Orthopedics
The goal of the Orthopedic Clinic is to provide assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of fractures and surgical orthopedic disease; to promote quality patient care through integration of scientific medical principles; to include the patient in planning and implementation of the patient’s care; to provide useful feedback and education to referring providers; and to exceed the compliance requirements with military and civilian regulatory agencies.
Services Offered
- Detailed musculoskeletal evaluation of fractures and other musculoskeletal injuries that may require surgical intervention.
- Diagnoses and treatment of orthopedic surgical conditions in adults
- Diagnoses and treatment of many orthopedic surgical conditions in pediatric patients
- Prescribe medications within scope of practice
- Small procedures; i.e. large and small joint injections and aspirations, some hardware removal
- Anesthesia (digital block, local, limited regional blocks as necessary)
- Manage post-operative complications (treatment of hemorrhage, hematoma evacuation, infections, etc)
- Incision and drainage of cyst or abscess
- Splint application and management
- Cast application and management
- Orthopedic device (controlled ankle motion boots, prefabricated splints, shoulder and knee immobilizer) application and education.
- Nail avulsion (partial and total)
- Biopsy or repair of nail matrix and nail bed
- Collection of specimen for gram-stain, or cultures
- Complex and/or revision of multiligament injuries of the knee or shoulder
Services Not Offered
- Spine surgical evaluation
- Scoliosis
- Pediatric hip dysplasia and other congenital pediatric musculoskeletal pathologies
- Musculoskeletal manifestations of cerebral palsy
- Complex open shoulder reconstruction
- Total joint replacement of the hip or knee