Orthopaedics

1. Basic information: The Department of Orthopedics was established in 2006 and was confirmed as a municipal-level clinical key specialty of Suzhou in 2018. It currently has specialties including spinal surgery, joint surgery, sports medicine, hand surgery and orthopedic traumatology. 2. Bed capacity: There are currently 2 ward units with 88 beds open; more than 3,200 patient admissions and more than 2,300 operations are recorded each year. 3. Personnel team: The department currently has 55 medical and nursing staff, including 22 physicians and 2 rehabilitation technicians. The head of the department, Professor Liu Jinlian, holds a master's degree in orthopedic surgery and is a chief physician; he currently serves as a member of the Children's Rehabilitation Professional Committee of the Jiangsu Provincial Association of Rehabilitation Medicine, a member of the Suzhou Orthopedic Society, and a member of the expert database for technical appraisal of medical accidents of the Suzhou Medical Association, and has undertaken further studies at home and abroad on multiple occasions. The Department of Orthopedics has established friendly academic exchange relations with Ajou University of Korea and the Division of Traumatology and Orthopedic Surgery of the University of Hong Kong, and has successively sent a number of key physicians for further study and training. 4. Equipment configuration: The department possesses the Joimax transforaminal endoscope and radiofrequency ablation system, a multifunctional orthopedic traction bed, elbow and knee CPM devices, fracture and trauma therapy devices, a Siemens C-arm machine, the Stryker shoulder and knee arthroscopy system, the Stryker TPS high-speed shaver, the Stryker power system, a Smith & Nephew radiofrequency therapy device, a Smith & Nephew full high-definition arthroscopy camera system, a Mindray HyBase 8300 orthopedic operating table, a Stryker orthopedic micro-power system and other dedicated equipment, all of which are in good working use. 5. Clinical features: At present, routine specialty techniques as well as a variety of important specialty technique projects are carried out; new techniques such as transforaminal endoscopic technique, autologous cartilage repair technique, knee-preserving treatment, HTO technique and hallux valgus correction technique, and PRP treatment of joint injuries have also been introduced. 6. Research and teaching: Over the past three years, increasing emphasis has continued to be placed on research projects and papers; the department has obtained 1 project of the Suzhou Municipal Health Commission (the 2020 Gusu Health Talent Training Program), 1 directive project of the Suzhou Science and Technology Bureau, and 1 project of the Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection, has published 8 papers in SCI-indexed journals and 5 papers in statistical source or core journals, and has served as chief editor or co-editor of 2 works.