Orthopedic Fracture & Trauma Clinic
Orthopedic trauma is a subspecialty within orthopedics that focuses on treating patients after trauma to the body which results in injury to the bones, tendons, muscles, or ligaments. Orthopedic Trauma surgeons are often called fracture specialists. While general orthopedic surgeons can manage a wide variety of fractures, there are patients that benefit from treatment by an orthopedic surgeon who specializes in traumatic injuries. Patients who experience trauma involving multiple broken bones, compound fractures (bone comes through the skin), fractures that were previously treated but have become infected or mal-aligned or fractures that never heal can benefit most from this type of specialized care.
Our surgeons specialize in this unique area of orthopedics, work closely with our other specialists in foot and ankle, hand, spine, sports, or joint reconstruction, and sometimes will co-manage patients’ care with these other surgeons. They often work closely with our Saint Alphonsus Trauma team, which includes emergency medicine physicians and general surgery trauma specialists.
Orthopedic trauma procedures and conditions include:
- Pelvic ring and acetabular fractures
- High energy hip fractures – Geriatric hip fractures
- Long bone fractures
- Fractures about the knee (distal femur/proximal tibia)
- Tibial plafond fractures – Ankle fractures
- Shoulder girdle (clavicle, scapula, proximal humerus)
- Humerus shaft – distal humerus – Nonunions – Malunions
- Complex periarticular fractures, excluding hand and wrist
