Introduction

　　The department was established in June 2002. The department currently has a team of 30 medical and nursing staff, including 8 senior professionals and 12 doctors and master’s degree holders. It operates with 46 beds and, in 2023, handled over 20,000 outpatient visits and more than 1,700 inpatient admissions.

　　The department holds numerous accolades and affiliations, including:

　　•National Key Clinical Specialty

　　•Trauma Treatment Center under the China Traumatic Treatment Alliance

　　•Shenzhen Workstation of the Limb Reconstruction Group of the Orthopedic Division of the China International Medical Exchange Promotion Association

　　•Guangdong Provincial Key Specialty

　　•Member Unit of the Guangdong VTE Prevention and Treatment Alliance

　　•Construction Unit of the Shenzhen Level 1 Trauma Treatment Center

　　•Chair Department of the Shenzhen VTE Nursing Specialty Alliance

　　The department has significant influence in Shenzhen and surrounding areas. It ranked first in Shenzhen’s hospital science and technology impact rankings from 2016 to 2021. Additionally, it was recognized as one of the “Strongest Recommended Subspecialties in Guangdong Hospitals” in 2017, 2019, and 2021.

　　Highlights

　　The Traumatic Orthopedics Department is equipped with a multidisciplinary medical and nursing team specializing in managing high-energy injuries to the limbs, pelvis, and bones, as well as trauma emergency care and monitoring. The team excels in treating complex and refractory traumatic pelvic and acetabular fractures, limb fractures, limb deformities, and acute and chronic osteomyelitis. Over the past two decades, the department has successfully treated hundreds of patients with severe pelvic and limb fractures caused by traffic accidents and falls from heights.

　　The department is responsible for emergency medical services for major disasters in Shenzhen and has participated in numerous first-line rescue missions for major natural disasters at the national, provincial, and municipal levels, receiving consistent praise and recognition from the Shenzhen Municipal Government and the Health Commission.  

　　The department has built a solid reputation within the industry and among patients. It attracts a large number of referrals annually, including patients transferred from Fujian, Jiangxi, Dongguan, Huizhou, Chaoshan, Zhaoqing, and other provinces and cities