Orthopaedic services — Otago and Southland
Orthopaedic surgery or orthopaedics is the service for conditions involving the bones, joints and muscles (the musculoskeletal system).
Contact us
You can call Orthopaedics on call:
- 03 474 0999 — Dunedin Hospital
- 03 218 1949 — Southland Hospital
- 03 433 0290 — Oamaru Hospital.
Orthopaedic services are also available at Dunstan Hospital.
Where to find us
Dunedin Hospital
Street address
201 Great King Street
Dunedin
Postal address
Orthopaedic services
Private Bag 1921
Dunedin 9054
New Zealand
Southland Hospital
Street address
Kew Road
Invercargill
Postal address
Orthopaedic services
PO Box 828
Invercargill 9840
New Zealand
Oamaru Hospital
Street address
8 Steward Street
Oamaru
Postal address
Orthopaedic services
Private Bag 50059
Oamaru 9444
New Zealand
Services we provide
Orthopaedic services provide specialist acute and elective surgery for musculoskeletal problems.
Acute services include:
- recreation related trauma
- road accidents
- bone and joint infections
- fractures associated with osteoporosis and the aging population.
Elective services include:
- a full range of hip, knee, foot and ankle and shoulder surgery
- paediatric, spinal, hand and arthroscopic surgery.
Dunedin Hospital performs scoliosis surgery for all of the South Island.
Fracture clinics are for people who have had an injury and have been treated in the Emergency department, where further follow-up of that injury is needed.
Outpatient clinics are for patients referred for a specific problem or follow up after planned surgery.
Referral information
You can be referred to our services by:
- your main healthcare provider
- hospital staff
- other health professionals involved in your care.