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7/18/2009

The Latest in Joint Replacement Surgery

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University of Washington Medical Center

As we age, arthritis and joint pain can get in the way of our favorite activities, but orthopedic surgeons are performing innovative and joint-preserving surgeries to help sufferers in the long-term. During this Patient Power program, host Andrew Schorr is joined by three UW Medicine surgeons, as well as a patient who received a shoulder replacement, to discuss how advances in the field of orthopeadics are allowing for quicker recovery times and more durable surgeries.

Dr. Seth Leopold, Professor and Chief of Orthopaedics at the University of Washington Medical Center (UWMC), discusses minimally-invasive, or quadriceps sparing total knee replacement surgery. Assistant Professor in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine, Dr. Jason Weisstein, speaks about total hip resurfacing arthroplasty. He explains why this newer surgery may be a particularly attractive option for younger, more active patients. And lastly, Dr. Winston Warme, Chief of the Shoulder and Elbow Service at the UWMC, discusses a surgery innovated at the UWMC, non-prosthetic glenoid arthroplasty, more commonly referred to by patients as the ‘Ream and Run’ procedure. Learn how this alternative to conventional total shoulder replacement surgery is allowing patients to resume greater levels of the activities, as well as allowing for revision surgeries later in life if needed.

Patient Bob Sandoz, a 61-year-old, commercial real estate agent from Cameno Island, WA, had been hindered by a shoulder injury he suffered while body suffering in Maui several years earlier for several years, but eventually the pain became too much of a limiting factor in the physical activities Bob loved. Bob went doctor-to-doctor searching for a procedure that would allow him to continue participating in his favorite activities while diminishing the pain. It wasn’t until he met Dr. Winston Warme and heard about the ‘ream and run’ procedure that he was able to find the solution he was searching for. It was only through persistence and personal advocacy that Bob found the procedure that worked for him. If you or a loved one is considering joint-replacement surgery, don’t miss the opportunity to hear three leading medical experts explain advances in the field of orthopaedics, along with what may be the best option for you.

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