The Orthopaedics program at the London Health Sciences Centre, University Hospital (LHSC-UH) provides clinical services to residents in the region of the Southwest Local Health Integration Network (SWLHIN). With our partners, the Orthopaedics program at LHSC-UH offers specialized joint replacement care, education, surgical management and participation in related research. In 2006-2007, over 62,000 hip and knee joint replacement surgeries were performed across Canada(1), of which 1,300 were carried out at University Hospital.
The Orthopaedics program is an integral part of the LHSC Surgical Care program and has strong relationships with The Arthritis Society, Community Care Access Centre, Outpatient Orthopaedic Physiotherapy at UH, Fowler-Kennedy Sports Medicine Clinic and the University of Western Ontario.
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