Specialized Clinics and Hospital Based Programs

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In the Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation and Multi-System Program, a team of health care professionals will provide care to help the patient recover and prepare for discharge.

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The interprofessional team specializes in the rehabilitation of individuals with complex musculoskeletal conditions. The goal is to provide treatment to people living in the community so that they can optimize their function and independence.

Rapid Access Clinics for Low Back Pain
Inter-professional Spine Assessment & Education Clinics (ISAEC)

Rapid Access Clinics for Low Back Pain stems from the Inter-professional Spine Assessment and Education Clinics (ISAEC) model.  ISAEC is an innovative, upstream, shared-care model of care in which patients receive rapid low back pain assessment (less than four weeks on average), education, and evidence-based self-management plans. It is designed to decrease the prevalence of unmanageable chronic low back pain, reduce unnecessary diagnostic imaging as well as unnecessary specialist referral.

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The Hip and Knee Service offers care and surgical treatment of these joints when they are damaged by arthritis. We perform joint replacements as well as corrective surgeries and other procedures.

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The Hip and Knee Rapid Access Clinic (RAC) is a provincial healthcare initiative that was put into place to provide ALL Ontarians with timely access to high quality, integrated musculoskeletal (MSK) care for joint pain and disability relating to hip and knee osteoarthritis. At the RAC, patients will be assessed by an Advanced Practitioner who will work with them to determine the appropriate care pathway. Services include hip and knee assessments, joint injections, self-care management, and orthopaedic surgery.

REQUEST FOR ORTHOPAEDIC CONSULTATION

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The Hand and Wrist Services is part of the Hand Program. Our surgeons are internationally known for treating complex injuries of the wrist and hand. The surgeons and hand care physicians, as well as our therapists and health professions staff, are trained and experienced in caring for all problems of the hand, those that require surgery, and those that can be managed without surgery.

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The Hand and Upper Extremity Transplant Program offers a new and unique service to patients at UHN. They perform upper limb transplants for suitable patients.

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Hand Therapy helps patients in their recovery after they have had hand surgery. The therapy team is made up of hand therapists who are trained and certified in physiotherapy or occupational therapy. They work with patients on a one-on-one basis, assessing a patient, creating a plan for therapy, making custom splints and braces as needed, and teaching exercises and other therapeutic techniques.

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Fracture clinic access at Toronto hospitals

Not all hospitals offer fracture clinics – Telephone call or referral required – no walk-ins accepted

Note: Fracture clinics are not for initial evaluation and stabilization of acute fractures.
This must be done at the primary care or emergency department level as appropriate.

Fracture Clinic Access at Toronto Hospitals

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The Foot and Ankle Service provides education, diagnosis, and both surgical and non-surgical treatment for patients with a variety of foot and ankle problems, including athletic injuries, fractures, arthritis, and deformities.