Emory University Orthopaedics and Spine Hospital
Encyclopedia
The Emory University Orthopaedics & Spine Hospital is the newest addition to the Emory Healthcare
system. The Hospital is situated in a six-story building at the intersection
of I-85 and Lawrenceville Highway
in Tucker, Georgia
, and is staffed by full-time Emory physician
s. The hospital, which does not have an emergency room, specializes in inpatient orthopedics
and spine
operations
.
Emory Healthcare
Emory Healthcare is the clinical portion of Emory University's Robert W. Woodruff Health Sciences Center, and is the largest health care system in the state of Georgia in the United States...
system. The Hospital is situated in a six-story building at the intersection
Intersection
Intersection has various meanings in different contexts:*In mathematics and geometry**Intersection , the set of elements common to some collection of sets.**Line-line intersection**Line-plane intersection**Line–sphere intersection...
of I-85 and Lawrenceville Highway
Lawrenceville Highway
Lawrenceville Highway is a long road that runs through DeKalb and Gwinnett counties. The speed limit is mostly . The towns it runs through are Decatur, Tucker, Lilburn, and Lawrenceville. It is Exit 38 off Interstate 285. Lawrenceville Highway is also signed as U.S. Route 29 and Georgia State Route...
in Tucker, Georgia
Tucker, Georgia
Tucker is a census-designated place in DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. The population was 27,581 at the 2010 Census. Although central Tucker, also known as "Main Street Tucker", is laid out as a planned "railroad town," it has never been formally incorporated. Municipal services such as...
, and is staffed by full-time Emory physician
Physician
A physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments...
s. The hospital, which does not have an emergency room, specializes in inpatient orthopedics
Orthopedics
Orthopedics is the study of the musculoskeletal system. The Greek word 'ortho' means straight or correct and 'pedics' comes from the Greek 'pais' meaning children. For many centuries, orthopedists have been involved in the treatment of crippled children...
and spine
Vertebral column
In human anatomy, the vertebral column is a column usually consisting of 24 articulating vertebrae, and 9 fused vertebrae in the sacrum and the coccyx. It is situated in the dorsal aspect of the torso, separated by intervertebral discs...
operations
Surgery
Surgery is an ancient medical specialty that uses operative manual and instrumental techniques on a patient to investigate and/or treat a pathological condition such as disease or injury, or to help improve bodily function or appearance.An act of performing surgery may be called a surgical...
.