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Role of orthopaedic trauma lead enhances coordination of care

March 1, 2017

Dr. Richard Jenkinson, an orthopaedic surgeon of the Holland Musculoskeletal (MSK) Program has been named head of orthopaedic trauma. In collaboration with the teams of the Trauma, Emergency and Critical Care Program, Dr. Jenkinson will lead work to enhance the coordination of care for the many patients with musculoskeletal acute injury or trauma, who are brought to Sunnybrook’s Trauma Centre or referred from other health care institutions.

These patients require urgent, specialized expertise in orthopedic surgery to treat trauma to bones, joints and muscles. “Often these procedures are very complex but our surgeons are leaders in advanced techniques,” says Dr. Jenkinson. “Our goal is to both save lives and to preserve quality of function and mobility for these individuals, as much as possible.”

Dr. Jenkinson will be a liaison between the Orthopaedic Division and other Divisions at Sunnybrook’s Bayview campus, related to care of the trauma patient, to enhance processes, “ so that, for example, once bones are stabilized, we can better collaborate on next steps to address soft tissue injury, and reconstruction,” he says.

An assistant professor in the University of Toronto’s Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, department of surgery, Dr. Jenkinson focuses on lower extremity trauma and reconstructive surgery in his practice. His research interests are in the improvement of outcomes for patients who undergo hip and knee replacement and fracture surgery.

He is Sunnybrook site lead investigator on numerous multi-centre studies, including the HIP ATTACK trial that is looking at ways to improve outcomes for older patients who experience hip fractures.