Orthopedics
From the World's First to the World's Best! Ranks 5th Globally in Terms of the Number of Spine Disease Research Papers
Status
The number of spinal diseases is rapidly increasing due to the frequent use of smartphones and computers in the modern era. Korea has had many spinal disease patients due to a sedentary lifestyle. Through countless clinical trials and research activities, the country made notable achievements in spinal surgeries, including endoscopic laser treatment for disc diseases, robotic surgeries, and minimally invasive surgeries, etc.
Strength
The success rate of scoliosis surgeries in Korea is very high at almost 80 to 90% for idiopathic scoliosis. Korean researchers published 84 case papers through the World Spinal Column Society, putting Korea in the top five in the world. Following the establishment of an endoscopic laser surgery methodology to treat disc disease for the first time in the world, Korea succeeded in producing spinal surgery robots in the country. Korea will provide global top-class surgeries for spinal disease patients by leveraging global pioneering medical technology.
No. of cases presented by each country at the Global Spine Society in 2017
US 140 cases
Korea 84 cases
The Ministry of Health and Welfare, Korea Health Industry Development Institute, Smart Care Spine
No. of foreign patients who visited the orthopedic department in 2019
26,068 people
Medical Field
Orthopedics is divided into the areas of spinal disease and joint disease. Patients are highly satisfied with minimally invasive spine surgery because it maintains normal tissues while treating the affected area, making it easier for them to return to normal life rapidly.
- Joint Diseases
- Avascular necrosis of the femoral head
- Degenerative arthritis
- Damaged knee joint meniscus
- Damaged cruciate ligament and collateral ligament of knees
- Calcific tendinitis
- Spinal Disease
- Spinal stenosis
- Sprain
- Myofascial pain syndrome
- Disc degeneration
- Hand/foot Joint
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
- Plantar fasciitis
- Shoulder Joint
- Shoulder pain
- Frozen shoulder
Representative Hospitals Specialized in Medical Fields
DMC Bundang Jesaeng Hospital
- Medical institution certified by the Ministry of Health and Welfare
- Acquired grade A on the “Evaluation of Emergency Medical Services Institutions 2018”
- Operates a spine center
- Major Departments
- Spinal diseases
- Hip, knee, shoulder joint disorders
- Sports injuries
- Major Procedures
- Artificial joint surgery
- Lumbar herniated intervertebral disc surgery
- Spinal tumor removal surgery
- Address 20, Seohyeon-ro 180beon-gil, Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do
- Website www.jshospital.org
- International Healthcare Center Email. [email protected] Tel. +82-31-779-0800 Fax. +82-31-779-0578
- Interpretation Russian, Mongolian
- Meal Western
- Pick-up Airport → Hospital
Incheon Himchan General Hospital
- Performed a great number of operations and has in-depth clinical experience
- High level of patient satisfaction with surgeries performed with the latest robotic system (MAKO)
- Medical coordinating services by former healthcare providers
- Major Departments
- Orthopedics
- Neurosurgery
- Nephorology
- Major Procedures
- Robotic arthroplasty
- Microscopic surgery
- Discectomy
- Address 72, Nonhyeon-ro, Namdong-gu, Incheon
- Website himchangeneral.com
- International Healthcare Center Email. [email protected]
Tel. +82-32-459-3024
Fax. +82-32-459-3029 - Interpretation English, Russian
- Meal Western, therapeutic diet (diabetes, hypertension)
- Pick-up Airport, Hotel → Hospital
Kang Dong Hospital
- Global hub hospital with a focus on spine and joints
- Selected as Korea’s only official comprehensive physical examination center by Oil & Gas UK
- Korea’s first hospital to enter into a patient transfer contract with the US National Department of Health and Human Services
- Major Departments
- Orthopedics
- Internal medicine
- Comprehensive physical examination
- Major Procedures
- Spine (mild disc problems to complex stenosis)
- Joint (arthroplasty, the hospital has the highest number of revision surgeries on previously performed arthroplasty at another hospitals)
- Micro pediatric surgery of spine and joint
- Address 145, Dadae-ro, Saha-gu, Busan
- Website jointspine.com
- International Healthcare Center Email. [email protected]
Tel. +82-51-209-1201
Fax. +82-51-201-3865 - Interpretation English, Russian, Mongolian, Arabic
- Meal Western, halal
- Pick-up Airport, Train Station → Hospital
Nanoori Hospital
- Certified as a medical institution and designated as a specialized spinal hospital by the Ministry of Health and Welfare
- Received the Presidential Citation at Medical Korea 2021
- Major Departments
- Neurosurgery (spine)
- Orthopedics
- Neurology
- Major Procedures
- Microscopic/endoscopic spinal surgery
- Endoscopic joint surgery
- Arthroplasty
- Address 731, Eonju-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul
- Website ihc.nanoori.co.kr
- International Healthcare Center Email. [email protected]
Tel. +82-2-6003-9766 (English)
Tel. +82-2-6003-9763 (Russian)
Tel. +82-2-6003-9762 (Mongolian)
Fax. +82-2-6003-9752 - Interpretation English, Russian, Mongolian
- Meal Western
- Pick-up Airport → Hospital
Nasaret International Hospital
- Medical institution certified by the Ministry of Health and Welfare
- Designated by the Incheon Metropolitan City government as an excellent medical institution that attracts medical tourists
- Major Departments
- Spine Center
- Rehabilitation & Manual Therapy Center
- Traditional Korean Medicine Center
- Major Procedures
- Hip arthroplasty
- Epilepsy and pediatric cerebral palsy treatment
- Stroke (cerebral apoplexy) treatment
- Address 98, Meonugeum-ro, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon
- Website www.nasaret.co.kr
- International Healthcare Center Email. [email protected]
Tel. +82-32-899-9736
Fax. +82-32-899-9739 - Interpretation English, Russian, Chinese
- Meal Western, Russian
- Pick-up Airport, Hotel → Hospital
Seoul Jaeil Hospital
- Designated by the Ministry of Health and Welfare as a KAHF (Korean Accreditation Program for Hospitals Serving Foreign Patients) accredited hospital
- One-stop medical system/1:1 customized physical therapy
- Major Departments
- Orthopedics
- Internal medicine
- Physical examination
- Major Procedures
- Orthopedic surgery
- Hand surgery
- Spinal surgery
- Address 70, Jisan-ro, Pyeongtaek-si, Gyeonggi-do
- Website www.s-best.co.kr
- International Healthcare Center Email. [email protected]
Tel. +82-31-615-7542
Fax. +82-31-615-7575 - Interpretation English
Wooridul Spine Hospital
- Designated by the Ministry of Health and Welfare as a specialized spinal hospital for the 4th term
- Included in the world’s top 100 smart hospitals by Newsweek’s “World’s Best Smart Hospitals 2021”
- Selected as the world’s top 10 hospitals for medical tourism, for six years, by the Medical Travel Quality Alliance of the U.S.
- Major Departments
- Neurosurgery (spine)
- Orthopedics
- Rehabilitation and pain treatments
- Major Procedures
- Minimally invasive spine surgery
- Thoracic vertebrae surgery
- Endoscopic decompression surgery (spine)
- Address 445, Hakdong-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul
- Website www.wooridul.com
- International Healthcare Center Email. [email protected]
Email. [email protected]
Tel. +82-2-513-8452
Fax. +82-2-513-8454 - Interpretation English, Russian, Arabic
- Meal Western, halal
- Pick-up Airport → Hospital