The patient comes first: UNC Orthopaedics will continue to combine the use of the latest technological developments with old-fashioned customer service.

As a critical component of UNC Health Care, UNC Orthopaedics provides state-of-the-art care to adults and children with musculoskeletal conditions. Our physicians treat a variety of conditions affecting the upper and lower extremities, spine and pelvis, including arthritis, traumatic injuries and fractures, congenital conditions, musculoskeletal tumors, sports-related injuries, degenerative conditions and tendonitis.

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UNC Orthopaedics also provides comprehensive orthopedic and sports-medicine care to UNC Chapel Hill athletes, is deeply involved with many area high schools and provides educational programs on fitness, wellness, training and injury prevention. UNC Orthopaedics has one of the nation's strongest orthopedic educational programs.

Each year, about 40,000 patients are seen in UNC Hospitals' orthopedic clinics and more than 6,800 orthopedic operations are performed. Our...