1. Unit Name: DEPARTMENT -TRAUMA AND ORTHOPEDIC CENTER
2. Date of Establishment: November 18, 1960
3. Current Unit Command:
3.1. Department Head:
3.2. Center Director: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vu Nhat Dinh
3.3. Deputy Director of the Center: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Dang Hoang Anh
4. Command of Departments under the Trauma and Orthopedic Center
4.1. General Trauma and Orthopedic Surgery: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Dang Hoang Anh
4.2. Head of Joint Surgery Department:
4.3. Responsible for Spinal Trauma and Orthopedic Surgery Department: Dr. Hoang Thanh Tung
MISSION AND FUNCTIONS

1. Functions:
1.1. Functions:
– Providing undergraduate and postgraduate training in the field of trauma and orthopedics.
– Serving as one of the top healthcare facilities for the military and the nation in the examination and treatment of trauma, orthopedic surgery, sequelae of trauma, wounds, and diseases, deformities of the musculoskeletal system and spine.
– Engaging in scientific research and scientific collaboration with domestic and international organizations in the fields of trauma, orthopedic surgery, sequelae of trauma, wounds, diseases, deformities of the musculoskeletal system, and spine.
1.2. Tasks:
1.2.1. Treatment:
– Examining, providing care, and treating military personnel, those covered by health insurance, and civilians with various types of trauma and bone diseases related to the musculoskeletal system.
– Treating injuries to blood vessels, nerves, and sequelae of trauma, nerve injuries, bone fractures using intramedullary nails, plates, and other devices.
– Treating sequelae of trauma, wounds, diseases, and deformities of the musculoskeletal system.
– Applying surgical techniques for limb reattachment, toe transplantation for finger reconstruction, free tissue transfer to treat complex defects in soft tissue, bone, or a combination of soft tissue and bone.
– Joint replacement surgeries (hip, knee, shoulder, elbow, ankle, finger joints), reconstruction of anterior and posterior cruciate ligaments through arthroscopy, arthroscopic treatment of injuries in the knee, shoulder, hip, and elbow.
– Treating spinal deformities, disc herniation, spinal stenosis, slipped vertebrae, tuberculosis of the spine, spinal trauma, and compression fractures of the spine. Performing surgery for primary and secondary tumors of the spine.
1.2.2. Scientific Research:
– Researching preventive measures, emergency care, and treatment in the military medical system for trauma and wounds.
– Studying treatment methods for various diseases in the field of trauma and orthopedics.
– Investigating biological products (PRP), stem cell technology for treating diseases in trauma and orthopedics.
1.2.3. Training:
– Providing education for high school, undergraduate, and postgraduate (master’s, specialist, doctorate) students in the field of Trauma and Orthopedics.
– Organizing continuous training and updating specialized knowledge in Trauma and Orthopedics for lower-level hospitals in the military and nationwide.
– Compiling, developing documents, textbooks, reference books, specialties, and educational tools to serve teaching and learning in the Trauma and Orthopedics field.
Functions, Tasks of the General Trauma and Joint Surgery Department
1. Functions:
– The clinical department responsible for examining, providing care, and treating various types of trauma, wounds, and bone diseases related to the musculoskeletal system.
– Treating injuries to blood vessels, nerves, and sequelae of trauma, nerve injuries, bone fractures using intramedullary nails, plates, and other devices.
– Applying surgical techniques for limb reattachment, toe transplantation for finger reconstruction, free tissue transfer to treat complex defects in soft tissue, bone, or a combination of soft tissue and bone.
2. Tasks:
+ Treatment:
– Treating various types of trauma, bone injuries, and soft tissue injuries related to the musculoskeletal system.
– Treating injuries to blood vessels, nerves.
– Bone fracture fixation using intramedullary nails, plates, locks, etc.
– Treating sequelae of trauma, wounds.
– Treating bone diseases, soft tissue related to the musculoskeletal system, and diseases, deformities of the musculoskeletal system.
+ Training: Providing education for high school, undergraduate, and postgraduate (master’s, specialist, doctorate) students in the field of Trauma and Orthopedics.
+ Scientific Research:
– Researching treatment methods for various diseases in the field of trauma and orthopedics.
– Studying biological products (PRP), stem cell technology for treating diseases in trauma and orthopedics.
– Complying with health sector regulations and hospital regulations.
Functions, Tasks of the Joint Surgery Department
1. Functions:
– Clinical department responsible for outpatient care, inpatient care, and outpatient care for patients with joint injuries and diseases related to the musculoskeletal system.
2. Tasks:
– Education: Training at undergraduate and postgraduate levels in the field of joint surgery.
– Joint replacement surgery (hip, knee, shoulder, elbow, ankle, finger joints). Treating joint diseases and injuries. Reconstructing anterior and posterior cruciate ligaments through arthroscopy, arthroscopic treatment of injuries in the knee, shoulder, hip, and elbow.
– Conducting scientific research on treatment methods for joint injuries and diseases.
– Compliance with health sector regulations and hospital regulations.
Functions, Tasks of the Spinal Trauma and Orthopedic Surgery Department
1. Functions:
– Clinical department responsible for outpatient care, inpatient care, and outpatient care for patients with spine injuries and diseases.
2. Tasks:
– Treating spinal deformities, disc herniation, spinal stenosis, slipped vertebrae, tuberculosis of the spine, spinal trauma, and compression fractures of the spine. Performing surgery for primary and secondary tumors of the spine.
– Providing education at undergraduate and postgraduate levels in the field of spine injuries and diseases.
– Researching diagnostic and treatment methods for spine injuries and diseases.
– Compliance with health sector regulations and hospital regulations

6. Key techniques
6.1 General Trauma and Surgery Department:
B1 Department:
+ Intramedullary nail fixation with closed fracture reduction
+ Plate and screw fixation
+ Surgical treatment of open fractures
+ Surgical treatment of hand injuries and sequelae of hand injuries
+ Microvascular surgery for nerve and blood vessel repair
+ Nerve grafting and nerve tumor excision
+ Replantation of severed hand, fingers, and thumbs
+ Treatment of trauma sequelae: joint prosthesis, delayed bone union, osteomyelitis
+ Free flap transfer and pedicle flap coverage for soft tissue defects
+ Limb lengthening and correction for orthopedic and aesthetic purposes
+ Nerve transplant surgery in the treatment of central nervous system tangle damage
+ Treatment of congenital deformities such as clubfoot, flatfoot, bowlegs, knock-knees
+ Surgical treatment of bone and soft tissue tumors in the musculoskeletal system
+ Tendon repair and tendon grafting
+ Tendon transfer for nerve palsy sequelae
+ Surgical excision of benign tumors in the musculoskeletal system

B17 Department
– Joint replacement surgery: hip joint, knee joint, shoulder joint, finger joint, joint replacement surgery for primary joint cancer patients.
– Knee arthroscopy: anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction, posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction, simultaneous reconstruction of both ligaments, arthroscopic cartilage suture, cartilage trimming, joint debridement for inflammatory synovial proliferation.
– External ankle ligament reconstruction surgery.
– Posterior lateral knee stabilization surgery, internal knee ligament reconstruction.
– Shoulder arthroscopy: capsular plication for shoulder stabilization, labral repair, reshaping the acromion for treatment of subacromial impingement.
– Pelvic ring and acetabulum fracture surgery, femoral head locking plate surgery.
– Headlock splint surgery on the femur.
– Femoral neck fracture fixation with cancellous screws.
– Joint cartilage grafting surgery
– Treatment of various types of joint misalignment (new, old)

B18 Department:
– Surgical treatment of cervical and lumbar disc herniation.
– Spinal fusion surgery using screws and rods to treat spinal instability, spinal slippage in the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar regions.
– Cement augmentation surgery to treat vertebral compression fractures caused by trauma and diseases.
– Correction of scoliosis and congenital spinal deformities.
– Artificial disc replacement surgery for the cervical spine.
– Spinal body replacement surgery for trauma, tuberculosis, and spinal cancer.
– Endoscopic surgery for the treatment of spinal disc disorders
– Cement augmentation for pain management in spinal osteoporosis.
– Spinal canal reconstruction surgery for cervical and lumbar canal stenosis.