Introduction

The Department of Pediatric Orthopedics of Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital was established in 2009. Director Chen Bochang, a well-known pediatric orthopedic expert in China, is the leader of the department. The department currently has 31 beds, 6 doctors, 3 senior titles, including 2 master supervisors. The annual surgical volume is more than 1400, involving trauma, spine, hip joint, limb deformity correction, etc. The service scope of the department is 0-14 years old children's orthopedic related diseases, including children's trauma, children's sports injuries, hip joint diseases, spinal diseases, limb deformities, and rare diseases such as osteogenesis imperfecta. It is the department with the widest coverage among all orthopedic sub-specialties.

The following characteristics have been formed in clinical techniques: 1. Minimally invasive trauma. With minimally invasive as the core concept, minimally invasive surgery is performed for children's fractures; currently, the minimally invasive surgery rate for upper limb fractures is 80%, and for lower limb fractures, it is 70%. For severe trauma such as multiple fractures, comminuted joint fractures, and severe open fractures, the technical advantages of the traditional trauma of the Sixth Hospital are combined with minimally invasive treatment of children's fractures. 2. Precise limb orthopedics. Through advanced six-axis spatial frames and computer control, limb deformities are precisely corrected. 3. Navigated spinal orthopedics. Pedicle screw placement is the basis of spinal orthopedic surgery. The use of navigation technology for pedicle screw placement can minimize surgical risks. 4. Individualized hip diseases. Hip diseases in children are the most important among children's developmental diseases; diseases such as hip dysplasia, idiopathic avascular necrosis of the femoral head in children, and femoral head epiphyseal slippage are very difficult to treat. Based on the characteristics of the children's diseases, individualized surgical plans are formulated, and the best results are achieved by combining various surgical methods, which has become routine.

In terms of scientific research, the department has published over 30 academic papers in Chinese and English. It has participated in the compilation of 6 books on children's diseases, obtained 2 invention patents, and participated in the formulation of 2 industry standards related to 3D printing.

In medical education, the department has 2 master's supervisors and has trained over 10 postgraduate students. As a training base for standardized resident physicians and orthopedic specialists in Shanghai, the department receives visiting doctors, resident physicians, and interns throughout the year. Currently, it independently recruits specialized doctors in pediatric orthopedics and has gradually gained influence nationwide.