Orthopaedic Surgery - Fellowships
The Section of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Manitoba offers Fellowship training programs in four sub-specialty areas:

· Arthroplasty – University of Manitoba Joint Replacement Group
· Sports Medicine and Upper Extremity Reconstruction
· Winnipeg Spine Program
· Trauma

Arthroplasty

Four Arthroplasty surgeons perform approximately 1,400 primary and revision hip and knee replacements per year, using the most current techniques for primary hip and knee replacement surgery. The Arthroplasty Group has developed a strong research base comprising a database, implant retrieval lab, and RSA lab.

Winnipeg Spine Program

A clinical Spine Fellowship has been designed to provide extensive and well rounded exposure to all operative and non-operative aspects of adult and pediatric spinal surgery. The Fellow will gain familiarity with anterior, posterior, and combined approaches to cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine with anterior and posterior instrumentation.

Sports Medicine and Upper Extremity Reconstruction Fellowship

This Fellowship affords extensive experience in knee, shoulder, and upper extremity surgery, with three busy Sports Medicine surgeons contributing to management of the clinical load. Clinical research and outcome studies are also encouraged, assisted by the contributions of research support staff in outcome assessments and clinical trials.

This Fellowship is conducted at the Pan Am Clinic, a new state-of-the-art facility complete with MRI, five operating rooms, abundant clinic space, dedicated research space, a skills lab, and a bio-mechanics facility. In-patients are treated at the Victoria General Hospital.

Hospital Trauma

This Fellowship program, designed for Orthopaedic graduates with an interest in adult trauma (excluding spine), is based entirely at Health Sciences Centre, the designated trauma centre for Manitoba, North-Western Ontario, and Nunavut. Daily dedicated trauma operating rooms are staffed by program faculty. In addition, up to three elective operating rooms per week deal with post-traumatic problems. Clinics are held on most days and provide exposure to fracture follow-up and new patient referrals. Over 800 tertiary trauma operative cases are treated annually.