The Specialty in Orthopedics and Traumatology, despite being a relatively recent program, is one of the areas of medicine that is acquiring greater importance each day. This is due to the confluence of several factors: the high frequency of musculo-skeletal trauma; the change in the population pyramid that makes degenerative diseases increasingly prevalent; and the increase in sport related trauma. The greater importance of this field is also attributable to the development of new technologies to solve these problems, such as molecular biology, nano technology, implant development and surgical techniques.
All of the above makes orthopedics and traumatology a fascinating specialty, and one whose end goal is to help improve the quality of life of patients and get them to return to the activities they had before the disease. The importance of this specialty is such that the first decade of the 21st century was named as the decade of osteo-articular disease, due to its impact on world health.
Universidad Icesi’s Specialty in Orthopedics and Traumatology has its practice centre at the Fundación Valle del Lili clinic, an institution with a high quality accreditation in health and recognized as a university hospital. The institution has a Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology organized by sub specialties, each of which offers state of the art patient care. In addition, the departments of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Rheumatology and Infectology and the clinical research centre, offer support for joint clinical and academic activities.