Orthopaedics at Ruby Hospital Kampala focuses on restoring movement, relieving pain, and protecting long-term joint function.
We diagnose and treat conditions affecting bones, joints, muscles, tendons, and ligaments through a structured, evidence-based approach—beginning with accurate diagnosis, prioritising non-surgical care where effective, and progressing to surgery only when it offers a clear and lasting benefit.
Most orthopaedic conditions do not require surgery.
The ones that do should not wait.
Orthopaedic problems are not solved by scans alone.
Care at Ruby Hospital is guided by clinical assessment, functional limitation, progression over time, and patient goals—not imaging in isolation.
Many patients arrive with scans.
Fewer arrive with a plan.
Our role is to provide one.
Treatment decisions are deliberate, timed carefully, and designed to preserve mobility and quality of life.
Our Orthopaedics Department manages a wide range of musculoskeletal conditions, including:
Ruby Hospital offers advanced joint replacement procedures for patients with severe joint damage, chronic pain, or loss of mobility that no longer responds to conservative treatment.
Joint replacement services include:
Each procedure follows a structured pathway:
The aim is durable pain relief, restored function, and improved quality of life.
Minimally invasive arthroscopic procedures are used to diagnose and treat joint conditions with reduced tissue disruption and faster recovery.
Common indications include:
Surgery is not the starting point of orthopaedic care.
It is the solution when conservative treatment no longer protects movement or independence.
Surgery should solve a problem permanently or it should be reconsidered.
Every surgical plan includes a defined rehabilitation pathway from the outset.
If rehabilitation is not planned before surgery, the surgery was planned too late.
Children require a different orthopaedic approach.
Paediatric orthopaedic services at Ruby Hospital address congenital, developmental, and acquired musculoskeletal conditions with careful attention to growth, alignment, and long-term outcomes.
Not every patient needs surgery.
Every patient deserves an honest opinion.
We are comfortable saying “not yet” when surgery is unnecessary and equally comfortable saying “now” when delay would cause harm.
