Tan Tock Seng Hospital is strategically located in the centre of Singapore and is at the crossroads of 2 major highways. It is well placed to receive and handle major trauma. It is the second largest hospital in Singapore with a bed capacity of 2000.

We are a Level 1 Trauma Centre with the highest trauma load in the country and are very experienced in the management multiply injured patients. As a tertiary trauma referral centre, complex trauma cases are transferred to us for management. We work in close collaboration with and are also part of the Tan Tock Seng Hospital Trauma team which comprises of specialists from General Surgery, Neurosurgery, Orthopaedic Surgery, Emergency Medicine and Rehabilitation Medicine. We are also well-versed in the management of Geriatric trauma patients & have the highest volume of hip and lower limb fragility fractures in Singapore, with approximately 600 cases managed annually, together with Ortho-Geriatric Specialists.

Our expertise include:

• Osteosynthesis using the latest AO techniques
• Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS): Minimally invasive plating and intramedullary nail fixation of fractures
• Pelvic, sacral and acetabular surgery with navigation assistance
• Osteoporotic fracture fixation
• Post-traumatic deformity correction
• Management of non-union, critical bone defects, fracture-related infections & peri-implant fractures
  
  

As a teaching hospital, orthopaedic trainees rotate through the department as part of their advanced surgical training program. We are the only hospital in Singapore currently to run the Advance Trauma and Life Support (ATLS) Course of the American College of Surgeons and Definitive Surgical Trauma Care Course (DSTC) Course in Trauma Surgery. We are also heavily involved in the running of the annual AO Trauma Courses.