Orthopaedics
Recognized as one of the top centers in the nation by US News and World Report, the Cedars-Sinai Orthopaedic Center offers a comprehensive range of care to patients in a compassionate, comfortable environment.
The care provided by the Cedars-Sinai Orthopaedic Center provides a continuum of treatment from conservative, nonsurgical medical care to state-of-the-art minimally invasive procedures for a wide range of orthopaedic conditions.
Our nationally recognized physician team is comprised of experts in a full range of orthopaedic specialties including joint replacement, foot and ankle, hand, spine, pediatric, bone tumor, sports medicine and trauma.
These physicians must meet strict criteria regarding experience and training, and all surgeons are board certified in orthopedics or neurosurgery. Many are fellowship trained, adding a higher level of experience.
Measuring the Quality of Care at the Cedars-Sinai Orthopaedic Center
The Cedars-Sinai Orthopaedic Center continually monitors the care it provides to patients. Several factors are measured:
- Total volume of procedures. Studies have demonstrated that hospitals that regularly perform a particular procedure tend to have better outcomes than those that perform the procedure less frequently.
- The percentage of procedures that are performed on an outpatient basis. When a procedure can be done on a outpatient basis, the patient tends to heal more quickly with less pain and less interference with his or her daily activities.
- Average length of stay (ALOS): This refers to the average number of days a patient stays at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center after being admitted. The goal is to ensure that all patients are appropriately treated in the hospital for their respective conditions, and are not hospitalized longer than they need to be.
The table below highlights the types of procedures done at the Cedars-Sinai Orthopaedic Center in terms of the categories defined above:
| Cedars-Sinai Orthopaedic Center, 2009 Outpatient Procedures | Total Procedures* | % Performed by Center of Excellence Physicians | % Performed on an Outpatient Basis |
| Minimally invasive outpatient procedures including arthroscopies, knee ligament repair (ACL) and rotator cuff repair | 816 | 71% | 100% |
| Hand, fingers and wrist repair including arthroplasties and carpal tunnel release | 333 | 86% | 94.3% |
| Foot, ankle and toe procedures including foot fusion procedures, bunion procedures, hammertoe repair and Achilles tendon repair | 291 | 50% | 88.7% |
| Shoulder repair | 380 | 59% | 87.1% |
The table below highlights procedures done in the hospital.
| Cedars-Sinai Orthopaedic Center, 2009 Inpatient Procedures | Total Procedures | % Performed by Center of Excellence Physicians | Average Length of Stay for Inpatients |
| Hip replacement | 681 | 77% | 4.6 days |
| Knee replacement | 779 | 81% | 3.6 days |
| Shoulder replacement | 37 | 42% | 3.2 days |
