Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation
Backed by a team of renowned orthopedic specialists, Yale Medicine is at the forefront of orthopedic care. Our physicians bring unparalleled expertise and continue to explore groundbreaking treatment approaches to provide the best solutions for your patient. With a deep understanding of complex orthopedic conditions and the latest treatment modalities, our team is committed to collaborating with medical professionals like you to achieve the best possible outcome.
Distinguishing Factors
Our physicians work in conjunction with primary care and specialty physicians to treat both common and complex musculoskeletal problems. We have many techniques for treating patients, including nonsurgical management utilizing physical therapy, occupational therapy, injections, and bracing. After providing a diagnosis, our providers discuss the best alternatives for treatment, whether this involves physical therapy, medication, surgery, or a combination of these options. When surgical intervention is indicated, cutting-edge surgical procedures and technological options are available.
Some of the more common conditions our specialists treat include:
- Fragility Hip Fracture Program
- On-site physiatrists
- Sports specialists who provide care for all levels of athletic activities, including professional teams, high school, and college athletic programs, including Yale Athletics
- Comprehensive arthroscopic expertise (hip, knee, ankle, shoulder, elbow, wrists, and spine)
- Total joint program with non-operative and joint preservation approaches; joint replacements for ankle, elbow, finger, hip, knee, shoulder, spine, and wrist, including complex revisions of failed total joint replacements
- Use of ultrasound for diagnosis and direction of treatment injections as a complement to imaging with MRI, CT, and PET scanning
- Hand and upper extremity surgery, with an active microvascular and replantation program
- Level I trauma services for the region at Yale New Haven Hospital
- Highly specialized expertise in ACL reconstruction (in skeletally immature patients) and patella-stabilizing procedures; advance treatment of multiligamentous injuries
- National musculoskeletal oncology referral center for benign and malignant bone and soft tissue tumors