Pediatric board-certified orthopedic surgeon Jennifer M. Brey, M.D., brings nationally recognized expertise in youth anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury management to Norton Children’s Orthopedics of Louisville, affiliated with the UofL School of Medicine. Specializing in physeal-sparing and physeal-respecting ACL reconstruction, Dr. Brey offers referring providers a trusted partner for managing complex sports injuries in skeletally…
Norton Children’s Orthopedics of Louisville surgeons recently performed the world’s first implantation of a novel device for correcting scoliosis in young children. The device is an advancement from traditional growing rods and harnesses the body’s natural spinal growth. Surgeons with Norton Children’s Orthopedics of Louisville, affiliated with the UofL School of Medicine, are the only surgeons in…
New robotic technology has arrived at Norton Brownsboro Hospital. Justin M. Givens, M.D., orthopedic surgeon with Norton Orthopedic Institute, is among the first five surgeons in the country — and the first in Kentucky — to perform a new groundbreaking, robotic-arm assisted reverse shoulder replacement surgery with Mako SmartRobotics. This procedure hopes to offer a higher degree…
The patient A 12-year-old male initially was seen for significant bowing of the right tibia, causing knee pain — and his mom noted increasing deformity as he was growing older. There was concern for continued bowing of the leg, causing long-term issues with the right knee. He was having mild to moderate knee pain, which…
The patient A 45-year-old man with bilateral thumb carpometacarpal joint arthritis for several years (Figures 1 and 2): He tried bracing and steroid injections, which eventually provided diminishing relief. He works as a mechanic for UPS but was having an increasingly difficult time at work due to pain and loss of pinch and grip strength….
The goal of total knee replacement surgery has not changed in the 50 years since the procedure’s inception, but new technology available to surgeons allows for more precision and customization than traditional knee replacement. Advances in technology and surgical technique, along with enhanced perioperative pain control, also have driven a shift to outpatient total knee…
As more children are participating in organized sports at younger ages, often specializing in a single sport with high levels of competition, overuse injuries have become increasingly common among young athletes. It is important for providers to recognize common overuse injuries and their accompanying symptoms for proper diagnosis and management. Some common pediatric sports overuse…
Zain Z. Rahman, M.D., is a nonsurgical orthopedist specializing in sports medicine and practicing at Norton Orthopedic Institute offices in Jeffersonville, New Albany and Scottsburg in Southern Indiana. Dr. Rahman, team physician for Indiana University Southeast in New Albany and athletic teams at Floyd Central High School in Floyds Knobs, Indiana, and New Albany High…
Nonsurgical management can be effective for many patients with chronic knee pain. Physical therapy combined with oral analgesics can be used to treat typical causes of chronic knee pain in adults, including knee osteoarthritis, patellofemoral pain syndrome, and meniscal, tendon and ligament injuries, according to the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP). The AAFP also…
When it comes to chronic joint pain treatment, there are several nonsurgical or minimally invasive options to discuss with patients before recommending open surgery or joint replacement. “Nonsurgical methods can still be very effective with pain management and improving quality of life in patients with chronic pain,” said Nathan L. McKinney, D.O., orthopedic sports medicine…
Joshua K. Wu, D.O., is a nonsurgical orthopedic sports medicine physician with Norton Orthopedic Institute. Dr. Wu earned his medical degree from Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine-Carolinas Campus, Spartanburg, South Carolina. He completed his family medicine residency at Riverside Regional Medical Center, Newport News, Virginia, and a sports medicine fellowship at Mountain Area Health Education…
Norton Arm & Hand Institute is the new name for Norton Louisville Arm & Hand, as of March 1, 2024. The goal of Norton Arm & Hand Institute is to be a destination program by establishing itself as a thought and practice leader in upper extremity care. The institute is founded upon five pillars: clinical…