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.
Early Surgery for Traumatic Spine Injuries Improves Outcomes
Landmark study by orthopedic surgeons from the Rothman Institute at Jefferson and other major spinal cord injury centers in North America, found that patients who had surgery less than 24 hours after a traumatic cervical spine injury have better outcomes.