Кафедра травматологии и ортопедии РУДН является одним из признанных лидеров травматологии и ортопедии в Российской Федерации. На кафедре трудятся 6 профессоров, 7 докторов мед. наук и 3 доцента. Кафедра травматологии и ортопедии РУДН осуществляет руководство несколькими клиническими базами, которые представляют собой крупные многопрофильные клинические больницы г. Москвы. Кафедра ведет активную научную и клиническую работу по актуальным направлениям медицинской науки - эидопротезированию крупных суставов, артроскопической хирур гии, стабильному остеосинтезу, лечению переломов проксимального отдела бедра, лечению заболеваний стопы.
The Traumatology department of City Clinical Hospital No: 31 which is the clinical base of Department of Traumatology & Orthopedics Peoples' Friendship University of Russia successfully conducted intermedulary interloking nailing for 101 patients during 2004-2005. Remarkable results were obtained in all cases. Every year in clinical base of Traumatology & Orthopedics more than 500 total hip replacement & total knee replacement operations were performed. Arthroscopic operations in Shoulder & knee with the help of latest technology and latest workups in the area of arthroscopic surgery are being done in Traumatology & Orthopedics clinic in City Clinical Hospital No: 31. During last four years more than 800 patients with various types of foot deformities were operated with the most modem sophisticated methods & own techniques developed in our Department of Traumatology & Orthopedics. Operative technique of scoliosis developed in our Department of Traumatology & Orthopedics allows significant reduction during the first stage of operation or at times even accurate correction of deformity of vertebral column is accomplished by this technique. Advantage of this operation is that correction never affects the growth of children & adolescents. More than 1000 patients with scoliosis were operated with this latest technique till present date.