Department of Orthopedic Surgery

Introduction of the department

Dr. Motoo Harada was assigned as the first professor on August 31, 1949, and the Department of Orthopedic Surgery started on September 26 of the same year in Wakayama Medical University. Five years later, it was inherited by Dr. Tadashi Nakagawa on March 31, 1956. Dr. Yoshimune Shima was assigned on April 16, 1964 and basic and clinical studies related to bone and joint infectious diseases, joint surgery, spine surgery, prosthetics and orthotics, and rehabilitation were actively performed. Professor Tetsuya Tamaki, who was assigned on August 1st, 1986, performed advanced research and technological development in a wide range of fields including electrophysiology and molecular biology and his emphasis was to consider the importance of community medicine, to give results in advanced medicine, and to maintain an attitude to learn with sufficient consideration for sick people. All current members and alumni unite and make an effort to contribute to the development of the department.

Main research projects

Research related to spine and spinal cord

1. Basic and clinical study related to spinal cord function monitoring during operations
2. Research related to pain development mechanisms caused by pressure on the spinal nerve root and diagnosis of damaged nerve root
3. Research related to identification of spinal cord levels responsible for multi-spinal cord injuries
4. Basic research about development mechanisms of osteodesmosis and its related study
5. Molecular biological analysis related to mechanical stress for intervertebral disk tissue
6. Research related to clinical application of endoscopic operations in the spinal surgery field
7. Research related to safety of variable magnetic field stimulation on the higher central nerve and spinal and peripheral nerve and its clinical application

Research related to bone, joint and bone substitute

1. Clinical study related to hip joint disorder and elongation of leg in child
2. Research related to repair of ligament damage, especially cruciate ligament damage
3. Clinical application and basic research of true bone ceramics, especially the study related to a combination with bone morphogenic protein

Research related to bone/soft tissue tumor

1. Research related to various suppressor genes in osteosarcoma
2. Establishment of a cell strain of bone/soft tissue sarcoma and a study on its characteristics

Research related to clinical applications of Microneurography

Clinical study about Kienbock’s disease

Research related to orthotics therapy for supracondylar humerus fracture in child

Undergraduate

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