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Overview Rotations  Hospitals
Residents' Overview Current Residents Core Curriculum Rotation Schedules Call Schedules Journal Club  
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Massachusetts General Hospital  The
Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) is a 735 active bed hospital
for adults and children with an average daily orthopaedic patient
census of 45 and over 4500 orthopaedic emergency room visits per year.
The total orthopaedic surgical volume for FY99 was 3400 admissions,
3793 inpatient surgery cases, and 3645 outpatient surgery cases. The
Service has one of the largest Orthopaedic Tumor Service in the nation,
an Upper Extremity Service performing microvascular and major reconstructive
surgery, a Sports Medicine Service treating professional, college,
and high school athletes, active Trauma and Pediatric Orthopaedic
Services, strong Foot & Ankle and Spine Services, and a world renowned
Joint Arthroplasty Service. The Orthopaedic Research laboratories
are actively involved in basic research in bioengineering of total
joints, biochemistry and molecular biology of skeletal tissues with
a focus on osteoarthritis, osteolysis, and bone tumors. There are
34 staff orthopaedic surgeons, 17 orthopaedic residents and 14 orthopaedic
fellows working in the Orthopaedic
Department of the Massachusetts General Hospital.
 Harry Rubash, M.D. (first row, third from left), Chief of Orthopaedics, MGH, with residents, fellows, and faculty.
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