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2D and 3D MRIs Provide Reliable Measurements for Planning ACL Surgery
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can reliably establish measurements for anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) “footprints” that are critical to the placement of grafts for reconstruction surgery, UT Southwestern researchers report.
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Study Aims to Improve Diagnosis of Infections Following Shoulder Surgery
The most common bacterial infection to occur after revision shoulder arthroplasty surgery can be diagnosed more accurately by considering how quickly samples of the microbe grow in hospital labs and the level of bacteria that grows, a study partly performed at UT Southwestern shows.
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Mock Surgeries Show Young Women That There’s Room for Them in the Orthopedics Field
North Texas hospitals hosted 40 high schoolers Saturday as part of an outreach program to expose girls to orthopedic surgery and engineering
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Captain Indestructible: Dallas firefighter rises from the ashes and returns to job he loves
Dallas Fire-Rescue Capt. Chris Gadomski suffered severe burns and broken legs in a massive gas explosion in Oak Cliff last year. With the help of his family, fellow firefighters, and care teams at UT Southwestern and Parkland hospitals, he never stopped fighting to return to active duty.
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Multidisciplinary Effort Key in Hip Fracture Care for Elders
The Returning Seniors to Orthopedic Excellence (RESTORE) service focused on prioritizing early pain management and reducing time to surgery for geriatric patients with hip fractures, which was integrated with the Nurses Improving Care for Healthsystem Elders (NICHE) program.
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Back on Your Feet: Broken Hips Appear to Heal Faster With Team Approach
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2020–2021 Orthopaedic Journal
The Dept. of Orthopaedic Surgery is pleased to publish this fifth edition of the UT Southwestern Orthopaedic Journal. This issue captures the theme of resilience and growth we’ve seen in UTSW’s Orthopaedic Surgery program during the 20-21 academic year.
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After ACL Tear, UFC Star Is Back Fighting for His Family and His Country
After ACL reconstruction and rehab at UT Southwestern, UFC contender Kennedy Nzechukwu says he is feeling stronger than ever.
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Orthopaedic Residency Program
Our goal is to attract outstanding candidates from diverse backgrounds and train them to be skilled clinicians and surgeons representing all subspecialties of orthopaedic surgery. UT Southwestern is "the future of medicine, today."
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Innovations in Hip Care
As people live longer and play harder, their hips bear an increasingly heavier load. Dr. Joel Wells, and Dr. Megan Sorich discuss advances in hip preservation and replacement as well as strategies to safeguard long-term hip health.
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UT Southwestern, Scottish Rite for Children Researchers Study Effects of Pandemic on Youth Athletes
More teenage athletes experienced depression and anxiety during the early weeks of the pandemic, when COVID-19 restrictions curtailed sports activities, according to a survey of 600 child and adolescent athletes.
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UTSW Orthopedic Surgeon Honored for His Work on Diabetic Limb Salvage
In the U.S., 73,000 lower limb amputations are performed every year on people with diabetes, and many of those patients will die within two years due to decreased activity and other factors.