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The University of Calgary Spine Program is a multidisciplinary program dealing with the care of individuals affected by conditions and diseases of the spine and spinal cord.
The program is centred at the Foothills Hospital and Alberta Children's Hospital within the Alberta Health Services. Members of the Spine Program have joint appointments in the Divison of Neurosurgery, Department of Clinical Neurosciences and Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Surgery. The Spine Program provides care for patients with spinal injury, infection, neoplasia and degenerative disease. Clinical care is closely linked to clinical education and research in a supportive academic setting. The Alberta Health Services is the tertiary referral centre for southern Alberta, Saskatchewan and southeastern British Columbia, and the Spine Program provides support for the programs such as Trauma, Cancer and Bone and Joint.
The U of C Spine Program is committed to excellence and scholarship in the education, research and clinical management of disorders of the spinal column and spinal cord.
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