Systematic care, promising new treatments may change outlook for patients with periprosthetic joint infections
Innovations in the Department of Orthopaedics
Ranked as high-performing in orthopedics by U.S. News & World Report.
Setting the standard for musculoskeletal health
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center is ranked by U.S News & World Report as one of the premier sites in the country for orthopaedic surgery. Not only have we experienced remarkable growth in physical presence and sub specialization, but we have a department-wide obsession with a proactive wellness and prevention education approach to overall bone health.
Read more about the latest clinical and research innovations that allow our comprehensive and specialty-rich team to deliver the safest, highest quality and value-based care to patients.
Minimally invasive hand surgery proving to be a game changer
Pioneering pyrocarbon for shoulder replacement in young patients with arthritis
Orthopedic team creates specialty care program for complex musculoskeletal and joint infections
Improving care for complex extremity injuries with advanced, comprehensive orthoplastics program
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Orthopedic surgeon helps test InSpace device for treatment of severe rotator cuff tears
Orthoplastics Collaborative delivers integrated surgical care for complex limb abnormalities, trauma
Surgical skills lab provides industry-leading education for future and practicing orthopedic surgeons
3D holograms give orthopedic surgeons real-time data for more accurate shoulder replacement surgeries
Spray-on foam splint provides fast, safe and strong fracture immobilization in primitive settings
Ortho CONNECT provides on-site and telehealth consults and treatments at skilled nursing facilities
improving patient care
Ortho CONNECT streamlines transition from hospital to outpatient care
Research Innovations
Clinical trial tests Regeneten patch in shoulder replacement
RESEARCH INNOVATIONS
Nanotechnology showing promise for lower back pain
IMPROVING PATIENT CARE
Ramping up telehealth in response to COVID-19
IMPROVING PATIENT CARE
Rapid recovery for hip and knee replacements
RESEARCH INNOVATIONS
Using negative-pressure wound therapy with instillation
IMPROVING PATIENT CARE
Efficiency and outcomes in wide-awake hand surgery
EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP
Giving high school students a unique view into surgery
RESEARCH INNOVATIONS
Reducing Operating Room Traffic to Increase Patient Safety
RESEARCH INNOVATIONS
Developing ‘Opioid Calculators’ to Better Inform Prescribing Practices
EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP
Growing Global Reputation Through Traveling Fellowships
RESEARCH INNOVATIONS
Revolutionizing how we fix damaged knees
EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP
Home to the world's first International Geriatric Fracture Society fellowship-trained surgeon
Leading the way
Ohio State Wexner Medical Center Among Nation’s Best in Nine Specialty Areas
RESEARCH INNOVATIONS
Gathering evidence on prophylactic antibiotic use duration
NATIONALLY RANKED
An unparalleled Surgical Skills Lab opens in 2019
EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP