Orthopedist
Orthopedist
General information
Orthopedics deals with the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of congenital and acquired defects in the form or function of the musculoskeletal system, which includes bones, joints, muscles, and ligaments.
Traumatology is a branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of injuries. It includes the treatment of acute injuries such as fractures, dislocations, and soft tissue injuries. Traumatologists work in collaboration with other medical specialists to provide comprehensive care for patients with traumatic injuries.
Diseases
Among the causes of orthopedic diseases are trauma, congenital developmental abnormalities, overload, degenerative changes, inflammation, etc. In principle, diseases of the musculoskeletal system can be divided into:
- Degenerative – arthrosis, spondylarthrosis, osteochondrosis, gonarthrosis, coxarthrosis, etc.
- Inflammatory diseases of the joints and soft tissues – rheumatoid and gouty arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, bursitis, periarthritis, etc.
- Injuries – fractures, dislocations, sports injuries and damage
- Neurogenic functional disorders – cerebral palsy, birth trauma, poliomyelitis
- Systemic diseases – rickets, gout, parathyroidism, autoimmune diseases
- Tumors originating from different tissues – skin, adipose tissue, nerves, tendons, muscles, cartilage, and bone
- Other diseases, including scoliosis, spondylolisthesis, osteoporosis
Clinical examination by an orthopedist
Pain and injuries of the musculoskeletal system—arms, legs, pelvis, joints—are subject to orthopedic and traumatological diagnosis and treatment. In outpatient care, in addition to examinations, various procedures are also performed – dressings, suture placement/removal, intra-articular injections, joint punctures, etc.
The orthopedic office also performs ultrasound diagnostics of joints in infants, children, and adults.
Doctors
Dr. Deyan Sokolov
Works with:
- NHIF
- Funds
- Paid admission
Dr. Deyan Sokolov is an orthopedic surgeon and traumatologist in Sofia with over 15 years of medical experience. He diagnoses and treats orthopedic conditions such as fractures, traumatic injuries to the skin, muscles, and tendons, and performs hip joint ultrasounds.
Education
He graduated from the Medical Faculty of Trakia University in Stara Zagora in 2008. He obtained his specialty in Orthopedics and Traumatology in 2014.
Qualifications
- 2015 – certified to perform ultrasound diagnostics of the hip joint according to GRAF
- 2015 – AO/ASIF Basic Principles of Fracture Management Sofia
- 2017 – Certificate for performing arthroscopic surgery on large joints
- 8 scientific publications in Bulgaria
- Member of the Bulgarian Orthopaedic and Traumatology Association, Association for Osteosynthesis, and Association for the Study of Internal Fixation
Biography
Dr. Sokolov is an orthopedic traumatologist at the Clinic of Orthopedics and Traumatology at Tsaritsa Yoanna University Hospital ISUL Sofia. He is currently also part of the team of specialists at Medcross Medical Center Sofia.
