Looking back at the 38th Annual University of Iowa Sports Medicine Symposium
Orthopedic and sports medicine providers from across the country join Iowa faculty to discuss the latest in quality, comprehensive care for athletes.
Surgical skills training model for PGY2 orthopedic residents
A weeklong surgical skill course helps second-year orthopedic residents' prep for added responsibilities.
How to protect your kids when they play sports, according to doctors
University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, Department of Orthopedics Clinical Professor, Andrew Peterson, MD, comments on pediatrics head injuries in sports.
Exploring novel risk factors for ACL and hip injuries in female athletes
Sports Medicine researchers at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine are investigating how relaxin, a menstrual cycle hormone that promotes connective tissue degeneration, may be associated with joint stability, injuries, and patterns of degradation of important tissues such as the...
Researchers receive $1.9 million grant to establish simulation-based surgical training in Orthopedics
Researchers from Iowa's Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation have been awarded a five-year, $1.9 million grant from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to continue their work toward establishing simulation-based training and objective, surgical skill evaluation...
Bone Health Clinic goal: coordinated assessment, prevention of subsequent fragility fractures
Orthopedic surgeons do an excellent job repairing hip, wrist, and other low energy fractures. But sometimes the fracture is not the sole issue. Underlying bone health and osteoporosis should be addressed, as well to minimize the chances of future fractures. This can be a challenge in busy...
De Cesar Netto: A clearer picture with weight-bearing 3D analysis
The orthopedic surgeon's expertise in using advanced imaging methods is giving patients the most complete and accurate bone assessments of the lower extremities.
Unique bone cancer treatment is customized to each patient’s anatomy
The treatment uses 3D technology to precisely map tumor removal and develop prosthetics that are unique to each patient’s anatomy. It’s helping patients get back to their active lifestyles sooner.
University of Iowa Orthopedic researchers taught at the Orthopedic Trauma Association Resident Fracture Course
Iowa team builds on its landmark scoliosis-related research
For more than a decade, a University of Iowa Health Care orthopedics team has been chipping away at a constellation of research efforts emanating from its multicenter clinical trial “Bracing in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Trial (BrAIST).”
The landmark study, published in the...