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The mission of the OrthoGate Project is to improve orthopedic care, education and research using Internet technologies. We facilitate access to orthopedic information using the Internet and strive to improve the quality of orthopedic information and musculoskeletal health on the Internet by providing a gateway. Select an area from the list below or the main menu.
Orthopaedics: One of the most common reasons for shoulder pain in
people over 40 is a tear of the rotator cuff. In young patients, this
may occur from a traumatic injury or overuse as in the case of
professional athletes. The rotator cuff is made up of the shoulder
muscles and tendons that allow a person to reach overhead and perform
activities like swimming or swinging a golf club. Peter Barnett, MD is
one of only a few physicians in Connecticut trained to perform an
arthroscopic rotator cuff repair. This innovative minimally invasive
technique reduces pain and offers faster recovery than traditional
surgery. Dr. Barnett will perform the procedure during a live webcast
on October 14, 2004, at 6:00 pm EDT from Hartford Hospital. View Webcast
Orthopaedics: Bone Conserving Humeral Resurfacing Head. Watch this live
minimally invasive replacement implant surgery performed by David
Bailie, M.D. Chairman, Orthopaedic Surgery, Scottsdale Healthcare at 8
am MST (11 am EDT / 8 am PDT / 1500 UTC). Unlike a total shoulder
implant, this implant is designed to cap only the top of the humerus.
The implant requires less bone and cartilage removal, which makes it
much more conservative than total joint implants. The implant's design
allows patients to potentially recover more quickly and with less pain,
and is ideal for the younger or active older patient.
Orthopaedics: Spinal
Stenosis. The University of Maryland Medical Center will present a live
webcast of lumbar decompression and spinal fusion surgery at 5:30 pm
EDT (2130 UTC). The surgery will be performed to treat spinal stenosis,
a narrowing of the spinal canal that puts pressure on nerves in the
back, and a related condition involving slippage of the vertebrae known
as spondylolisthesis. Both conditions cause pain and weakness in the
lower back and legs, and many patients have difficulty in walking. View Webcast
Orthopedics: Surgeons at Morristown Memorial Hospital will perform a
not-so-widely used minimally invasive hip replacement technique live
over the Internet. The broadcast will take place Friday, June 18 at 2
p.m. EDT / 1800 UTC. The procedure, a 2-incision total hip replacement
surgery, allows the surgeon to remove a damaged hip and replace it with
plastic or metal implants through two small incisions rather than the
traditional 12-inch opening. View Webcast
Neurosurgical: Methodist University Hospital presents herniated disc
repair using MicroDiscectomy technique known as the METRx system, a
minimal access process with incisions smaller than a dime. See this
live at 4:00 pm CDT (21:00 UTC). Annually, more than 250,000 Americans
undergo surgery to remove or repair herniated discs, a leading cause of
back pain. While this type of operation eventually can improve
function, recovery time has traditionally proven to be painful and last
several weeks. However, a new MicroDiscectomy technique known as the
METRx system allows surgeons to repair debilitating herniated discs
using a minimal access process, with incisions smaller than a dime. View Webcast
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