Excelling at Orthopedic Trauma Care
Jefferson University Hospital is one of only 18 hospitals in the U.S. that is both a Level 1 Trauma Center and a federally designated Regional Spinal Cord Injury Center.
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Rehabbing Injuries to Get You Back to on Track
Jefferson physicians and therapists have been leaders in rehabilitation medicine for more than 30 years.
Spinal Stenosis Research at Orthopedic Conference
Physician-researchers at the Rothman Institute at Jefferson have developed a new, clinically meaningful scale of severity for diagnosing patients with cervical spinal stenosis.
Spine Surgery in Philly for Young Athlete from Maine
The Spine Program’s experienced team of orthopedic surgeons, neurosurgeons, general surgeons, rehabilitation physicians and others perform more than 2,500 spine procedures a year.
Dr. Vaccaro’s Spinal Research Featured in Orthopedics This Week
Researchers at the Rothman Institute at Jefferson, led by Dr. Alexander Vaccaro, have shown that patients who receive surgery less than 24 hours after a traumatic cervical spine injury suffer less neural tissue destruction and improved clinical outcomes.