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 I have been in the practice of Orthopedics in Omaha, Nebraska since
July 1985. I was raised in Rochester, Minnesota in a family of eight
children. I had an early exposure to Orthopedics as my father was in
charge of the Orthopedic Training Program at the Mayo Clinic. My
undergraduate training was at the University of Minnesota in Morris,
Minnesota. I attended Medical School at Creighton University in Omaha,
Nebraska. My Orthopedic training was in Cleveland, Ohio at Case
Western Reserve University. Following this, I took a Fellowship in
Total Joint Replacement Surgery at the Mayo Clinic in 1984. My wife
and I have six children. Three girls, ages 27, 25, 24 and three boys,
ages 22, 19, and 16. We also have two Golden Retrievers named Molly
and Moses.
My practice is almost exclusively that of the care of arthritis of the hip and knee. As of May 1, 2008 I have performed 4533 joint replacements of which there have been 1556 total knee, 1011 partial-knee, 255 total knee revisions, 1299 total hips, and 412 hip revisions.
I believe that education is an integral part of the treatment of arthritis affecting the hip and knee. I offer educational seminars two times a month dealing with the subjects of knee and hip arthritis and the surgical and non-surgical treatment of those conditions. I have two web sites that I update monthly at www.avoidtotalknee.com and www.midwesthipandknee.com .
Approximately 78% of my knee surgeries at this time are partial or uni-compartmental knee replacements. I have performed this procedure since 1985. In 2001 I began doing this through a minimally invasive approach utilizing a 4 inch incision. The muscle or tendon is not cut allowing for faster recovery. I have performed 959 of these procedures. If you are interested in this type of surgery, we will get an MRI scan of your knee prior to surgery to see if you are a candidate. The rehabilitation is fairly rapid with many patients getting onto a cane by 5 to 10 days and physical therapy for only 3 weeks after surgery. To learn more about this procedure visit my website at www.avoidtotalknee.com . I do 15 to 20 of these procedures each month.
On June 5, 2006 I began performing the Zimmer “gender specific knee”. These knee implants are made specifically for women.
In May 2004 I began doing ceramic total hip replacement. In March 2008 I began performing the Zimmer hip using “Kinectiv” Technology allowing for more accurate placement of natural hip centers taking into account the differences in the male and female hip.
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