title: [30 years of operation at the Cathedral and Orthopedic Clinic of the Medical Academy in Lodz].
abstract: University Orthopedic Department in Lódź was founded on January 1, 1964. The first head of the Department was prof. E. Bartkowiak M.D., Ph.D. and prof. H. Zwierzchowski M.D., Ph.D. took over in 1979. During past years out of 38 surgeons employed 8 became head of other orthopedic-traumatologic departments. An orthopedic training completed 22 graduates, Ph.D. was received by 20. The Department took part in pre- and post-graduate teaching. 14,570 operations have been performed on 31,091 admitted patients (12,969 children, 18,122 adults). Out Patient Department helped 139,493 persons. The employees published 232 papers, 35 of them abroad. They participated in 21 congresses, meetings and symposia abroad as well as in 15 domestic PTO I TR congresses with 72 presentations and organized two of them in 1966 and 1984. They were also included in General Board of PTO I TR as well as its Lódź branch.
authors.affiliation: Katedry i Kliniki Ortopedii AM w Lodzi.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zwierzchowski
mesh_terms: D000046:Academic Medical Centers / Q000266:history* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006748:Hospital Departments / Q000266:history; D006801:Humans; D009985:Orthopedics / Q000266:history*; D011044:Poland; D011643:Publishing / Q000266:history