Orthopedics Department
Overview
Founded in 1981, the Orthopedics Department currently has a treatment team with rich clinical experience, employed more than 50 medical staff in the department, including 8 senior titles and 8 intermediate titles, and 6 of them are doctors. There are orthopedic wards in both the Binjiang Campus and the Moganshan Campus, with over 70 beds.
The department comprises multiple sub-specialties, including hand and foot deformities, trauma and fractures, rare diseases, spine, hip and pelvis, sports medicine and foot & ankle, as well as bone tumors and infections. It holds a leading position in the field of national pediatric orthopedics.
1. Trauma & Fractures
Focus: Diagnosis and minimally invasive treatment of various pediatric fractures and musculoskeletal injuries.
Key Conditions: Pediatric fractures of the limbs and joints, epiphyseal injuries, and management of post-traumatic sequelae.
2. Hand & Foot Deformities
Focus: Surgical correction of congenital and acquired deformities of the extremities.
Key Conditions: Polydactyly (supernumerary digits), Syndactyly (webbed fingers/toes), Macrodactyly (giant digit), and other complex congenital hand and foot anomalies.
3. Hip & Pelvis
Focus: Comprehensive management of hip disorders from infancy through adolescence, as well as trauma to the pelvic ring.
Key Conditions: Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip (DDH), Legg-Calvé-Perthes Disease (ischemic necrosis of the femoral head), Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis (SCFE), and fractures of the pelvis and acetabulum.
4. Spine Surgery
Focus: Treatment of spinal deformities and spinal column injuries.
Key Conditions: Congenital spinal deformities, Idiopathic Scoliosis, and spinal trauma.
5. Sports Medicine, Foot & Ankle
Focus: Minimally invasive treatment of sports-related injuries, lower limb alignment correction, and foot disorders.
Key Conditions: Ligament injuries (e.g., ACL tears), Discoid meniscus, Congenital Talipes Equinovarus (Clubfoot), Cavus Foot (High Arch), Flatfoot, Genu Valgum (knock-knees), Genu Varum (bow-legs), and Limb Length Discrepancy.
6. Bone Tumors & Infection
Focus: Management of musculoskeletal oncology and infectious diseases.
Key Conditions: Benign and malignant bone tumors, Osteomyelitis (bone infection), and Septic Arthritis (joint infection).
7. Rare Bone Diseases
Focus: Multidisciplinary management of complex, refractory, and genetic bone disorders.
Key Conditions: Congenital Tibial Pseudarthrosis (CPT), Osteogenesis Imperfecta (brittle bone disease), Cerebral Palsy (orthopedic manifestations), and systemic skeletal dysplasias.
Professional Features
In addition to conventional orthopedic disease treatment, the department has built its own special medical treatment.
(1) The earliest screening work for developmental hip dysplasia (DDH) was carried out in the department in Zhejiang Province. Early detection and early treatment of DDH significantly reduced the number of DDH osteotomies in older children, and improved the quality of life of children. Also, treatment plans for DDH in children of all ages are given to help children at all ages from newborn to 18 years old. For patients with severe compound trauma, it provided professional multidisciplinary joint ambulance, combining with the powerful platform of the hospital, which increased the cure rate of children and reduced complications and sequelae.
(2) The department uses "external fixation stent technology" to treat children's limb unequal length, joint valgus deformity and other orthopedics, obtaining good treatment effects and improving the appearance and function of children.
(3) For congenital horseshoe valgus, it begins Ponseti sequence of plaster correction during the infancy of the patient to cure the disease in the most invasive and economical way.
(4) The department has established a diagnosis and treatment team for children with congenital scoliosis, adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, and spine trauma and other spine diseases, and has established systematic personalized treatment programs that include conservative treatment, brace correction, and surgical orthopedics.
(5) The department actively promotes the concept of minimally invasive treatment for various types of pediatric fractures and joint injuries (including elastic intramedullary nailing for long bone fractures, closed reduction and percutaneous Kirschner wire fixation for supracondylar humeral fractures, and arthroscopic minimally invasive surgery). These approaches are characterized by minimal trauma, rapid recovery, and excellent efficacy.
(6) Closely following the new international concept and actively promoting the concept of rapid rehabilitation, the department helped the children hospitalized less, and can return to the family and society as soon as possible.
In order to continuously improve the level of diagnosis and treatment, the department attaches great importance to clinical scientific research. The current main research directions of it include: treatment of hip dislocation in older children, minimally invasive treatment of children's fractures, 3D printing technology, peripheral nerve regeneration, antibiotic carrier research, adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, congenital spinal deformity in children, spinal trauma and diagnosis and treatment of lesions, etiology of children with congenital malformations, etc. Currently, the department is undertaking research projects funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), the Science and Technology Department of Zhejiang Province, and the Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation.
Expert Team
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1 |
Chief Physician |
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2 |
Associate Chief Physician |
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3 |
Associate Chief Physician |
