2024-05-182024-05-18https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/715118The orthopedics, or orthopedic surgery, is a historical branch in surgery. Thanks for the remarkable advancement on surgical techniques, instruments, anesthetic care, and biological as well as medical engineering in recent decades, there is a brand new presentation on this field. This brings rapid expansion of patient number and also related research and knowledge. Consequently, establishing an independently running department of orthopedics, which works separately from but in close conjunction with the surgical department, is a trend among global medical centers. The department isolated from the department of surgery in 1987 to function as an unit. This department presently has 19 full-time staffs, 36 residents, 4 administer personnel, plus nursing staffs and administer assistants assigned by the department of nursery. These together make a medical team to provide our patients related services. As a department in the university hospital of National Taiwan University, we also commit the missions of research and education in both basic and clinical medicine.臺大骨科是臺灣骨科界的龍頭，其使命為「秉承優良傳統，培育卓越人才，發展前瞻性的研究，提供高品質與人性化醫療，樹立骨科典範」，願景為「健康守護　骨科典範」，價值觀為「生命無價，健康至上」，定位為「世界第一流的骨科醫院」，核心價值為「正直誠信、創新卓越、團隊合作、健康尊嚴」。臺大骨科的現有優勢包括醫院品牌、地理位置、人材優勢、優良的傳統、口碑、師資和訓練計畫優良、整體學術環境良好、研究團隊和研究資源整合良好，但目前國內許多同儕醫學中心林立，延攬國外回國人才發揮良好，令部分次專科的領先地位受到威脅，健保DRG制度導入，構成潛在的營運威脅，本科的現有劣勢為開科大老們進入退休潮，部分次專科新生代需再努力傳承，才能重回領導地位、新醫材引進緩慢、發展經費和空間受限、令許多新興技術未能充分發揮，但骨科仍有很大的機會，包括臺灣進入老年化社會、病患人數增多，政府重視推廣醫材研發，提供許多新合作開發醫材的機會，讓年輕人有更多前景和新領域，投入多角化時代，且結合電腦資訊進行研發，發展速度會更為快速。