Surgery of spine and spinal cord injury

The key department of spine and spinal injury surgery was found in 1986. It provides diagnosis and treatment of spinal diseases, spinal trauma and cerebral palsy, also provides the early rehabilitation of patients with spinal cord injury. The department affords the clinical training and practice for the students from the capital university of medical science, and had been approved to grant Doctor's and Master's degrees. Six graduate students have been granted doctor degree (or master degree) in recent years, and five prizes given by the medical healthy ministry and Beijing scientific technology committee. All members of the Department have extensive experience in the management of patients, some experts in the department, such as professor Guanhua, Hongyi, Lijianjun and Zhouguochang, are popular in China.

Early rehabilitation of patients with spinal cord injury

Up to now, the department has offered services of clinical treatments and rehabilitation for over ten thousand of patients with spinal cord injury and spinal disorders. The department is a flagship in the field of spinal surgery and the early rehabilitation in China.

The treatment of spine and spinal cord injury is related with multidisciplinary knowledge, such as surgery, medicine, rehabilitation and physical therapy. In all of these, the neurological decompression and spinal immobilization by surgery is only the first step, the most important are the rescuing, the prevention from the secondary damage to spinal cord and the early rehabilitation. We have abundant experiences in rescuing, emergency care, the prevention from the secondary damage and the early rehabilitation.

Cerebral palsy surgery and rehabilitation

Cerebral palsy (CP), characterized by loss of movement or nerve functions, is caused by abnormal brain development that occurs during fetal development, or injuries to the brain at the time of birth or within the first month of life. Children with CP usually need special health care throughout their lives to maximize their independence and prevent or treat complications. We performed the first operation of Rizotomy to the patient with CP in 1990. Nearly 10000 patients have been treated and 4000 patients operated in our hospital. We developed the new clinical model of rehabilitation --surgical treatment-- rehabilitation. The model may help loosen tight or stiff muscles or correct problems, such as deformity of hip joints or uneven leg growth.

Percutaneous laser disc decompression. (PLDD) for Degenerative disc conditions

Degenerative disc conditions are characterized as some degree of neck (or low back) pain. Many people may suffer from the disorders in some time of all their lives. The PLDD is a new procedure to shrink and remove a herniated disc. A clinic center of PLDD has been found in our department. Our results with PLDD indicate earlier return to work and earlier return to previous daily activities. 

Clinical problems

Trauma of the spine, spinal cord injury, Degenerative disc conditions, Spinal stenosis, Spondylolysthesis, Scoliosis, Spine Deformity, spine tumur.and cerebral palsy

Illustration: a neurological examination is giving by professor Guanhua and Zhouguochang

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