Orthopaedic Trauma Program Approach
The UCLA Orthopaedic Trauma Service provides 24-hour state-of-the art care for all orthopaedic-trauma-related emergencies as well as complex tertiary trauma reconstructive procedures.
The UCLA Trauma Service was established in 1978 to provide dedicated faculty leadership and support to UCLA's Level 1 Trauma Center. Dr. Eric Johnson has developed the service since 1982 with specialization in axial skeletal fractures, extremity nonunion and malunion, pelvic and acetabular fractures and complex poly-trauma management. The Orthopaedic Trauma Service has extensive experience in salvage of previous failed orthopaedic trauma surgery with an international reputation in reconstructive expertise in malunion, nonunion, and correction of deformity.
The orthopaedic trauma team has tremendous experience with fractures and is highly integrated with the general surgery, hand surgery, spine surgery, and neurosurgery trauma teams.
The orthopaedic trauma team maintains an aggressive surgical approach to all fractures admitted to the UCLA Emergency Medicine Center either as paramedic transports or as transfers from community hospitals. AO Surgical Principles are used in all fracture stabilization procedures. Minimally invasive approaches are utilized whenever possible. Physicians and hospitals receiving complex orthopaedic trauma cases are encouraged to call for consultation 24 hours a day.
Comprehensive treatment is available for the following conditions:
Pelvis, Acetabulum and Hip
- Acetabular fractures
- Femoral acetabular impingement, osteochondroplasty and labral repair
- Hip pain in the young adult
- Hip dysplasia - periacetabular osteotomy
- Hip fractures
- Letournel anterior total hip arthroplasty - minimally invasive
- Malunion / nonunion hip and femoral neck
- Osteotomy of the proximal femur
- Pelvic fractures
- Pelvic malunion / nonunion
- Traumatic osteoarthritis of hip
Femur
- Articular fractures of the knee
- Distal femur fractures
- Distal femoral osteotomy for malunion
- Femoral shaft fracture
- Femoral shaft nonunion
- Malunion of femoral shaft and distal femur
- Post-traumatic lengthening of femoral fracture
Tibia
- Ankle fractures
- Complex tibial plateau fractures
- Limb reconstruction - microvascular free flap
- Open fractures
- Pilon fractures
- Tibial shaft fractures
Foot
- Calcaneal fractures
- Hind, mid and forefoot fractures
- Lisfranc fractures and salvage procedures
- Ligament reconstruction of ankle
Upper Extremity
- Elbow fracture / dislocation
- Forearm fractures and soft-tissue trauma
- Intra-articular distal humeral fractures
- Proximal humerus fractures, 3-4 part intra-articular shoulder fractures
- Scapular fractures
- Segmental humeral shaft fractures, malunions and nonunions
- Wrist fractures
Physicians
Eric E. Johnson, MD, FRCSI (Hon)
Mullikin Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Director, UCLA Orthopaedic Trauma Service
Trauma Reconstruction and Anterior Hip Replacement
Francis Cyran, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Orthopaedic Trauma and Tumor Surgery
Benjamin Bengs, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
General Orthopaedic Trauma and Joint Replacement
Nick Shamie, MD
Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Spinal Trauma and Fractures
Jeffrey Wang, MD
Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Spinal Trauma and Fractures
Nelson SooHoo, MD
Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Foot and Ankle Trauma
Seth Gamradt, MD
Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Shoulder Trauma and Reconstruction
Prosper Benhaim, MD
Director, Hand Surgery Program
Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Kodi Azari, MD
Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Scott Mitchell, MD
Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Hand Surgery and Hand Trauma
Contact Us
Appointments: (310) 319-1234
Radiology imaging: (310) 794-1450
Physical therapy: (310) 794-1323
Santa Monica Radiology imaging: (310) 319-5164 x249
On-line appointment request form
Locations
Westwood
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
UCLA Orthopaedic Center
100 Medical Plaza, Suite 755
Los Angeles, CA 90095-6907
Santa Monica
UCLA Orthopaedic Hospital Associates
1245 16th Street
Orthopaedic Center, Suite 202
Santa Monica, CA 90404
