Pediatric patients with diaphyseal forearm fractures treated with intramedullary fixation using either titanium elastic nails, stainless steel elastic nails or K-wires had no differences in outcomes, time to union, surgical time or complication rates, according to results published in The Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma.
In Denver, each new year kicks off with the National Western Stock Show and Rodeo, a Colorado tradition since 1906. It’s a tradition that team roper Dr. Jason Stoneback has taken part in since he began working with the Justin Sports Medicine Team in 2011.
A Wyoming rancher nearly died in a terrible head-on crash. By chance, fate brought him to just the right doctor: a fellow cowboy who could help him get back in the saddle again.
A Wyoming rancher nearly died in a terrible head-on crash. By chance, fate brought him to just the right doctor: a fellow cowboy who could help him get back in the saddle again.
Archie and Lesa Chant were headed home to their Wyoming ranch, driving on a “middle-of-nowhere,” two-lane highway when the course of their future forever changed.
That massive medical campus on the east side of town got the kind of news Tuesday that sent them scrambling toward 9NEWS for once. It's one of just five Level 1 Trauma centers.
Jandl Scott, a patient at CU and a U.S. Army veteran, talks with Dr. Jason Stoneback about his surgery at recovery at CU. Stoneback and his team treated Jandl for a severe leg injury.
Early every Wednesday morning in the Anschutz Inpatient Pavilion on the Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora, Colorado, a team of multidisciplinary professionals meet to review and discuss complex cases of patients who face a host of serious orthopedic issues from infections and amputations to deformities.
Maritza Wiedel is an example of this science. A lifelong top athlete who played collegiate volleyball, lacrosse and skiing, Maritza began seeking orthopedics care at age 19 for intolerable lower back and buttock pain. Burger said that spinal pain is not uncommon in young elite athletes such as Maritza, as spines don’t stop growing until age 24.
Dr. Jason Stoneback and his team at the CU Anschutz Medical Campus have enabled hundreds of patients with limb maladies to live active and productive lives. Dr. Stoneback is chief of orthopedic trauma and fracture surgery, director of the Limb Restoration Program, and vice chair of clinical affairs.
One summer afternoon 23 years ago, Donna Thornburg got out of her Suburban at a car wash in Westminster, Colorado, to open the passenger-side back door when a car hit her from behind and crushed her knees between the bumpers.
Janet Corral, 53, stands on the mobility platform at UCHealth Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Clinic – Stapleton. She unweights herself with her hands on the stainless-steel rails running the length of the apparatus.
Dr. Jason Stoneback, the Director of Orthopedic Trauma and Fracture Surgery as well as Director of Inpatient Orthopedic Medical Services at University of Colorado Hospital, balances his full-time job with his passion for rodeoing.
After breaking his leg, Delvin got a serious infection and was facing a possible amputation. The limb restoration team at UCHealth stopped the infection and saved Delvin's leg. "...seeing them from the darkest point of their life to their restored self. Now, he's back to doing the things he loves.