NEW YORK & GREENWICH, Conn. (PRWEB) December 18, 2017
What’s the newest, most effective approach for repairing a high-energy neck fracture in a 36-year-old Motocross athlete, diagnosing and treating a 42-year-old tennis player who hears a “crack” from the leg during a match, or treating an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury in a former professional ballet dancer? asks orthopaedic surgeon, Kevin D. Plancher, M.D., M.P.H.
These are a sampling of questions pondered by some 1,000 orthopedic surgeons, physician specialists, nurses, physician assistants, therapists and athletic trainers who attended the international Orthopaedic Summit 2017Evolving Techniques, says Dr. Plancher, chair of this year’s conference.
Dr. Plancher is a leading sports medicine specialist, who specializes in treating ACL tears and shoulder injuries is the founder of Plancher Orthopaedics, the Chairman of the Orthopaedic Foundation, a not-for-profit organization that improves quality of life through cutting edge research and education for the prevention and treatment of musculoskeletal diseases, and a Clinical Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York.
With a focus on the latest, cutting-edge techniques in joint replacement (arthroplasty) and arthroscopy and sports medicine of the knee, shoulder, hip, spine and foot and ankle, the Orthopaedic Summit featured a renowned faculty of presenters and discussion leaders from throughout the United States and several foreign nations, including Brazil, Canada, Germany, the Netherlands,Portugal, the Middle East and Asia. The annual program was held at the Bellagio Hotel, Dec. 6-9.
“Most satisfying is that this year’s Orthopaedic Summit took place at a time of tremendous advances and innovations in joint imaging, treatment and therapy,” Dr. Plancher says.
He is referring to recent orthopaedic studies, such as the first human trials of a “living bandage”, harvested from a patient’s bone marrow, to repair meniscal tears in the knee – injuries common in contact sports – without surgery and the use of anti-gravity treadmills in the rehabilitation of knee-injured patients.
“The published results of much of the latest research were raised during participants’ discussions of optimal approaches to treating patients who have joint restrictions or problems or suffer fractures and soft-tissue injuries that cause pain and impact movement,” Dr. Plancher says.
One of the presentations at this year’s Orthopaedic Summit, “The Effect of Smoking and Ketoralac (anti-inflammatory drug) on Spinal Surgery,” helped broaden discussion of how tobacco use can impact a patient’s orthopedic treatment and recovery. Scientists report in the just-published January 2018 issue of the Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Injury that smokers experience greater postoperative pain and use of painkillers than do non-tobacco users following total shoulder joint replacement, Dr. Plancher indicates.
Besides debating best techniques for repairing a variety of orthopedic injuries caused by sports, trauma and degenerative diseases, Orthopaedic Summit participants learned more about latest advances and technologies, including:
Subchondroplasty for bone marrow lesions, including lesions in early stages of osteoarthritis. The technique involves injection of a bone substitute material to fill defects in subchondral bone – bone that lies just below the cartilage in a joint.
Musculoskeletal ultrasound, which researchers say can be applied as therapy for alleviating symptoms of what was once untreatable pain in the soft tissue enveloped by the fasciae (the fibrous, connective tissue) and could potentially prove useful in the future for ultrasound-guided joint surgery.
Innovations in joint preservation, treatment of arm and leg fractures, microfracture repair, cartilage surgery, knee cartilage and biologics, meniscal tears and transplantation, rehabilitation following joint surgery, advances in shoulder surgery, even care of ankle sprains and bunions.
“The Orthopaedic Summit gave participants an opportunity to network, build important relationships with colleagues and discuss the latest information on emerging trends and new technologies in orthopedics,” says Dr. Plancher, who is founding member for the Educational Enhancement Fund of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Working with Dr. Plancher as conference vice chair was Brian D. Busconi, M.D., chief of sports medicine and arthroscopy at the University of Massachusetts Memorial Hospital.
Kevin D. Plancher, MD, MPH, is a board-certified orthopaedic surgeon and the founder of Plancher Orthopaedics.
Plancher Orthopaedics is a comprehensive orthopaedics practice with offices in New York City and Greenwich, CT. http://www.plancherortho.com
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Joseph M. Ajdinovich, M.D.
Fellowship Year 2016-2017
Post Fellowship: Orthopaedic Surgeon, Bonutti Clinic & HSHS St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital
Effingham, IL
Jeffrey T. Alwine, D.O.
Fellowship Year 2013-2014
Post Fellowship: Orthopaedic Surgeon, Guthrie Corning Hospital, Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital, Guthrie Troy Community Hospital
Corning, New York / Troy, Pennsylvania
Shariff K. Bishai, M.S., D.O.
Fellowship Year 2006-2007
Post Fellowship: Partner, Associated Orthopedists of Detroit
St. Claire Shores, MI
Peter B. Blank, D.O.
Fellowship Year 2005-2006
Post Fellowship: Owner, New Jersey Center for Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine
Basking Ridge, NJ
David B. Dickerson, M.D.
Fellowship Year 2008-2009
Post Fellowship: Owner, Performance Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine
Shrewsbury / Tom’s River, New Jersey
Albert S.M. Dunn, D.O.
Fellowship Year 2013-2014
Post Fellowship: Orthopaedic Surgeon, Precision Orthopaedic Specialties, Inc.
Chardon, Ohio
Eric D. Fornari MD
Pediatric Sports Medicine
Montefiore Medical Center | 3400 Bainbridge Avenue, 6th Floor, Bronx, NY 10467
Monet A. France, M.D.
Fellowship Year 2012-2013
Post Fellowship: Orthopaedic Surgeon, CareMount Medical
Fishkill, New York
Mary Ann Gardner, M.D., Lieutenant Commander, Medical Corp, USNR
Fellowship Year 2007-2008
Post Fellowship: Department of Surgery at James A. Haley Veteran’s Hospital
Tampa, Florida
Michael J. Kaplan, MD
Advanced Knee Reconstruction and Sports Medicine
Active Orthopaedics P.C. | 1579 Straits Turnpike, Middlebury, CT 06762
Harish Kempegowda, M.D.
Fellowship Year: 2018-2019
Post Fellowship: Orthopaedic Surgeon, Horizon Health
Paris, Illinois
Bradley J. Lawson, M.D.
Fellowship Year 2010-2011
Post Fellowship: Orthopaedic Surgeon, Advanced Orthopedics of Oklahoma
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Sheryl L. Lipnick, D.O.
Fellowship Year 2008-2009
Post Fellowship: Physician, The Center for Sports Orthopaedics, S.C
Hoffman Estates / Carol Stream, IL
Timothy A. Luke, M.D.
Post Fellowship: Orthopaedic Surgeon, Minimally Invasive Spine
Fellowship Year 2003-2004
Phoenix, Arizona
Marc J. Philippon, MD
Complex & Advanced Hip Arthroscopic Procedures
Steadman Clinic / Steadman Surgical Skills Lab | 181 West Meadow Drive, Suite 400, Vail, CO 81657
Pedro A. Piza, M.D.
Post Fellowship: Physician, Tenet Florida Physician Services
Fellowship Year 2004-2005
Delray Beach / Boca Raton, Florida
Kevin D. Plancher, MD, MPH
Fellowship Director – Knee & Shoulder Reconstruction, Sports Medicine, and Arthroplasty
Plancher Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine | 1160 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10128
Bioskills Cadaver Lab | 345 East 37th Street, Suite 312, NY, NY 10016
Alberto R. Rivera-Rosado, M.D.
Fellowship Year 2009-2010
Post Fellowship: Owner, Rivera Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
Coamo, Puerto Rico
William I. Sterett, MD
Knee & Shoulder Reconstruction, Sports Medicine, Arthroplasty, and Acute Trauma
Vail Summit Orthopaedics | 108 S Frontage Rd W, Vail, CO 81657
William W. Stewart, M.D.
Fellowship Year 2012-2013
Post Fellowship: Orthopaedic Surgeon, Mercy Clinic Orthopedic Surgery
Edmond, Oklahoma
Francesca M. Swartz, D.O.
Fellowship Year 2010-2011
Post Fellowship: Orthopedic Surgeon, Orthopedic Specialists of SW Florida
Fort Meyers, Florida
Seth R. Miller, MD
Shoulder Reconstruction and Sports Medicine
Orthopaedic & Neurosurgery Specialists (ONS) / 6 Greenwich Office Park, Greenwich, CT 06831
Paul M. Sethi, MD
Knee & Shoulder Reconstruction, Sports Medicine, and Shoulder Arthroplasty
Orthopaedic & Neurosurgery Specialists (ONS) / 6 Greenwich Office Park, Greenwich, CT 06831
William D. Murrell, MD
Fellowship Year 2021-2022
Post Fellowship: Orthopaedic Surgeon, Gardner Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine/Institute for Mobility and Longevity
Ft. Meyers, FL
Tyler J. Brolin MD
Complex Shoulder Arthroplasty & Reconstruction, and Sports Medicine
Campbell Clinic Orthopaedics / 1400 S. Germantown Road, Germantown, TN 38138
Thomas B. Evely, DO
Fellowship Year: 2020-2021
Post Fellowship: Orthopaedic Surgeon, University of Alabama (UAB);
Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Heersink School of Medicine
Birmingham, Alabama
Clifford Voigt, MD
Fellowship Year 2021-2022
Post Fellowship: Orthopaedic Surgeon, SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Brooklyn, NY
Karthikeyan Chinnakkannu, MD
Fellowship Year: 2020-2021
Post Fellowship: Orthopaedic Surgeon, Bronx Care Health System
Bronx, New York
Erik Carlson, MD
Shoulder Reconstruction, and Sports Medicine
Active Orthopaedics P.C. / 1579 Straits Turnpike, Middlebury, CT 06762
Marc S. Kowalsky, MD
Knee & Shoulder Reconstruction, Sports Medicine
Orthopaedic & Neurosurgery Specialists (ONS) / 6 Greenwich Office Park, Greenwich, CT 06831
Rachel M. Frank, MD
Sports Medicine and Cartilage Regeneration
CU Sports Medicine Center / 2000 S. Colorado Blvd., The Colorado Center Tower One, Suite 4500, Denver, CO 80222
CU Sports Medicine & Performance Center / 2150 Stadium Drive, Boulder, CO 80309
Orthopedics-Anschutz / 1635 Aurora Court, 4th Floor, Aurora, CO 80045
Max N. Seiter, MD
Shoulder, Hip and Knee Reconstruction, Sports Medicine, and Acute Trauma
Vail Summit Orthopaedics / 108 S Frontage Rd W, Vail, CO 81657
Demetris Delos, MD
Knee & Shoulder Reconstruction, and Sports Medicine
Orthopaedic & Neurosurgery Specialists (ONS) / 6 Greenwich Office Park, Greenwich, CT 06831
Armando F. Vidal, MD
Knee & Shoulder Reconstruction, Sports Medicine, and Acute Trauma
The Steadman Clinic / 181 West Meadow Drive, Suite 400, Vail, CO 81657
Lauren M. Fabian, MD
Shoulder, Knee & Elbow Reconstruction and Sports Medicine
Orthopaedic Specialty Group (OSG) / 305 Black Rock Turnpike, Fairfield, CT 06825 and 762 River Road, Shelton, CT 06484
R. Tim Greene, MD
Complex Hip Arthroscopy and Sports Medicine
Orthopaedic & Neurosurgery Specialists (ONS) / 6 Greenwich Office Park, Greenwich, CT 06831
Peter J. Millett, MD, MSc
Knee & Shoulder Reconstruction, Shoulder Arthroplasty, and Sports Medicine
The Steadman Clinic / 181 West Meadow Drive, Suite 400, Vail, CO 81657
Jaya Shanmugam, M.D.
Fellowship Year: 2019-2020
Post Fellowship: Orthopaedic Surgeon, Pratt Regional Medical Center
Pratt, Kansas
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