Overview
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center is a national leader in pediatrics. As a major academic pediatric medical center, we attract patients from all over the world, conduct pioneering medical research and offer outstanding teaching programs. Our vision is to be the leader in improving child health. If you are looking for a pediatric elective rotation that offers a full spectrum of orthopaedic cases – then Cincinnati Children's is the place for your pediatric experience.
Cincinnati Children's is consistently named one of the top ten children's hospital in the country (US News & World Report, Child Magazine) and we are ranked second in the National Institutes of Health funding to children's hospitals nationwide.
| Running the Numbers | FY 2001 |
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| Number of beds | 373 |
| Annual admissions | 20,276 (including short stays) |
| Radiologic procedures | 147,777 |
| Outpatient visits | 451,130 (including outpatient locations) |
| Emergency department visits | 84,762 |
| Surgical procedures | 25,014 (inpatient and outpatient) |
| Critical care admissions | 1,831 (cardiac, ICU, RCNIC) |
At Cincinnati Children's, our services range from well child care to specialized medical, surgical, rehabilitative and home care services. We have one of the nation's busiest pediatric emergency departments and the only Level I pediatric trauma center in Southwestern Ohio, Northern Kentucky and Southeastern Indiana. And, we are second in the nation for surgical procedures.
The Division of Pediatric Orthopaedics primary focus is the management of congenital and acquired musculoskeletal problems in children. The division of Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery at Cincinnati Children's provides diagnosis and treatment for the full spectrum of Orthopaedic diseases and conditions in children, including:
- Congenital and acquired spinal deformities
- Neuromuscular spinal disorders
- Instability problems associated with dwarfism and dysplasia
Other areas of expertise include:
- Hip and lower extremity abnormalities
- Sports medicine
- Neurofibromatosis
- Cerebral palsy
- Skeletal dysplasia
- Bone tumor
- Neuromuscular spine
- Core spine
- Cervical spine
- Idiopathic spine
- Myelomeningocele
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- Scoliosis
- Disc diseases
- Musculoskeletal outcomes
- Brachial plexus injuries
- Hand / upper extremity
- Microvascular and peripheral surgery
- Upper extremity microsuregery
- Elbow and wrist
- Juvenile arthritis
- Limb deficiency
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We were also one of the first pediatric orthopaedic centers to utilize spinal and pelvic surgery endoscopy (minimally invasive approach) to treat congenital and acquired deformities. Our faculty has now established an international reputation in this area.
