Institute for Locomotion
Address:
Hospital Sainte-Marguerite
270 Boulevard Sainte-Marguerite
13009 Marseille
+33 491 744 997
Website: www.iml.care
Chief/Director of Orthopaedic Department:
Pr Xavier Flecher, MD
CEO/President:
Pr Jean-Noel Argenson, MD, PhD
Hospital’s Mission:
Orthopaedic care, training, research and innovation
Year Founded: 2011
Hospital Type: Public
University Affiliations:
Aix Marseille University
Accreditations:
French college of Orthopedic Surgeons, French society of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology , AO Recon, EFFORT, European Knee Society (EKS), European Hip Society
Hospital Awards/Recognitions:
Label for Fast-track Surgery (2016) French speaking Society
Center for robotic surgery and digital solutions (2022)
Reference Center for polytrauma surgery (North hospital)
Regional Reference center for bone and joint infections (2014, Timone Hospital)
Leadership Appointments:
SOFCOT (Vice Presidency)
EKS (Past-President)
AO Recon (Education Board)
Knee Society (Membership)
AAOS (Membership)
Number of Orthopaedic Residents: 20
Length of Residency: 6 months
Number of Orthopaedic Fellows: 10
Length of fellowship: 2 years
Fellowship categories: Joint Replacement, Sports Surgery, Shoulder and Elbow, Hand Surgery, Spine Surgery, Trauma Department, Tumor Department , and Pediatric Department
Is CME required in your country? No
Average number of peer-reviewed articles published annually: 50
Number of beds:
Inpatient Surgery: 160
Outpatient Surgery: 20
Orthopaedic Surgeons: 20
Rheumatologists: 8
Rehabilitation: 5
Number of scientists: 12 Engineers in Biomechanical Laboratory
Type of research:
Clinical research in all the fields mentioned in the fellowship categories.
Fundamental research within the biomechanical laboratory:
- Bone repair and engineering
- Biomaterials
- Osteoporosis and fracture risk
Number of full time employees: 280
Number of operating rooms: 12
Number of Orthopaedic Surgeries:
Ambulatory: 2,500
Inpatient:
Elective: 4,500
Trauma: 3,500
Number of outpatient visits to orthopaedists, rheumatologists, and other medical services: 60,000