Orthopaedics and Traumatology

• We are a reference centre in Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology in Spain for the Ministry of Health, Consumer Affairs, and Social Welfare, with three CSUR accreditations: Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, Brachial Plexus Surgery, and Hereditary Epidermolysis Bullosa.
• We belong to the European Skeletal Dysplasia Network (ERN Bond).
• Our department is a leader in surgery on bone tumours and a leader in complex pelvis and hip reconstructions.
• We have international consultants on the treatment of clubfoot using the Ponseti method.
• Our department is a national reference department in hip reconstruction in adolescents.
• We collaborate on international projects aimed at treating idiopathic scoliosis, and we also apply the most advanced intraoperative imaging techniques to ensure safety during surgery.

Our organisation into high specialised units enables us to offer extremely knowledgeable and experienced care, thus ensuring the best possible results for our patients.

We are the Pediatric Orthopaedics and Traumatology Department with the largest team in Spain, and one of the largest in Europe, which enables our professionals to specialise in highly specific areas, with greater in depth knowledge.

We have highly specialised units to offer comprehensive and excellent care to our patients. For this, we have 5 organisational units:

• Upper limb: Lesions of the brachial plexus, peripheral nerve, congenital conditions, and arthrogryposis, among others, in the shoulder, elbow, wrist, arm, forearm, and hand.
• Lower limb: We apply state-of-the-art surgical techniques for managing axial deformities and dysmetrias in the lower limbs. We also have extensive experience in treating conditions of the foot, knee, and hip.
• Tumours, infections, and dysplasias: We have a multidisciplinary team with experts in osteoarticular infections and tumours, dysplasias, metabolic bone diseases, megaprosthesis implants for tumours and surgery for osteogenesis imperfecta.
• Spine: We have extensive experience in spine care. We treat all kinds of conditions, such as scoliosis, spondyliolysis, vertebral malformations, tumours, and vertebral injuries, among others.
• Traumatology and Emergency Care: Experts in fractures and emergency paediatric injuries. We have extensive experience in treating paediatric patients with multiple trauma and in performing surgery for injuries to the growing locomotor system.

• We have 19 comprehensive care committees for our patients in several skill areas. 
• We coordinate the Scoliosis, Skeletal Dysplasia, Brachial Plexus, and Musculoskeletal Procedures Units.

We have extensive experience in infant and juvenile prostheses. Currently, we are monitoring more than 100 children and adolescents with amputations at different levels of the arms and legs. In 2008, the SJD Barcelona Children's Hospital was the first in Europe to implant a bionic hand in a child.

We are leaders in microsurgical tissue transplants for locomotor system regeneration. 

We improved the safety and outcomes of our peripheral nerve, brachial plexus, and spinal surgery using intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring.

• Our cutting-edge operating theatres have magnetic resonance imaging, computerised tomography (CT), and a hybrid arch. 
• We have incorporated surgical navigation techniques to maximise the efficiency of our procedures.
• We use simulations with 3D technology to reproduce the patient's anatomy and plan highly complex surgeries, greatly improving its precision.
• We have modern tools for conducting gait studies

We treat and care for our patients, always focusing on their values and preferences, by applying high medical-surgical rigour along with a very high level of superspecialisation and experience. We ensure the best results, both from our perspective as well as that of the patient and their family, for whom we work.

For 20 years, the SJD Barcelona Children's Hospital has received the TOP 20 award annually as one of the four best regional and national reference centres for its high quality, function, and efficiency indicators. In this setting, our department follows the same guidelines as the Hospital.