Department
Name of department: Cirurgia ortopèdica i traumatologia
Head of department: Miguel Angel Frouff
Surgeon in charge of fellows: Josep Dellonder Frigolé
Scrub in
Is there an opportunity for the AO Fellows to scrub in? Yes
Is there any additional / special license required to scrub in? Yes, there is a document that the fellow will have to sign the day he arrives at the hospital
More information
Number of beds in department: 28
Total Orthopedic trauma cases per year: > 1000
Total Polytrauma cases with injury severity score greater than 15 per year: > 150
Other activities: Every morning there are sessions on both, orthopedics and traumatology. These are bibliographical, monographic and clinical case nature. In addition, monthly workshops are organized for residents in which the fellow can also participate.
Language
Dominant language spoken in the operating room: Spanish
English written and spoken by our team members: written (5)* / spoken (5)*
* Level of proficiency, with 1 equaling basic and 5 equaling proficient.