Central Campus Pediatric Orthopedics Ward

The Pediatric Orthopedics group was formed in 1995 and opened a dedicated ward in 2006, making it one of China's earlier children's orthopedic services with an independent ward. Supported by the hospital and developed by predecessors including Ji Haiping and Wang Jimeng, it has become a nationally known pediatric orthopedic center. Its team includes three chief physicians, one associate chief physician and five attending physicians.

The department covers children's hip disorders, scoliosis, rare bone diseases, trauma, sports medicine, bone and joint infections, tumors, cerebral palsy, and foot and ankle deformities. Patients come from across China. The hospital reports about 1,800 discharges and over 1,600 operations per year over the past three years, with an average stay of approximately 5.31 days.

The hospital reports performing China's first extrapleural pectus excavatum correction in 2002; adopting the Ponseti method for clubfoot in 2002, described as nationally leading at the time; starting single-stage posterior hemivertebra resection in 2003, described as nationally advanced at the time; and pioneering eight-plate epiphysiodesis for lower-limb deformities in the province in 2008. For developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH), it reports introducing early ultrasound screening and treatment in the province in 2002 and developing techniques, sharing experience and international cooperation. Professor Theddy Slongo has visited repeatedly since 2010. Two courses on early DDH diagnosis and treatment were held in 2012 and 2013 with guidance from Professor Graf, inventor of the DDH ultrasound screening method. Over the past ten years the department reports more than 4,000 inpatients and the introduction of techniques including Bernese triple pelvic osteotomy and modified Salter pelvic osteotomy.

In recent years it has expanded minimally invasive procedures, including pediatric knee, ankle and elbow arthroscopy, endoscopic treatment of torticollis and minimally invasive fracture treatment; the hospital reports less trauma and shorter stays. It also reports extensive experience in rare bone diseases, particularly osteogenesis imperfecta, with nearly 1,000 patients seen. Working with patient associations, it established a rare-disease care ward to provide specialist care and raise public awareness, with hospital leadership support.