Medical referral required * emergency referrals are faxed to the clinic and triaged by the doctor on call
Eligibility / Target Population
People with disorders of the shoulder, elbow, wrist and hand, including those due to congenital anomalies, trauma, arthritis and tumours
Fees
Most services covered by OHIP
Languages
English
Language Notes
Interpretation available upon request * advance notice appreciated
Area Served
Southwestern Ontario
Accessibility
Wheelchair Accessible
Description of Services
Combined orthopedic and plastic surgery unit specializing in the care of patients with disorders of the upper limb
Program includes a bioengineering lab, mechatronics lab, cell and molecular biology lab, and clinical research lab * specialized rehabilitation services provided by a team of hand
therapists, including occupational therapists and physiotherapists
Surgeons do combined clinics with rehabilitation doctors and rheumatologists in London * children are seen in the HULC clinics, but have their operations performed by HULC surgeons at the Children's Hospital of Western Ontario
The Roth McFarlane Hand and Upper Limb Centre includes surgeons, scientists, therapists, nurses, cast technicians, secretaries and others, and has become the largest upper extremity surgical unit in Canada.