Norton Healthcare has received certification as an Orthopaedic Center of Excellence, one of only 12 hospital systems in the country to receive the designation. Norton Healthcare’s Norton Orthopedic Institute and Norton Leatherman Spine received the designation from DNV Healthcare, a leading worldwide certification body committed to the development and continual improvement of health care quality…
Joseph A. O’Daniel Jr., M.D., had his first experience with orthopedic surgery as a Trinity High School student. While playing basketball, he fractured a finger bad enough that it needed surgery. He went on from high school in Louisville to the U.S. Naval Academy and served in Afghanistan and Iraq before returning to Louisville to…
As a Norton Louisville Arm & Hand surgeon, Lauren M. Fader, M.D., enjoys the wide range of patients she gets to see: from a child whose fingers have been closed in a door, to an athlete with an elbow injury, to an octogenarian with arthritis. “I love the variety,” Dr. Fader said. “I try to…
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is an X-linked recessive disorder caused by deficiency of the dystrophin protein. In the absence of dystrophin, skeletal muscle fibers rupture and atrophy over time leading to progressive weakness, respiratory muscle weakness and cardiomyopathy. Loss of ambulation typically occurs early in the first decade of life without treatment. Orthopedic treatments may…
Besides exercise, diet and lifestyle choices, bone health is of critical importance as we age. A house is only as strong as its foundation, and bones are the body’s foundation. People reach peak bone density in their 30s, then bone loss begins to exceed the rate of bone formation. While you can’t regain full bone…
The patient A 12-year-old female presented to Norton Children’s Hospital emergency department with a one-week history of worsening right knee pain and swelling. There was no known trauma, but pain started after exertion in gym class. Initial MRI demonstrated an aggressive bone lesion involving almost the entire right femur. She underwent initial biopsy which confirmed…
The patient A 31-year-old otherwise healthy man presented with an enlarging and increasingly symptomatic left posterior ilium tumor. Biopsy revealed high grade osteosarcoma. Additional staging studies demonstrated no distant metastases. He was treated with neoadjuvant MAP chemotherapy (methotrexate, Adriamycin, cisplatin). The challenge Pelvis osteosarcomas have lower overall survival than those of the extremities. Positive surgical…
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) is a group of connective tissue disorders affecting every organ system. The 2017 classification of the syndrome includes 13 subtypes of the condition, though more forms may exist and are rare and not well characterized. The subtypes vary in severity, from slightly loose joints to life-threatening complications. Norton Children’s Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Clinic…
A bone health program to prevent fractures, and platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections for overuse injuries, joint arthritis and other tendon and ligament injuries are among the nonsurgical interventions offered by Norton Orthopedic Institute. Platelet rich plasma therapy Patients with orthopedic injuries such as tennis elbow or chronic joint arthritis often improve with platelet-rich plasma (PRP)…
Specialists at Norton Orthopedic Institute and Norton Cancer Institute work together in a team approach for treatment of bone and soft tissue tumors. As an orthopedic oncologist, I work closely with medical and radiation oncologists, musculoskeletal radiologists, and surgical pathologists to determine the best course of treatment for each patient. Timing of the various treatments…
When patients are considering joint replacement surgery, we look at several important benchmarks to see if the patient is ready. The first consideration is pain. Is the pain they’re experiencing in their knee intermittent, occurring only during strenuous activity, or is it constant and interfering with their daily lives? If it’s only intermittent, the patient…
Norton Louisville Arm & Hand, part of Norton Orthopedic Institute, is growing in size and scope. Norton Louisville Arm & Hand currently has eight surgeons and a ninth arriving in September. This practice provides comprehensive coverage of issues with upper extremities, from the elbow to fingertips. As the practice grows, Norton Orthopedic Institute’s role with…