Dr. Hisham Abdel Baki is well-known and best Orthopedic Surgeon in Dubai. He is working as a senior consultant at Saudi German Hospital in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. He has more than 34 years of vast experience as an Orthopedic Surgeon. He is specialized in the Treatment of hip and knee problems, Hip and knee replacement surgeries, Arthroscopic knee surgeries, Correction of lower limb deformities and Treatment of foot problems.
He has published several prominent international publications, essays, and presentations to his name. He has completed MBBS (1986), MS (1991), and MD (Orthopedics, 1995) from Aim Shams University, Egypt. Dr. Hisham is well-versed in Arabic and English. Dr. Hisham has previously worked at Ain Shams University as a consultant in Egypt. He also worked at Nasser Institute Hospital, Egypt as HOD.
He provides treatments for Knee Replacement Surgery, Unicondylar Knee Replacement, High Flex Knee Replacement, Minimally Invasive Knee Replacement Surgery, Revision Single Knee Replacement, Knee Arthroscopy, Knee Meniscectomy, Tibial Tubercle Transfer for Patellofemoral Arthritis, Knee replacement - Bilateral, Knock knee surgery, Total Hip Replacement, Acetabular Fixation, Cemented Total Hip Replacement, Cementless Total Hip Replacement (THR) Surgery, Revision Hip Replacement and many more.
What is Arthiritis
Arthritis is a chronic inflammatory disease which affects more than one joint in the body. In some patients, arthiritis become severe which causes damage to a various organs systems, including the skin, eyes, lungs, heart and blood vessels. It is an autoimmune disorder, rheumatoid arthiritis occurs when the immune system unknowingly attacks its own body tissues.
Osteoarthritis causes wear and tear damage of the tissues, rheumatoid arthritis damages the lining of the joints. These results in painful swelling, bone erosion and joint deformity. Under severe conditions, it may also cause physical disability in a patient.
Arthiritis may occur due to uric acid crystals, which form when there is increase of uric acid concentration in the blood, which can cause gout. Persistent infections or underlying disease, such as psoriasis or lupus, can cause other types of arthritis.
The Orthopedic Surgeon or specialist will analyse the patients condition and then plan a treatments which varies depending on the type of arthritis. The main aim of arthritis treatments is to reduce symptoms and improve patients life.
Types of Arthiritis
Below mentioned the types of arthritis, it is characterized on the basis of affected body organ and cause:
- Ankylosing spondylitis
- Gout
- Juvenile idiopathic arthritis
- Osteoarthritis
- Psoriatic arthritis
- Reactive arthritis
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Septic arthritis
- Thumb arthritis
Symptoms Of Arthirtis
The most common signs and symptoms of arthritis involve the pain in joints. Depending on the type of arthritis patient have, the signs and symptoms may include:
- Pain
- Stiffness
- Swelling
- Redness
- Decreased range of motion
What are the Risk factors of Arthiritis
Risk factors for arthritis include:
- Family Genetic History: Some types of arthritis present in families gene pools, so a person may be more likely to diagnose with arthritis condition if thier parents or siblings have the similar disorder. The afftected genes can make a person more susceptible to environmental factors which may trigger arthritis.
- Age: The risk of arthritis-osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis and gout increases with age. Mostly elderly people came across such disease.
- Gender: Women are more likely to develop rheumatoid arthritis, while most of the people who have gout, another type of arthritis, are men.
- History of Joint Injury: People who have accidentally injured a joint, are more likely to eventually develop arthritis in later stage of thier life. It is recommended to consult Orthopedic specialist to analyse the joint injury.
- Obesity: Excessive body weight may give rise to pain in knees, hips and spine. People with obesity have a higher risk of developing arthritis.
Complications After Arthritis
Under severe conditions, arthritis may particularly affects the hands or arms, which makes it difficult for a patient to do routine tasks. Arthritis of weight-bearing joints can keep patient from walking or sitting up straight. In several cases, joints may alter into twisted and deformed shapes.
Dr. Hisham Abdel Baki has treated thousands of arthritis patients by oral medications and surgery. He is considered as one of the best Orthopedic Surgeon of Dubai, practicing at Saudi German Hospital in Dubai, one of the prominent superscepeciality hospital of Dubai, UAE. Consult him for any such above mentioned conditions.
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