East Campus Bone and Joint Surgery Department

Our Department of Orthopedics was established in 1985 and is one of the earliest independent orthopedic specialty departments established in Qingdao. After more than 30 years of development, it has now grown into one of the clinical orthopedic medical centers with considerable influence. Our Center for Bone and Joint and Sports Medicine operates under a center-based management model and is a Provincial Clinical Key Specialty of Shandong Province. Corresponding first-level departments have been established in the eastern and western campuses, respectively. The department in the eastern campus currently has 122 beds and 25 doctors, including 6 with doctoral degrees, 10 with master’s degrees, 3 chief physicians, 5 deputy chief physicians, 16 physicians with intermediate-level professional titles, and 1 physician with a junior-level professional title; there are 34 nurses, including 14 with bachelor’s degrees, 10 with intermediate-level professional titles, and 24 with junior-level professional titles; and 10 rehabilitation therapists, including 9 with bachelor’s degrees. The department is equipped with advanced devices, including the isomed2000 isokinetic system and shock-wave therapy equipment.

The scope of diagnosis and treatment includes: joint surgery and sports medicine rehabilitation.

The main services include: The joint surgery specialty is characterized by arthroscopic minimally invasive techniques, artificial joint replacement technology, and sports rehabilitation treatment. It provides comprehensive systematic diagnosis and treatment for joint trauma, sports injuries, and osteoarthropathy. To date, more than 8,000 various joint surgeries have been completed. The department has accumulated extensive experience in small-joint arthroscopy, autologous osteochondral transplantation, meniscal repair and suturing, cruciate ligament reconstruction, posterolateral corner reconstruction, reconstruction of the cruciate ligaments of the knee using allogeneic tendon transplantation, and shoulder, elbow, hip, and knee joint replacement.

The Sports Medicine Rehabilitation Center began operation in 2007 and played a major role in providing medical support during major national and international sporting events, including the 2008 Olympic Games, the 2009 National Games, and international sailing competitions. The center has introduced complete sets of internationally advanced high-end physical therapy and exercise therapy instruments and equipment, and has collaborated with institutions including the RUSK Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine at New York University in the United States to develop a high-caliber professional team. The Rehabilitation Center provides sports teams with specialized services including rehabilitation physical examinations, sports assessments, and rehabilitation treatment, while also providing treatment services to outpatients and inpatients.

In accordance with the department’s development plan and the requirements of specialty development, the department is divided into three professional groups: the upper-limb group, the lower-limb group, and the rehabilitation group. The upper-limb group performs procedures including arthroscopic rotator cuff repair, arthroscopic elbow release, and shoulder replacement. The lower-limb group performs knee joint replacement and revision surgery, ankle arthroscopy, and anterior and posterior cruciate ligament repair and reconstruction. The rehabilitation group provides limb rehabilitation after spinal cord injury, systematic rehabilitation treatment for contractures after joint and ligament surgery, and diagnosis and rehabilitation treatment for complex sports injuries in national-level athletes. An integrated team-based model combining surgery, nursing, and rehabilitation has been established.

The department places great emphasis on professional development and has successively sent physicians to Dankook University Hospital in South Korea, Aarhus University in Denmark, Cologne Hospital in Germany, and other institutions for advanced training.

The department has received provincial and municipal science and technology awards for arthroscopic reconstruction of posterolateral injuries of the posterior cruciate ligament of the knee using autologous bone–patellar tendon–bone transplantation, clinical and applied research on arthroscopic minimally invasive reconstruction of the cruciate ligaments of the knee, experimental research on reconstruction of the cruciate ligaments of the knee using allogeneic tendon transplantation, and modified reconstruction and repair of defects of the distal or middle phalanx of the fingers.

The department undertakes the supervision and teaching of graduate students and interns from the Medical School of Qingdao University, Jining Medical University, Tai’an Medical University, Weifang Medical University, Harbin Medical University, and other institutions.

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