Orthopaedics
How Research Creates Better Results for Patients
As the National Institutes of Health’s number-one ranked orthopaedics research team, the URMC's Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation has become synonymous with better patient results through research. Our faculty comprises orthopaedic specialists and surgeons of every subspecialty, rehabilitation specialists, as well as biomedical researchers at the forefront of complementary disciplines—each applying significant expertise in the pursuit of musculoskeletal health. For every aspect of orthopaedic science, we have renowned physicians, scientists, and physician-scientists pushing forward the frontiers of healthcare for patients of today and tomorrow.
A Highly Collaborative Multidisciplinary Team
In addition to our thriving clinical practices, we operate the Center for Musculoskeletal Research, which brings together physician-scientists and basic science researchers from five departments of the School of Medicine and Dentistry to form highly collaborative multidisciplinary research teams. This organizational structure, which is unmatched in the nation, allows us to develop and implement comprehensive approaches to solving healthcare challenges.
Our Research Spans Every Facet of Orthopaedic Science
Advancing the care of orthopaedics patients through studies of the molecules and cells that are active during development and fracture healing, by developing simple stretches that can relieve heel pain, and by systematically studying health outcomes is all in a day's work for our investigators. Ever driven to increase independent function and comfort while caring for patients, our clinicians use the experience gained in their practices to formulate research projects that address important, unmet medical needs. Our research findings are then employed to improve patient care. Our orthopaedists are harnessing research breakthroughs and translating them into new ways to prevent, diagnose, and treat musculoskeletal diseases.
Improving Patient Outcomes Today and Tomorrow
The Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation is enhancing the medical outcomes of our patients today while we work tirelessly to ensure the most advanced treatment and prevention regimens for the aging population, our children, and future generations.
Read How Our Research is Improving Patient Results:
New Research Center to Translate Basic Science into Faster Bone Healing
Heel to Heal: New Stretch Proven to Dramatically Relieve Pain from Plantar Fasciitis
Total Elbow Arthroplasty (TEA) Technique Can Reduce Complications
Researchers Discover New Gene Responsible for Brittle Bone Disease
Growing Body of Research Links Lead to Osteoporosis
How Nicotine Impairs Bone Healing
