 8 am to 4 pm, 6 days of the week with Sunday being an off day. It is only a skillful and efficient doctor that is able to do these procedures very well.
There are several popular procedures performed by Dr. Karim Antoine Attara such as:
A person who can recover from arthritis, dislocated joints or hip pain or any of a number of such conditions does so by getting the best surgical treatment from an orthopedic surgeon. Surgical procedures can relieve a patient from chronic, degenerative or acute conditions irrespective of the kind of issue their is. There is quite a bit of sub specialisation seen in this specialty considering that there is a lot of scope to work with in the orthopedic field.
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Prior to and during the consultation with the orthopedic surgeon, please get the relevant tests done, the whole list of whom is listed below.:
The tests give a more accurate picture of the health conditions and the clearer overview of the line of the treatment. The preparedness of the patient for the required treatment can be determined basis the screening and the diagnostic tests. The physical determinants of the patient give a good before and after picture of the patients condition..
An orthopedic surgeon is someone you are usually referred to by your doctor when it is determined post tests and consultation that you need an orthopedic procedure to resolve your health condition. The pre and post operative process, the treatment itself, the management of the entire process is done by an orthopedic surgeon. The surgeon can be consulted if you are having a rough time during the rehabilitation time as well. They prescribe the medicines that would support your orthopedic treatment process and you as well as recommend the right tests that need to be done.
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