Head of Orthopedic Surgery Department at St George Hospital in Achrafieh, Beirut and at his private clinic (01 445 441) near the hospital.
Involved in many worldwide seminars every year and a consultant to many international firms… Dr. Rassi actively pursues research, is involved in many worldwide seminars every year, and is a consultant to many international firms as well. His work in research has been an inspiration and motive to colleagues and residents with a CV holding more than 30 peer-reviewed articles published in some of the most reputable journals. He edited a complete guide to physical examination of the shoulder and wrote four chapters in reference books. Among all other contributions, he has committed to attending and lecturing in more than…
A joint is where two or more bones meet at their ends and in the human body numerous joints of different kinds are encompassed. Joint pain is often triggered by damaged cartilage lining the ends of the bones either from arthritis, fracture, or other complications. Multiple conditions can trigger joint pain and disability, leading patients to resort to considering surgery to replace the joint after failing to recover with methods of non-surgical intervention. In that case, the ideal means of treatment is to undergo joint replacement surgery. The damaged joints are replaced with a prosthesis intended to replicate a healthy…
Covering Shoulder and Elbow, Knee, Wrist, Hip, Ankle, and Endoscopic Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Shoulder: The shoulder is a complex joint capable of the most movement with respect to any other joint in the body. It consists of three bones: the humerus which is the upper arm, the shoulder blade or scapula, and the neck bone known as the clavicle. Most shoulder problems are caused by injury, overuse, and age-related wear and tear. With painful conditions that do not respond to nonsurgical therapy, your doctor may suggest shoulder arthroscopy. Nonsurgical treatment requires rest, physical therapy, and inflammation-reducing medicines or injections. Arthroscopy of the shoulder may be performed to alleviate painful symptoms of several conditions harming the tendons, articular…
Invasive surgical procedure on a joint for damage treatment using an endoscope inserted into the joint through a small incision. Sports medicine is a field of medicine that is associated with physical fitness and the therapy and prevention of sport-related and exercise-related injuries. In other words, it revolves around the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of athletic activity injuries. The objective of sports medicine is to assist individuals in safe and efficient exercise to attain their objectives of practice. Specialists treat an array of physical complications involving acute trauma such as fractures, sprains, strains, and dislocations as well as chronic overuse injuries. These conditions are mainly treated with arthroscopic surgery. Arthroscopy is…
A result of high impact or stress, or certain medical conditions that weaken the bones. A fracture is a crack or break in the bone which may appear in any bone of the body. Dislocations, fractures, and severe injuries to the soft tissue are traumatic conditions. Trauma and fractures may be prevalent in patients of all ages due to impulsive incidents such as car accidents or drastic falls. In certain cases, fractures may also be a result of disease which are known as pathological fractures. Alternatively stated, fractures act as a consequence of traumatic impact or stress, or due to certain medical conditions that weaken the bones…