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Orthopaedic Surgery and Rheumatology Lab
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The lab is an orthopaedic surgery department that carries out basic and clinical research and patient care with a global reach.

AboutAbout the lab
Research that reaches the world, and care that benefits patients.
The Orthopaedic Surgery and Rheumatology Lab was established in 1927 and engages in basic research, clinical research, and patient care.
The lab has clinical groups for the spine, hip, knee, shoulder, rheumatology, tumors, and pediatrics, among others, and each group pursues new research and clinical practice.
The lab's philosophy is to carry out basic and clinical orthopaedic research that can be shared with the world, to carry out research and patient care that benefit patients, and to train professionals who support regional healthcare.
The lab's website covers the whole department, combining the orthopaedic surgery and hand surgery divisions, and presents itself as "Locomotor and Morphological Surgery: Orthopaedic Surgery / Rheumatology / Hand Surgery."
Key terms
- Translational research
- Research that connects the results of basic research at universities and other institutions to forms that can be used in actual medical care
- Clinical research
- Research that investigates the causes of diseases and their treatments through the care and treatment of patients
- Rheumatic disease
- A general term for diseases in which immune abnormalities and other causes lead to joint inflammation, resulting in pain and deformity
ResearchResearch themes
The lab's philosophy is to carry out basic and clinical orthopaedic research that can be shared with the world, and research and patient care that benefit patients. In line with the University Hospital's role as a hub for translational and clinical research, the lab conducts medical research that can contribute to patients.
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- ProfessorShiro Imagama
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- Top image: “Knee joint 2” John Campbell / CC BY 2.0 (cropped)
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