News & Patient Stories
Osseointegration/Limb Restoration News
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How to Apply the Shrinker to Residual Limb after Primary or Revision AmputationOpens in a new window
Feb 19, 2025How to Apply the Shrinker to Residual Limb after Primary or Revision AmputationOpens in a new window Full story -
This Is Where Dreams LiveOpens in a new window
Feb 4, 2025The University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus is a world-class medical destination at the forefront of transformative science, medicine, education and healthcare.Opens in a new window Full story -
Innovative prosthetics center transforms care for amputeesOpens in a new window
Oct 26, 2024“When dealing with extremities at risk, there’s a subset of people for whom amputation becomes the right choice. That’s always been a pillar of the Limb Restoration Program,” said Dr. Jason Stoneback, an orthopedic traumatologist at UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital, who founded the program.Opens in a new window Full story -
Really Extraordinary’: CU School of Medicine Honors Distinguished Clinicians and Faculty Professionalism
Jul 30, 2024Service to patients. Passion and drive. Excellence, integrity, and humanism. Those and many other qualities were cited by admiring presenters as University of Colorado School of Medicine faculty were honored July 29 at the school’s Distinguished Clinician and Distinguished Faculty Professionalism Awards ceremony.Full story -
From the Start: The Roots of O&P Multidisciplinary TeamsOpens in a new window
Jun 24, 2024Pooling specialized knowledge from multiple disciplines and working together to improve outcomes for patients with complex limb loss issues seems like a great idea. As increasing attention is focused on the growth and success of such teams, we asked multidisciplinary team members where the idea started, why it didn’t happen sooner, and where it’s going.Opens in a new window Full story
Trauma News
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Amputees find lasting solution to an old prosthesis problem at UCHealthOpens in a new window
Aug 12, 2020Amputees find lasting solution to an old prosthesis problem at UCHealth. "They’re actually able to feel the pressure they’re putting through the ground through their prosthesis."Opens in a new window Full story -
The Front Lines: Team Ropers in the Healthcare Field during the COVID-19 CrisisOpens in a new window
Jun 3, 2020The team roping industry is packed full of heroes, who step up to the front line when they’re called. During the COVID-19 crisis that brought the nation to a screeching halt, ropers in the healthcare field jumped at the chance to help those in crisis, and we honor their contribution here.Opens in a new window Full story -
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Tricky limb-restoration surgeries preserve Colten Fritzlan’s promising rodeo careerOpens in a new window
May 4, 2020Colten Fritzlan in action at the Tuff Hedeman Bull Riding Tour competition in El Paso, Texas on Feb. 8, 2020, after limb-restoration surgeries helped preserve his rodeo career. Photo courtesy Todd Brewer Photography.Opens in a new window Full story -
What if you break a hip (or leg, or whatever) during a pandemic?Opens in a new window
Apr 5, 2020What if you break a hip (or leg, or whatever) during a pandemic? People still get hurt. Orthopedic Trauma and other UCHealth trauma services have taken steps to be able to put patients back together and keep coronavirus out of the picture. By: Todd Neff, for UCHealthOpens in a new window Full story