National Medical Research Center (NMITs) for Pediatric Traumatology and Orthopedics named after G.I. Turner

The G.I. Turner National Medical Research Center for Pediatric Traumatology and Orthopedics is developing innovative technologies for the diagnosis, surgical treatment and rehabilitation of children with orthopedic pathology, the consequences of injuries and burns, which are pioneering and are widely implemented not only in domestic healthcare, but also in foreign clinics.

History

2023: Start of orthopedic helmets to treat cranial deformities in children

At the National Medical Research Center of Pediatric Traumatology and Orthopedics named after G.I. Turner, located in the city of Pushkin (not far from St. Petersburg), launched the production of orthoses for children. The press service of the research center announced this at the end of July 2023.

Orthopedic helmets, or cranial orthoses, are used to treat skull deformities in children under two years of age. The device provides growth of the skull in the direction where changes in its shape have occurred. As a rule, the treatment period is from three months to six months.

Orthopaedic helmet for treating cranial deformities in children

Specialists also intend to use orthopedic helmets after operations to treat congenital malformations of the skull. In addition, they can be used to protect the head after operations on the skull arch and brain, especially in the presence of a bone defect. Clinical experience shows that using an orthosis improves the cosmetic effect of surgery.

According to the developers, unlike plastic helmets made of low-pressure polyethylene, 3D helmets manufactured at the G.I. Turner National Medical Research Center are made of polyamide - they are lighter, stronger, more aesthetic and more convenient for the patient thanks to the cellular structure of the material, which allows you not to sweat the baby's head. To obtain the most accurate individual 3D model of the helmet in the National Medical Research Center of Pediatric Traumatology and Orthopedics named after G.I. Turner of the Ministry of Health of Russia, a modern digital scanner is used, which allows you to scan babies without using rigid fixation and without harmful radiation. Then specialists in a computer program for modeling receive a 3D model of the child's skull, and an orthopedic helmet is designed using this up to a millimeter of verified 3D model. Printing is carried out using modern additive technologies - by the sls method.^[1]

2022

Performing surgery on a teenager after an accident

On December 17, 2022, on an emergency basis, a team of neurosurgeons and orthopedic traumatologists of the Federal Children's Spinal and Spinal Cord Injury Center of the National Medical Research Center of Pediatric Traumatology and Orthopedics named after G.I. Turner Ministry of Health of Russia operated on a 16-year-old patient delivered from a Smolensk seriously unstable patient. fracture of the thoracic spine The girl was injured as a result of ROAD ACCIDENT a minibus with a truck. This was car announced by the National Medical Research Center on December 27, 2022. More. here

Complicated hip surgery on 13-year-old girl's hip

Surgeons of the National Medical Research Center of Pediatric Traumatology and Orthopedics named after G.I. Turner Ministry of Health of Russia demonstrated Yaroslavl surgical methods that preserve the hip joint. This was announced on December 19, 2022 by representatives of the National Medical Research Center.

In the regional children's clinical to hospital Yaroslavl doctors conducted a difficult hip surgery 13-year-old girl. The child was sick from six months, leukosis as a result of long-term treatment, joint problems began. It was decided to perform a triple pelvic osteotomy operation, as this is the only opportunity to achieve arthrosis regression and avoid the need for joint replacement at a young age.

A similar operation was carried out in the region for the first time. The operation was led by Pavel Igorevich Bortulev, head of the department of hip pathology at the National Medical Research Center of Pediatric Traumatology and Orthopedics named after G.I. Turner of the Ministry of Health of Russia. According to him, the main goal of the operation was to achieve a regression of coxarthrosis.

The operation lasted several hours and was successful. Now the child's joint is held by 3 tightening screws. In a week, the girl will be able to walk on crutches, and in six months the leg can be loaded, then a similar operation is planned on the other side of the pelvis.

2020: Renamed as "National Medical Research Center of Pediatric Traumatology and Orthopedics named after G. I. Turner"

On January 20, 2020, the Federal State Budgetary Institution "G.I. Turner National Medical Research Center for Pediatric Traumatology and Orthopedics" of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation (Federal State Budgetary Institution "National Medical Research Center for Pediatric Traumatology and Orthopedics named after G.I. Turner" Ministry of Health of Russia).

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