Balgrist University Hospital is a highly specialized center of excellence for the diagnosis, treatment and aftercare of patients with disorders affecting the musculoskeletal system. With its excellence in research and education, the Balgrist is setting new standards of modern orthopedic care. An interdisciplinary network combines the specialized areas of orthopedics, paraplegia, rheumatology and physical medicine, sports medicine, neuro-urology, chiropractic medicine, radiology, anesthesiology and internal medicine.