Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) provides expert clinical care for trauma patients from all over New England. Our program provides for all needs of the trauma patient, including initial life-saving measures, critical care, surgery, and rehabilitation. Certified by the American College of Surgeons as a Level I trauma center, we are dedicated to using our outstanding clinical expertise and compassion to meet the needs of our patients and their families.
You are a patient on the Orthopedic Trauma Service because your musculoskeletal system has been injured. “Musculoskeletal system” is the medical term used to refer to all your bones, joints, muscles and tendons. You may have injured a bone or a muscle in your arm or leg, or you may have injured a bone in your back, hip or pelvis. All of these are musculoskeletal injuries. Orthopedic surgeons are the medical specialists who deal with the musculoskeletal system, caring for broken bones — called fractures — as well as other injuries to the musculoskeletal system. These specialists, referred to as Orthopedic Trauma Surgeons, are frequently consulted to care for patients with severe fractures or multiple injuries, but they also care for patients with isolated fractures and other orthopaedic problems. Depending on the type of injury and how severe it is, your recovery can take weeks, months, or even longer. Your recovery will first take place in the hospital and then in places like a rehabilitation hospital, skilled nursing facility or your own home.
The Orthopaedic Trauma Service is led by doctors who specialize in injury management. However, it takes a full team of people to start you on your way to recovery.
For more orthopedic trauma information please read the attached booklet.
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