Pediatric orthopedic patients, including those with congenital malformations, growth and developmental disorders, or metabolic diseases of the bones, come from all over the country.
This team comprises members from multiple departments within the hospital, including pediatric orthopedics, immunology and rheumatology, rehabilitation, infectious diseases, radiology, pediatrics, pathology, laboratory medicine, and nursing. We are dedicated to providing accurate treatment for pediatric orthopedic patients. Pediatric orthopedics, though small, is comprehensive, encompassing not only all the medical areas of adult orthopedics but also its unique characteristics, such as congenital malformations, developmental issues, and metabolic disorders of the bones. Diagnosing pediatric orthopedics is significantly more challenging compared to adult patients.
One major innovation, six leading achievements
Treatment model for radial head dislocation in children: Overall surgical success rate of 91%, most published cases globally, best treatment results
Treatment of congenital hip dislocation in children: Over a thousand cases treated, overall success rate of 87.6%
Most cases of treating Perthes' Disease in children nationwide
Pioneered the introduction of hip dislocation belts for treating DDH in infants under 6 months old in 1983
Published the world's first paper on Perthes' Disease in Chinese children in 1990
Since 1998, the Ponseti method has been adopted, with a success rate of up to 90% for congenital clubfoot
Most cases of treating bone tuberculosis in children nationwide
Outpatient visits: 5,961 in 2010, 6,520 in 2011, 6,254 in 2012, 6,131 in 2013, 5,775 in 2014
Inpatient visits: 375 in 2010, 372 in 2011, 312 in 2012, 283 in 2013, 257 in 2014
Number of surgeries: 369 in 2010, 390 in 2011, 334 in 2012, 294 in 2013, 277 in 2014
From 2005 to 2014, approximately 10,434 pediatric orthopedic patients were treated in Taichung City, accounting for 68% of all pediatric orthopedic cases.
54 cases of congenital clubfoot treated surgically in the past 8 years.
10 cases of femoral head growth plate slippage treated surgically in the past 8 years.
12 cases of childhood bone tuberculosis diagnosed between 2005 and 2013.
Average success rate of pediatric radial head dislocation surgery: 91% (Excellent functional results)
Overall success rate of hip dislocation treatment: 87.6% (Excellent functional results), reaching international Average success rate of pediatric radial head dislocation surgery: 91% (Excellent functional results)
Overall success rate of hip dislocation treatment: 87.6% (Excellent functional results), reaching international standards (international average 81%~92%)
Hip dislocation belt treatment introduced in 1983; 87% success rate published in 1991
Perthes' Disease: 70% of cases return to normal function
3-year follow-up after surgery for congenital clubfoot: 70% of patients regain normal appearance and good function
Since 1998, the Ponseti method has been used, achieving a success rate of up to 90% for congenital clubfoot
Good results in treating childhood bone tuberculosis, with no residual sequelae.
Perthes' Disease surgery has no side effects such as wound infection or delayed bone healing.
Treatment outcomes for childhood bone tuberculosis are excellent, with no residual sequelae.
Inpatient Satisfaction
2011: 75.3; 2012: 83.2; 2013: 80.7; 2014: 84.5. Outpatient Satisfaction
2011: 74.5; 2012: 81.2; 2013: 80.7; 2014: 82.2.
First presentation on the treatment of radial head dislocation in children at the St. Louis POSMA Congress in 2004.
Published on the homepage of the internationally renowned journal J Orthop Trauma, Issue 20, in 2006.
Cited 11 times in PubMed Citations and 57 times in Google Scholar searches, with four versions available.
First paper published globally on Perthes' Disease in Chinese children in 1990.
Presented at the International Conference in Seoul, South Korea in 1991 (Western Pacific Orthopaedic Society).
Reported on pediatric skeletal tuberculosis at the POSNA Congress in Phoenix, Arizona, USA in 1996.
Outstanding performance, frequently invited to present at international orthopedic conferences.
Invited to speak at medical conferences in Melbourne, Istanbul, Italy, Hong Kong, Egypt, Nanjing, Chongqing, Lanzhou, etc.
Visited by international scholars: Dr. Alberto Navarro Fretes, a pediatric orthopedic surgeon from Paraguay, and Dr. Kohno Yusuke, a pediatric orthopedic surgeon from Japan.
Patients referred to our pediatric orthopedic department come from all over Taiwan, including outlying islands like Kinmen and Penghu, eastern Yilan, Hualien, and Taitung, and as far south as Pingtung and Kaohsiung.
Our hospital is the only pediatric orthopedic training hospital in central Taiwan, and has been collaborating with Taipei Veterans General Hospital on educational programs since 1997.
We attract attending physicians from medical centers such as Taipei Veterans General Hospital, China Medical University Hospital, and Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital for training.
In the past three years, we have presented 22 papers at domestic and international academic lectures and conferences.
In 2013, we received the Epidemic Prevention Award - Individual Award from the Centers for Disease Control, Ministry of Health and Welfare.
