General Information

The Department of Orthopedics

Was recognized by the CAOS International

As a

Center of Excellence for

Computer Assisted

Orthopaedic Surgery

www.caos-international.org.

Trauma to or diseases of bone, muscle, ligaments and joints affect a good portion of the population. Accidents, sports injuries, joint inflammations, degeneration, and cancer harm a variety of patients ranging from children to the elderly. Trauma and disease cause pain and limitation of activity, sometimes requiring life style modifications.

The Orthopedics Department at Hadassah provides comprehensive and quality treatment of a wide range of problems to people of all ages. Our goal is to improve the functioning of those that turn to us for help; to minimize their pain; and to make their lives easier.

Following accurate diagnosis, many problems are resolved by physical treatment, medications and/or injections. Sometimes there is a need for a surgical procedure to resolve the condition in order to improve the patient's functioning.

The Department's physicians aim to find solutions to a wide range of orthopedic problems. The knowledge needed by the Department's physicians in order to properly diagnosis and treat is acquired through short term and extended continuing education programs, both in Israel and abroad, thus providing them with the best information available and the proper equipment.

Structure of the Orthopedics Department

The Orthopedics Department is located on both the Hadassah Ein Kerem and Hadassah Mount Scopus campuses in Jerusalem. This division is only physical. The Department functions as one unit, with each complementing the other, sharing information and maximizing the resources available to the Department in order to provide the best service to the patient.

Additionally, the Department is divided into specialty units, each treating a specific portion of the skeletal system.

History