Cebu Orthopedic Institute has its main office at basement of Chong Hua Medical Arts Center, with 2 other branches at Room 105 Borromeo Building at the back of Cebu Doctors Hospital and room 412 Perpetual Soccour Hospital. We are composed of 9 Orthopedic surgeons with different subspecialty, namely: Spine, Pediatric, Adult Joint replacement, Arthroscopy, Trauma, Tumor and Hand Surgery. We cater patients mostly from the Visayas and Mindanao Regions

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Non-Surgical Technology

Pain Control after Surgery - Patient-Controlled Analgesia (PCA)
Post-operative pain can be consistently controlled by the patient by means of a PCA device; patient-controlled analgesia. Pain is relieved around the clock without the danger of an over-dose. Epidural Injection for Low Back and Leg Pain Nerves exit the spinal cord through the epidural space where medication can be injected to help relieve inflammation and pain. Halo Ring, Crowns or Vest A halo, also known as a 'halo ring' or 'halo crown', is a piece of equipment that encircles and is fixed to the patient's head. This device is used to manage different conditions that destabilize the cervical spine.

Surgical Technology

Cervical and Thoracic Spinal Disorders: New Surgical Technique
In the past, spine surgeons had difficulty placing screws into the proper positions in the vertebrae and still attaching the plate or rod. The VERTEX™ Reconstruction System allows screws to be placed exactly where they need to go safely.

Case Report: 50-Year-Old Male Treated with PRODISC® Read about the experience of a 50-year-old man who underwent disc replacement surgery as a participant in the nonrandomized portion of the PRODISC® disc replacement trial.

New Anterior Cervical Plate Makes Headlines Cervical plates have been used for more than 20 years to increase neck stability following single and multi-level cervical surgery. Now a new cervical plate has been developed, the thinnest one yet. Learn more about this leading technology.

Spine Cages Help to Restore Correct Spinal Alignment Cages are also called 'interbody cages', which refers to where cages are implanted (between two vertebrae). Cages are used to restore lost disc height disc and to relieve pressure on nerve roots.

Update: Spinal Implant Breakthrough Stabilizes Spine One of the newest and most popular spinal instrumentation systems used by surgeons is TSRH-3D™. The TSRH-3D™ pedicle screw has a remarkable "headless" design and has proven to be one of the smallest yet strongest spinal implants available today.

FluoroNav: Virtual Fluoroscopy System FluoroNav is a surgical guidance system that combines a conventional C-arm fluoroscope with a surgical computer. By harnessing the power of the computer with the fluoroscope, FluoroNav allows the surgeon to see many views of the spine.