Back Trauma and Fractures Training in trauma and fractures is obtained primarily at Bellevue Hospital Center and the Hospital for Joint Diseases, with additional important educa-tional experience at Jamaica Hospital and Tisch Hospital. Fellowship-trained orthopaedic traumatologists are central to the residency program. Residents obtain trauma and fracture training during each year of the residency. Residents provide primary coverage of the emergency room or urgent care center at all clinical sites. This provides experience in the evaluation of treatment of urgent and emergent orthopaedic problems.
Clinical responsibilities increase throughout the resident's training.
During the fracture rotations in the R5 year, residents are responsible for all aspects of the clinical care provided on this service, reporting directly to the Chief of the Fracture Service. Back Spine Rotations in the Spine Service are during the R2 and R5 years and are based at Hospital for Joint Diseases and Tisch Hospital. The resident also gains extensive experience in the outpatient management of spinal disorders by attending the various Spine Clinics as well as opportunities with the teaching faculty. The operative experience is somewhat limited during the R2 year. The R5 year, however, presents extensive opportunities to participate in a large volume and variety of operative cases, ranging from microdiscectomies to anterior and posterior stabilizations.