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The Division of Ankle and Foot Surgery focuses on deformity, trauma, and disease of the foot and ankle. This busy service provides much of the foot and ankle care for Southern New England and oversees daily management of many pathologies which affect foot and ankle functions, such as bunion and lesser toe deformity correction, fracture repair, total joint replacement and fusion for arthritic maladies, arthroscopic management of sports injuries, complex reconstruction of lower extremity malalignment, and care for diabetic/neuromuscular disorders. Conservative and surgical approaches encompass both basic treatment methods and more unusual state-of-the-art technological advances, taking place at both The Rhode Island and Miriam Hospitals.
This burgeoning Division also represents the primary educational foot and ankle program for Brown Medical School. It strongly espouses the principles of the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS) to deliver top quality care to foot and ankle patients, and is responsible for teaching medical students, residents, and visiting orthopaedic surgeons the skills to ensure competent evaluation and treatment of the spectrum of lower extremity disorders they will encounter. Cases are discussed weekly with The Chief of Service, who coordinates the Division’s teaching, research, and clinical care in the subspecialty of foot and ankle. Guest lecturers with similar expertise are sometimes invited as orators to share their experiences and, occasionally regional conferences are held with other academic foot and ankle orthopaedic surgeons at neighboring major New England hospitals to strengthen the educational and supportive relationship enjoyed between members of the AOFAS.
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The field of hand surgery deals with both the surgical and nonsurgical treatment of conditions and problems that may take place in the hand or upper extremity (from the tip of the hand to the top of the arm). Many conditions occur in the arm that can be treated by a hand surgeon, including the immediate care of a hand, wrist or arm injury, treatment and reconstruction of old injuries, congenital differences in children, hand, wrist, and elbow arthritis, new lumps on the hand and arm, tumors, conditions that cause tingling, pain and numbness in the hand and arm, as well as swelling of tendons. Some hand surgeons also take care of problems of the elbow and shoulder.
Hand surgeons are required to take specialized training in upper extremity surgery in orthopaedic surgery residencies and hand fellowships. A fellowship in an additional period of study in surgery after a physician completes a multiyear residency is required.
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Musculoskeltal Oncology
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The treatment of children with orthopedic conditions requires a special expertise. The division of pediatric orthopedics at University Orthopedics consists of three fellowship-trained surgeons who are committed to the care of the children of Southern New England. Common conditions that we treat include broken bones, sports injuries in the young athlete, congenital disorders such as clubfeet or dislocated hips, and disorders of the spine such as scoliosis or kyphosis (“roundback”). We also treat patients with Cerebral Palsy, Spina Bifida, Muscular Dystrophy, and other neuromuscular disorders; we emphasize a “team approach” involving physical and occupational therapists and other physicians to provide comprehensive care.
In addition to the non-operative management of musculoskeletal conditions, we perform surgery to correct many of these disorders. These procedures, all of which are performed at Hasbro Children’s Hospital, include fixing fractures, correcting curved spines, reconstructing limb deformities, performing arthroscopic surgery, and lengthening of short limbs. From the traditional to the cutting edge, all available treatment modalities are used to correct the full spectrum of orthopedic disorders in children. The members of our division are actively involved in the education of the next generation of orthopedists, and our fellowship has trained pediatric orthopedists around the country. We invite parents of children with orthopedic disorders or injuries to schedule an appointment with us.
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Upper extremity problems that affect the shoulder and elbow are very common. Patients can develop problems as a result of traumatic injuries, sports activities, work injuries and occupational disorders, and aging and degenerative conditions. The division of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery specializes in evaluating and treating patients with all varieties of musculoskeletal and neurological disorders that affect the shoulder, arm and elbow. These include rotator cuff tears and impingement, shoulder and elbow arthritis, fractures of the clavicle, scapula, humerus and elbow, neurologic problems. A full spectrum of non-operative treatments including physical therapy and injections are used to treat many of these problems. Surgical treatments include the latest in arthroscopic surgery, reconstructive and revision surgery, total joint replacement, fracture fixation, muscle and tendon transfers, nerve decompression, and reconstructive surgery for brachial plexus injuries.
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The Division of the Spine Surgery is composed of two orthopedic surgeons, (Phillip Lucas, MD and Mark Palumbo, MD) an occupational health physician (Randall Updegrove, MD) and a nurse practitioner (Kerry Clark, RN). Our clinicians work as a team to provide evaluation and treatment of adults with disorders of the cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine. Conditions commonly managed by our staff include: disc herniations, spinal stenosis, arthritis of the spine, vertebral fractures and scoliosis.
Dr. Updegrove has special expertise in the evaluation and care of work-related spinal injuries. Nurse Practitioner Clark specializes in the non-operative management of patients with neck and back problems. For those individuals with serious spinal disorders requiring surgery, Dr. Lucas and Dr. Palumbo employ state of the art operative techniques including minimally invasive procedures. Medical and surgical treatment is combined with a comprehensive rehabilitation program with the goal of returning each patient to an active and healthy lifestyle.
Links to related websites: www.spineuniverse.com
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The sports medicine division of University Orthopedics is able to provide comprehensive care for the athletic individual. All of the physicians are board certified and specialize in Orthopedic Sports Medicine or Primary Care Sports Medicine. The unique faculty blend allows for state-of-the-art orthopedic care as well as primary care consultations regarding athletic injuries. Areas of expertise include: the surgical treatment of knee, shoulder and elbow injuries, as well as management of concussions. The division welcomes athletes of all ages and levels to call for an appointment.
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The sub-specialty of Orthopaedic Trauma has developed to provide expert care for patients with severe fractures (broken bones). In the past, these injuries too often caused disability, or even death. In the past 50 years, great strides have been made in treating fractures. Injuries that were previously managed with prolonged bed rest, traction, and casts are now often treated with operations that fix the broken bones, holding them together with special hardware while they heal. This usually allows a patient to be up and about, exercising and using injured legs and arms, helping to avoid prolonged stiffness and weakness.
Most Rhode Islanders with severe fractures have been injured in motor vehicle crashes, particularly motorcycle crashes, or as pedestrians struck by motor vehicles. Other causes of serious fractures are falls from high places and severe workplace injuries. With a severe fracture may come other injuries—perhaps more broken bones, or damage to other parts of the body. Expert evaluation and rapid treatment may be necessary to save life and limb. Patients with complex fractures, or with multiple injuries, need the care provided by a Trauma Center, like Rhode Island Hospital, our region’s only such institution. In a Trauma Center, teams of surgeons, other physicians, nurses, and supporting staff, all focused on treating the patient and his or her injuries are immediately ready to care for seriously injured patients. The hospital must ensure that all resources are immediately available, 24/7. Trauma Centers develop and practice routines for treating severe injuries and their complications. The University Orthopedics Trauma Team works closely together with the rest of Rhode Island Hospital’s trauma specialists, to identify bone and joint injuries and to fix them. We offer expertise and care that equals the world’s best. We also stand ready to help patients who develop complications after injury such as bones that don’t heal correctly, or bone infections.
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