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- EIN 95-1644604
- (213) 742-1044
- 2400 S Flower St Los Angeles CA 90007 USA
- www.ortho-institute.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Health, Specialty Hospitals
Mission: -
Programs: Outpatient clinics - orthopaedic hospital provides a wide range of preventive and restorative health care services designed particularly for children with musculoskeletal disorders. Specific disorders treated include orthopaedic trauma, spina bifida, cerebral palsy, club foot, neuromuscular disorders, spinal deformity, hand deformities, musculoskeletal tumors, hip dysplasia and hemophilia. There were 57,642 outpatient visits for fiscal year 2014.
research projects - orthopaedic hospital conducts a number of basic and clinical research programs. Among them are improving the durability of human joint replacements, understanding the biology and biomechanics of joint cartilage and cartilage grafts, improving methods for fixation of fractures and developing new synthetic materials and devices to help orthopaedic patients. The department enjoys a leadership position worldwide for the development of longer lasting materials for joint replacement. In fiscal year 2014, these materials generated $2,642,393 in royalties.
medical education - as part of its alliance with the university of california, los angeles (ucla), orthopaedic hospital participates in the education of medical students, orthopaedic surgery residents and graduate orthopaedic surgeons. Orthopaedic hospital also conducts a fellowship program in pediatric orthopedics. The program is fully accredited by the accreditation council for graduate medical education (acgme).