Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

By Juliet Farmer

It’s no secret that hobbies can provide relaxation and stress relief. Among the more unusual--collecting and racing vintage cars, dancing professionally, and riding horseback as a deputy sheriff—there’s also fun, excitement and the chance to share enthusiasm with like-minded individuals.

A letter to Governor Schwarzenegger detailing the deepening hospital crisis in California. The President of the California Healthcare Association describes the impact of recent trauma center closures.

In an abrupt announcement the owners of the financially troubled San Jose Medical Center said Wednesday they will close it Dec. 9, rather than in 2007 as previously planned. The shuttering of the landmark institution will leave San Jose without a downtown acute-care hospital, emergency room or trauma center for the first time since the 1920s.  The usual load of 100 or more emergency room patients will be diverted to several area hospitals...

Two UCSF Orthopaedic Surgeons were on a Group Study Exchange in Agra, India, assisting with the development of a charity polio treatment hospital and visiting many cities in the process. All was going as planned... when on January 26th, 2002, the Gujarat Earthquake occurred.

According to the first national report on fatal and non-fatal injuries released by the Centers for Disease Control and prevention (CDC). Unintentional injury is the fifth leading cause of death in the U.S; about one in every three people treated in an emergency department is treated for an injury. In 2001, an estimated 29.7 million people (1 in 10 U.S. residents) were treated for nonfatal injuries in hospital emergency departments.

Toy Donations to Raise Kids’ Spirits at San Francisco General Hospital The Orthopaedic Trauma Institute (OTI) at San Francisco General Hospital (SFGH) held its annual holiday party on Thursday, December 20, 2007 from 8:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. in Room 3M during the Orthopaedic Pediatrics Clinic. The department’s own Santa Claus distributed toys donated by the community and hospital staff to children recovering from orthopaedic injuries.

Joint replacement is a proven remedy for many kinds of joint dysfunction, but the pain experienced by the patient after the surgery must also be addressed. To help reduce postoperative pain, UCSF takes a unique, multimodal and multidisciplinary approach.