Services

Nikolaos Christoforatos, M.D,MsC is trained to provide quality treatment, surgical and nonsurgical, for a variety of orthopaedic conditions. His purpose is to handle each and every patient visit with care and proficiency and to make sure patients are well informed about their conditions and the multiple choices of treatment.

Scope of Medical Services

Orthopedics and Traumatology is a specialization which deals with the musculoskeletal system (muscles, tendons and bones).

It includes acute problems arising from injuries (fractures, dislocations, strains and sprains) as well as chronic conditions like arthritis, tendonitis, bursitis, back- neck problems, sciatic pain etc..

If the medical condition falls outside the Orthopedic field, patients will be referred to the specialized physician.

 

Conditions:

- arthritis (osteo and rheumatoid)

- pain/arthritis

- fracture care/trauma

- general Orthopedics

- paediatric Orthopedics

- paediatric trauma

- growth plate fractures

- bone infection

- skin infection

- osteoporosis

- sports medicine

- muscular disorder

- nerve lesion

- tendon lesion

- acute/chronic tendonitis

 

Spine:

- torticollis

- cervical rib syndrome

- disc prolapse

- disc bulge

- cervical spondylosis

- thoracic spondylosis

- lumbar spondylosis

- spondylarthrosis

- spondylolisthesis

- brachialgia

- sciatica

- inflammatory joint disease

- facets osteoarthritis

- sacroiliac disease

- spinal stenosis

- scoliosis

- kyphosis

- low back pain

 

Shoulder:

- a/c joint

- calcific tendonitis

- frozen shoulder

 - rotator cuff tear

- shoulder impingement

- shoulder instability

- shoulder labral injury

- ruptured biceps tendon

 

Elbow:

- tennis elbow

- golf elbow

- throwing injuries

 

Wrist/Hand:

- carpal tunnel syndrome

- Depuytren's contracture disease

- De Quervain disease

- trigger finger

- ganglion

 

Hip:

- osteoarthritis

- trochanteric bursitis

- hip impingement

- acetabular labral tear

- irritable hip

- congenital hip dislocation

- Perthes' disease

- slipped upper femoral epiphysis

- coxa vara

 

Knee:

- arthritis

- knee tendonitis

- cartilage damage

- knee instabilities

- meniscal tear

- ACL and PCL injuries

- collateral ligament injuries

- anterior knee pain

- patella subluxation/dislocation

- Osgood Shlatter's disease

- chondromalacia patella

- pre/infrapatellar bursitis

- knee ligament injuries

- genu varum (bow legs)

- genu valgum (knock knee)

- genu recurbatun (hyperextended knee)

- traumatic synovitis

 

Foot/Ankle:

- Achilles tendonitis

- ankle instability

- ankle ligament injuries

- metatarsalgia

- flat foot

- plantar fascitis

- hallux valgus/rigidus

- claw/hammer toe

- heel spur

-tarsal tunnel syndrome

- gout