From trauma-related injuries to age-induced degeneration, orthopaedic researchers at Wake Forest Baptist apply a translational approach to solutions for orthopaedic tissue treatments, repairs and therapies. Scientific questions relating to orthopaedic injuries and diseases are methodically addressed by assembling expert teams to fully understand the problem and to collaborate on solutions.

Our researchers study a variety of orthopaedic diseases and conditions in a range of translational models from rodents to nonhuman primates, including specialized models of segmental defect, closed fracture, window defect, tendon repair, bone formation, and biocompatibility. Orthopaedic research at Wake Forest also makes use of capabilities in osteoclast and osteoblast cell cultures.

The orthopaedics department at Wake Forest Baptist is one of the busiest in the state of North Carolina, performing procedures not available at other hospitals. Drawing from that patient population, our clinicians and surgeons conduct research in orthopaedic biomechanics, sports medicine, microsurgery, joint arthroplasty and tissue engineering.

Orthopaedic trauma research, in particular, is an area of expertise for Wake Forest Baptist clinicians. As a Level 1 Trauma Center, our orthopaedic surgeons and specialists see a high volume of patients with acute orthopaedic injuries in both adults and children from all over the region. This comprehensive population allows you to test your novel interventions for orthopaedic trauma from first admittance through rehabilitation.