UAMS Orthopaedics News
April 11, 2018
Orthopaedics Researchers Explore Biomechanics From All Angles
Researchers are studying biomechanics using the high-tech gait and motion-detection laboratory at the HipKnee Arkansas Foundation. By researching the structure and function of human movement in a variety of contexts, the goal is to improve the development and assessment of orthopaedic interventions and better understand injury prevention. Erin Mannen, Ph.D., a mechanical engineer from the…
April 3, 2018
Cabot Woman Back to Active Lifestyle after Hip Procedure
Beverly Smith isn’t used to being held back. The now-retired Cabot resident loves to be on the move. She longs to travel. She lives for cruises and trips with her husband, and the freedom to do as they please. Last year, that way of life came to an abrupt halt when knee pain sidelined her….
March 27, 2018
Greenville Man Fitted for Robotic Arm Controlled by Thought
The first memory David Scott has following his traffic accident July 31, 2017, is a paramedic leaning over trying to help release him from underneath his 18-wheeler. “I’m trying to pull my arm out and they’re telling me I can’t,” Scott said. “So I turn around and try and force it. But they stopped me.”…
March 22, 2018
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February 8, 2018
High-Tech Gait Lab Maps Infant Biomechanics
Modern babies move from car seat to stroller to baby swing and back again. Meanwhile, what they aren’t moving is their muscles. What effect does all of this containment have? What muscles are key as babies work toward developmental milestones? How can baby products have an impact – for better or worse? These and other…
February 1, 2018
Hot Springs Village Man Still Active After Ankle Replacement
It was a slope he knew to avoid, but one his adventurous spirit wouldn’t let him. “What I love about snow skiing is you’re in complete control of your destiny,” said 74-year-old Marcus Everett. “I got hooked on the speed.” He was halfway down the mountain in Breckinridge, Colorado, in 2008, a location he’d frequented…
January 9, 2018
First Arkansan Receives Surgery to Prepare for Robotic Arm
Jacob Mauterstock can run a half-marathon in an hour-and-a-half. He’s in the gym every day. He demonstrates yoga poses at the drop of a hat. “It’s a lifestyle thing,” said Mauterstock, 41, of Conway. That approach to life remains steadfast, even though Mauterstock lost his left arm in December 2016. Despite this setback and thanks…
December 19, 2017
Perry Initiative Helping Change the Face of Orthopaedics
Faces serious with concentration as drill bits spiral into bone. Faces protected by goggles as fragments start to fly. Faces that break into smiles and nervous laughter as they examine their first attempts at standard orthopaedic surgery techniques. Faces that – unlike the trend for most of orthopaedic surgery and engineering disciplines – are female….
June 16, 2017
Dr. Lowry Barnes Invested in Nelson Chair in Orthopaedic Surgery
June 2, 2017 | C. Lowry Barnes, M.D., chair of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine’s Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, was invested June 1 in the Carl L. Nelson, M.D., Distinguished Chair in Orthopaedic Surgery. Barnes, who graduated with honors from the College of Medicine in 1986 and completed his internship and…
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