CTO Hospital (Turin)
| CTO Hospital Centro Traumatologico Ortopedico | |
|---|---|
Piedmont, Italy | |
| Coordinates | 45°02′00″N 7°40′29″E / 45.033297°N 7.674615°E |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | SSN (Servizio Sanitario Nazionale - National Health Service) |
| Type | Specialist, Teaching hospital |
| Affiliated university | University of Turin |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes |
| History | |
| Opened | 1961 |
| Links | |
| Other links | List of hospitals in Italy |
CTO Hospital is a major medical center in
Italian Alps. The hospital also serves as a teaching hospital for local medical faculties, particularly the University of Turin
.
History
The hospital was founded in 1961.
2006 Winter Olympics
CTO served as one of the main orthopedic hospitals for athletes, team members, and spectators for the 2006 Winter Olympics.
Capabilities
The hospital maintains a
air ambulance rotary craft.[1]
Notable treatments
CTO continues to specialize in the use of the Ilizarov apparatus for complex limb fractures. It is one of the leading hospitals in the world for the treatment of complex leg tibial-fibular fractures and other complex fractures, particularly those found in skiing accidents and mountaineering accidents.
See also
- Ilizarov apparatus
- Torino Lingotto railway station
- Torino Lingotto metro station
References
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=cto+torino&aq=f YouTube videos of CTO Air Ambulance fleet
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