The Texas Tech
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation is a
educational department within the Texas Tech University
School of Medicine that provides patient care and physician
training in affiliation with the
University Medical Center
in Lubbock, Texas.
Patient Care
There are several specialty clinics available that allow
expert orthopaedists to evaluate and treat a variety of
orthopaedic injuries. Specialty clinics include: The Adult
Reconstruction Clinic that treats patients that are
candidates for joint replacement; The Sports Medicine Clinic
that treats patients with sports related injuries; The Hand
Clinic that treats all injuries up to and including the
elbow; and the Children's Orthopaedic Clinic that provides
treatment for children that includes neuromuscular
disorders, clubfoot, hand, congenital and developmental hip
disorders, scoliosis, spina bifida, pediatric trauma,
fractures and a variety of other orthopaedic conditions.
Graduate Medical Education
The department offers a residency training program in
orthopaedic surgery that is fully accredited by the
Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).
In addition, for physicians that have already completed an
orthopaedic surgery residency, the department offers a
fellowship in sports medicine.
