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Orthopaedic Surgery
Our commitment to excellence in education, research and patient care is deeply woven into the fabric of our history. During the last century, developments in and around the St. Louis community, surgical and technological advancements in the specialty of orthopaedic surgery, and leading academic and clinical pursuits by our orthopaedic faculty have laid the foundation for excellence in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Washington University School of Medicine. Since the establishment of the program, our orthopaedic specialists have been active in the medical care of Washington University athletes as well as professional athletes.
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'Built around patient-centered care'
A new model of medical practice
Oct. 16,
2007 --
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| (From L-R) Richard Gelberman, Chairman for the Department of Orthopedic Surgery, looks over floor plans for the new orthopedic surgery center with Larry Shapiro, Dean for the School of Medicine, and Chancellor Mark Wrighton. |
The recently completed outpatient orthopedic center in west St. Louis County demonstrates Washington University Orthopedics' commitment to a new model of medical practice. Taking lessons from various industries and leading efficiency experts, faculty members deconstructed old processes to incorporate the latest solutions for reducing waste, improving quality and adding value and convenience to the patient experience.
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'Missing link' among orthopedists
Keeping dancers on their toes
Sept. 14,
2007 --
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| Prather and Evan Knaus analyze a patient's X-ray. |
In her office at the new Washington University Orthopedics and Barnes-Jewish Hospital Outpatient Orthopedic Center in Chesterfield, Heidi Prather first lowers her eyes, then looks at the ceiling for a moment as she recalls her decision to go into physical medicine and rehabilitation as a specialty and to focus a part of her practice primarily on women. Prather is now the first woman president of the Physiatric Association of Spine, Sports and Occupational Rehabilitation. In that capacity, she's getting a chance to raise awareness nationally among physiatrists regarding issues involving women and injuries.
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Center now open
Washington University, Barnes-Jewish Hospital open Chesterfield orthopedic center
July 30,
2007 --
Washington University Orthopedics and Barnes-Jewish Hospital have completed construction of a new $13 million outpatient orthopedic facility. The new Washington University Orthopedics and Barnes-Jewish Hospital Outpatient Orthopedic Center opens with its first full clinic day July 30. The first surgical procedure took place on July 25.
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Matthew Dobbs
Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Sugery
Dobbs has expertise in surgery and care for all pediatric orthopaedic conditions, but his primary interests involve the treatment of clubfoot and other foot deformities, as well as pelvic reconstructive surgery, pediatric spinal surgery and treatment of pediatric trauma.
Expertise: pediatric orthopaedics, clubfoot, trauma, scoliosis, leg length disorders, congenital and developmental foot anomalies, congenital pelvic and hip disorders, …
Media assistance: (314) 286-0110 / jdryden@wustl.edu
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K. Daniel Riew
Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
A cervical spine specialist, K. Daniel Riew, M.D. performs between 250 and 350 cervical spine operations each year. The associate professor of orthopaedic surgery also studies the use of synthetic, cervical discs as a potential alternative to spinal fusion surgery.
Expertise: cervical spine surgery for treatment of degenerative, traumatic and inflammatory spine problems, including spondylitis and rheumatoid arthritis.
Media assistance: (314) 286-0110 / jdryden@wustl.edu
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Richard H. Gelberman
Fred C. Reynolds Professor and Head of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
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The Fred C. Reynolds Professor and head of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Richard H. Gelberman, M.D., is a world-renowned expert in hand and wrist microsurgery and a former president of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.
Expertise: hand surgery, wrist surgery, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, tendon healing, carpal tunnel, radial fracture
Direct contact: (314) 747-2531
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Straightening bent fingers, no surgery required
The New York Times
July 24,
2007 -- Needle aponeurotomy, which leaves only superficial puncture wounds, was developed 30 years ago by a group of French rheumatologists and is now being practiced in the United States by fewer than a dozen physicians. Thousands of patients are flocking to these doctors every year, many against the advice of hand surgeons who say open hand surgery is more effective. ''Surgery has a lower recurrence rate,'' said Dr. Richard Gelberman, chairman of the department of orthopedics at Washington University in St. Louis, and president of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand.
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Smoking weakens tendon-to-bone healing
United Press International
and 1 others
Oct. 19,
2006 -- WUSTL researchers led by orthopaedic surgery professor Leesa Galatz say exposure to nicotine delays tendon-to-bone healing, suggesting the cause of failure of rotator-cuff repair following surgery, according to the study published in the Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery.
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Botox for foot wounds
News 14 Carolina online (Raleigh, North Carolina)
and 1 others
July 18,
2005 -- It's been used for wrinkles, muscle spasms and even Tourette syndrome, but Botox may now save limbs from amputation because of diabetic foot ulcers.
WUSTL orthopedic foot and ankle surgeon Jeffrey Johnson and WUSTL physical therapist Mary Hastings, who is leading the study, comment.
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New surgical procedure for diabetics
News 9-Cable San Antonio, TX
and 20 others
April 26,
2004 -- In a new surgical procedure, doctors lengthen the achilles tendon -- the cord that connects the calf muscle to the heel. Jeffrey Johnson developed the breakthrough technique at Washington University in St. Louis. "In many patients with diabetes, they get tightness in their tissues and shortness of their achilles tendon," said Johnson. A shorter tendon restricts the ankle's range of motion.
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