The Orthopaedic Trauma Program at the Cedars-Sinai Orthopaedic Center specializes in the treatment of patients with multiple injuries or who have complex bone fracture. The Orthopaedic Trauma Program brings together a comprehensive team of specialists under the direction of Brian D. Solberg, MD and Charles N. Moon, MD to achieve the best possible outcomes for complex injuries and fractures.
In addition to fellowship-trained specialists with extensive experience in treating complex orthopaedic injuries, Cedars-Sinai provides two specially designed operating room tables, dedicated to the use of pelvic and hip joint (acetabular) fractures. This equipment allows many of these injuries to be treated using minimally invasive techniques. This allows for faster healing with less pain.
Combined with the other experts at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center's Level 1 trauma center, the Orthopaedic Trauma Program offers patients advanced, state-of-the-art care.
Specific areas of focus for the Orthopaedic Trauma Program are:
- Hip joint (acetabular) and pelvic fractures involving the joint surface (peri-articular fractures). Without proper treatment, these injuries can lead to deterioration of the joint, pain, stiffness and arthritis.
- Fractures involving the joint surface (peri-articular fractures). Without proper treatment, these injuries can lead to deterioration of the joint, pain, stiffness and arthritis.
- Fractures that are not healing (non-union) or are healing poorly (mal-union)
- Multiple injuries resulting from accidents, falls or other traumas
- Reconstruction of joints that have been injured by fractures
- Techniques to preserve broken or degenerated joints. These help arrest -- or in some cases reverse -- progressive deterioration in joints. Such procedures can be of benefit to individuals who develop arthritis early in life but are too young for joint replacement.
- Use of locked plating systems to reconstruct bone fractures due to osteoporosis
The team at the Orthopaedic Trauma Program applies advanced technologies to repairing fractures. These techniques lead to markedly better outcomes than other treatments. Many of these techniques are minimally invasive. They allows for less pain and a faster recovery. Among the advanced techniques used at the Orthopedic Trauma Program are:
- Specialized implant designs
- Use of biological stimulants such as bone morphogenic proteins to help reconstruct or repair problem fractures that otherwise would require joint replacement or significant rebuilding of the joint
