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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 engineeringCaptain 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.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.Back on Your Feet: Broken Hips Appear to Heal Faster With Team Approach
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.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.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.Creating a Regenerative Microenvironment to Augment the Healing of Childhood Bone Necrosis
Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease, also known as juvenile osteonecrosis of the femoral head, causes debilitating osteoarthritis in half of the children it affects.UT Southwestern Orthopaedic Surgeon First in Texas to Use AR Shoulder Replacement Surgery
UT Southwestern Medical Center is one of just 15 surgical centers in the world using next-generation augmented reality (AR) in the operating room for shoulder arthroplasty.Putting a Protein into Overdrive to Heal Spinal Cord Injuries
Using genetic engineering, researchers at UT Southwestern and Indiana University have reprogrammed scar-forming cells in mouse spinal cords to create new nerve cells, spurring recovery after spinal cord injury.RESTORE Program Provides Special Care for Seniors with Fractures
UT Southwestern is providing new hope for older adults who suffer fractures and the complications that can result from those injuries with the new Returning Seniors to Orthopedic Excellence (RESTORE) Program.