NEWS & VIEWS
No Results Found
The page you requested could not be found. Try refining your search, or use the navigation above to locate the post.
Mako Robotic-Assisted Surgery now in New Iberia
New Iberia is on the verge of having its very first robotic surgery available to patients of the Teche Area. The Iberia Medical Center held an open house at its North Campus Wednesday to introduce its Mako robotic-arm surgical robot. The machine is designed to...
Pain in the Foot
If you are having pain at the bottom of the foot or heel, you are not alone. 10 percent of American adults are impacted by heel pain and it accounts for one million patient visits per year in the U.S. If you have made a sincere attempt to self-diagnose using Google,...
Healing Thumb Issues Before they Become Chronic
Healing Thumb Issues Before They Become Chronic: Skier's Thumb Heading to the mountains each winter is a trip many people in South Louisiana look forward to each year. While it is a safe and exciting trip for most, unfortunately, there are injuries that can occur on...
Avoid spooky injuries this Halloween
Don’t let a sports injury keep you out of the game
It's something you never want to experience as an athlete- a sprained ankle, a torn ACL or even in a concussion. "We're available should the need arise. Unfortunately, injuries are a part of every sport," said Dr. Michael Duval. Duval is an orthopedic surgeon and...
New Orleans startup one of 10 in new health care accelerator
A new health care-based accelerator program has named 10 startups that will participate this fall in Lafayette.The list includes New Orleans-based Levisonics, which uses a non-contact method to analyze blood coagulation and fluid quality control testing.Other...
The Direct Anterior Approach
The Direct Anterior Approach Are all Total Hip Replacement Surgeries the same? No! The greatest advancement in Total Hip Replacement in recent years is The Direct Anterior Approach (DAA). An approach is the “route” a surgeon takes from skin incision to the hip joint...
Press Release: LOS Using New Post Surgical Pain Control
Louisiana Orthopaedic Specialists Using New Post Surgical Pain Control to Decrease Prescription Narcotic Need Lafayette, LA - Every day, the fellowship-trained surgeons of Louisiana Orthopaedic Specialists are performing major surgeries, which usually requires pain...
Industry Insights
Park Place Surgical Hospital and Louisiana Orthopaedic Specialists held a joint press conference on Thursday to unveil a new technology that will improve spine surgeries.
The Surgical Spine Robot is being used for the first time in the world outside of a few selected University Hospitals (none of which are located in Louisiana.)
The robot is expected to increase accuracy and allow surgeons to pre-plan procedures.
“Robotic spine surgery is a game changer. Patients who have significant back pain, nerve pain, sciatica or numbness in their lower extremities and haven’t had success with non-operative treatment, have options. We are proud to be the first surgeons in the state to use the Globus and provide world-class, revolutionary care here in Acadiana,“ said Dr. Lon Baronne of Louisiana Orthopaedic Specialists. He and Dr. Neil Romero are the only two orthopedic spine surgeons trained to operate using the new robot in the state.
Learn more about our robotic spine surgery here or call 337-769-4591.
Souce: KATC
Rate of injuries among youth soccer players doubled, new study finds.
From 1990 through 2014, the number of soccer-related injuries treated in hospital emergency departments in the US each year increased by 78 percent and the yearly rate of injuries increased by 111 percent among youth 7-17 years of age, a new article reports.
Source: Science Daily