New Bone and Joint Institute continued
Foot and Ankle
Musculoskeletal Oncology
Fellowship-trained physicians
practicing highly specialized care
are assembled in eight clusters:
Strains and sprains, bone spurs and
bunions, sports-related injuries,
neuropathies, and more are treated by
specialists dedicated to preserving and
protecting the function of the foot and
ankle. Reconstructive surgery, such as
ankle replacement, is available as well.
Hand and Wrist
Joint Replacement
For disease and injury from the
fingertips to the elbow, including
elbow replacement surgery, orthopaedic
and plastic surgeons, rehabilitation
therapists, and other hand and wrist
specialists offer complete expertise in
osteoarthritis, compressed nerves, and
repetitive-motion injuries, such as carpal
tunnel syndrome.
Bone, cartilage, and soft-tissue cancers
are treated in both adults and children,
with survival and quality of care the
primary focus. Collaborative care
includes sarcoma specialists, and
those in radiation oncology, pain
management, allied health, and other
support services for each patient to
receive unparalleled care.
More than 1,000 joint replacements are
performed each year at Scott & White
for patients with irreparable function
and chronic pain from age-related
wear and sports injuries involving
the hip, knee, ankle, and elbow. A
strong focus on research development,
including implants, distinguishes our
comprehensive program.
and Joint Institute is certainly unique,
and Scott & White Healthcare is proud
to offer such an incredible resource to
the region.
Pediatric orthopaedics
In association with the pediatric team
of experts at the McLane Children’s
Hospital Scott & White, child-focused
treatment is available in a supportive,
family-centered environment for benign
and malignant tumors, bowed legs,
knock-knee, bone infections, scoliosis,
and congenital malformations associated
with cerebral palsy and spina bifida.
Rickets, trauma, and sports-related
injuries also are treated.
Spine Center
In partnership with neurology and
neurosurgery experts at the Scott &
White Neuroscience Institute, complete
diagnostic, treatment, and rehabilitation
services for spine fractures, neck
pain, back pain, scoliosis and spinal
deformity, spinal cord injuries, sciatica,
and multiple sclerosis are offered.
Disk replacement, motion preservation
surgeries, complex tumor removal, and
spine reconstruction are additional areas
of unique expertise.
Bone and Joint Institute division directors look forward to the facility's opening!
Seated (left to right): Dr. Robert E. Reeve and Dr. Robert A. Probe. Standing (left
to right): Dr. Kirby D. Hitt, Dr. Russell A. Ward, Dr. Scott M. Munroe, Dr. Michael L.
Brennan, Dr. Hanes H. Brindley, Dr. Mark D. Rahm, and Dr. Douglas S. Fornfeist.
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