Orthopaedics

Ruijin Hospital’s Department of Orthopedics was established in 1954 by Professor Ye Yanqing, one of the founders of orthopedics in China, and is one of the earliest independent orthopedic disciplines established in the country. It is now a National Key Discipline of the Ministry of Education, a National Key Clinical Specialty, a Key Discipline of the Shanghai Municipal Education Commission, a key development discipline 《Orthopedics》 under the “211” Project, an Orthopedic Clinical Research Base of the State Food and Drug Administration, and the affiliated institution of the Shanghai Orthopedic Clinical Quality Control Center. Under the leadership of Professor Zhang Weibin, Director of the Department of Orthopedics, the Department of Orthopedics has 6 subspecialty groups for joint surgery, spine surgery, trauma, bone tumors, sports medicine, and hand and foot surgery, and offers specialized outpatient clinics for joint diseases, spinal diseases, shoulder joint diseases, bone and joint trauma, bone and soft-tissue tumors, foot and ankle surgery, sports injuries, osteoporosis, rheumatic arthritis, and other specific diseases. The Department of Orthopedics has always been committed to developing distinctive specialties. In treatment areas including limb-salvage treatment for malignant tumors of the extremities and pelvis, shoulder joint injuries, sports injuries and degeneration, foot and ankle surgery, and arthroscopic surgery, it has distinctive expertise and remains a national leader. The tradition of using minimally invasive techniques to treat cervical and lumbar diseases continues to be upheld, while clinical treatment and research on joint lesions are continuously strengthened, enabling the department to better serve patients through its distinctive professional expertise.