Yamagata University Hospital

Clinical Divisions

Orthopaedic Surgery

　The orthopaedic surgery department treats musculoskeletal disorders. The musculoskeletal system comprises the skeleton of the limbs and trunk, joints, ligaments, muscles, spinal cord, and nerves, and it is an organ that conveys body sensations to the brain and performs reflexive or intentional body movements. Exercises performed by the musculoskeletal system activate the brain and nervous system and play an important role in maintaining the health of the circulatory and metabolic systems. Our department will address musculoskeletal disorders and improve your quality of life (QOL). By medical field:

Spine

(Scoliosis, spinal deformity, osteoporosis, spinal and spinal cord tumors, lumbar spinal canal stenosis, myelopathy, disc herniation, spondylolisthesis)

Shoulder joint

(Frozen shoulder, recurrent dislocation, rotator cuff tear, throwing shoulder, Osteoarthritis)

Hand surgery

(Congenital limb abnormality, replantation of amputated finger, peripheral neuropathy, trigger finger, Dupuytren contracture, thoracic outlet syndrome, paralyzed hand reconstruction)

Hip joint

(Osteoarthritis, femoral head necrosis, acetabular hypoplasia, developmental dysplasia of the hip)

Knee joint

(Osteoarthritis, ligament injury, meniscus injury, cartilage damage)

Foot surgery

(Club foot, brachymetatarsia, osteoarthritis, ligament injury, foot deformity)

Bone/soft tissue tumors

(Primary bone tumor, Metastetic bone tumor, Soft tissue tumor, fractures 【upper / lower extremities, spine, acetabulum and pelvis】)

Rheumatism

(Rheumatoid arthritis, spondyloarthritis, drug treatment of rheumatic diseases, surgical treatment, rehabilitation)



Division into medical care teams allows our hospital to offer more specialized and advanced treatments.