The Orthopedics and Traumatology discipline of the Emergency University Hospital in Bucharest has almost 40 years of experience, being established in 1978, and throughout the years has treated a huge range of musculo-skeletal disorders, both traumatic and orthopaedic in nature.

The section comprises approximately 100 beds and 3 fully equipped operating rooms (newest generation orthopaedic and surgical tables, arthroscopy equipment for interventions on the hips, knees and shoulders, equipment for both primary interventions and revisions, complex equipment to perform operations in the case of sports injuries, or on the vertebral column and the foot, as well as equipment to deal with any type of fracture, high quality orthopaedic drills, modern anaesthesiology equipment, etc.) in which approximately 5000 surgeries are performed annually. The section also performs a large number of surgical interventions for the treatment of tumoral pathologies, in close collaboration with the oncology section of the hospital, where patients undergo chemotherapy and which will soon have radiotherapy equipment. Osteoarticular tumors often require arthroplastic reconstructive treatment with personalized prosthetics.

Didactic activities conducted by the orthopaedics and traumatology discipline are for students of Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy (at least 5 series each year, which study in the English or Romanian language) as well as medical residents; these are ensured by academic personnel. In addition to the regular didactic activities for students, the discipline provides an optional course for students in 5^th year about musculo-skeletal pathology in athletes.