Join us today as we officially open our new location in Brevard. Offering urgent care, Orthopedics visits and full physical therapy services.
WED, SEP 16
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Excited to open our new SESM office in Brevard. Will start seeing patients there in mid September, as well as offer PT services and a full urgent care.
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WED, SEP 16
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Can’t believe it’s been this long since we finished residency. Proud of these guys and what they contribute to orthopedics. Definitely miss my time at Beaumont.
Hussein Saad is with Michelle Hess and 2 others.
June 3 at 2:34 PM ·
Time flies. 8 years ago we graduated from our Orthopaedic surgery residency. Since then, the world has changed significantly. Our chairman has passed, along with some great colleagues. I still consider these 3 guys my brothers. All practicing in different parts of the country, yet still tied to metro Detroit. This is home!
Congrats to Pardee for their “A” grade from Leapfrog.
Pardee UNC Health Care
May 6 at 12:23 PM ·
Did you know that Leapfrog assigns grades twice a year, in fall and spring, to more than 2,600 hospitals nationwide?The organization uses data on measures like surgery incidents, patient accidents and staffing levels.
Pardee is proud to be an "A" hospital! “Pardee has an ongoing focus on quality and safety for our patients,” said Jay Kirby, president of Pardee UNC Health. “This grade reflects the relentless dedication and commitment of our team members to uphold high standards of care.” https://bit.ly/3dvcoCv
Did you know that Leapfrog assigns grades twice a year, in fall and spring, to more than 2,600 hospitals nationwide?The organization uses data on measures like surgery incidents, patient accidents and staffing levels.
Pardee is proud to be an "A" hospital! “Pardee has an ongoing focus on quality and safety for our patients,” said Jay Kirby, president of Pardee UNC Health. “This grade reflects the relentless dedication and commitment of our team members to uphold high standards of care.” https://bit.ly/3dvcoCv
Southeastern Sports Medicine is at Southeastern Sports Medicine.
April 6 at 5:45 PM · Asheville, NC ·
To the Western North Carolina Community,
Southeastern Sports Medicine and Orthopedics is here to serve all of your orthopedic needs. We are taking all necessary precautions to ensure our patients, staff and providers are safe in this difficult time. Please call one of our five locations to set up an appointment today.
Thank you,
Southeastern Sports Medicine and Orthopedics
Been fielding a lot of questions regarding if I was still seeing patients, able to operate, etc, given the recent Covid-19 outbreak. Though most problems do need to wait, this post hopefully will help address some of the more urgent questions that may arise, and help patients determine if face-to-face evaluation is in order. AndrewKerstenMD.com
https://www.andrewkerstenmd.com/blog/orthopedics-covid-19
ANDREWKERSTENMD.COM
Orthopedics & Covid-19: Andrew Kersten, MD: Orthopedic Surgery
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Andrew D. Kersten, MD updated their info in the about section.
So I finally did a thing...started a public Instagram profile. Planning on sharing some interesting cases, images, etc. Feel free to give me a follow and am open to content requests.
IG: @andrewkerstenmd
Mountain bike accidents are super common in western NC. This patient suffered a distal 1/3 clavicle fracture after a bad wreck. These injuries have a good chance of not healing and often need surgery. Repaired this fracture with a superior plate, then scoped the shoulder and placed a metal button under the coracoid to increase the fixation strength.
1) distal 1/3 clavicle fracture
2) arthroscopic images of coracoid, drill into coracoid, and the metal suture button in place
3) post op images of repaired clavicle
#orthopedics #orthopaedics #sportsmedicine #shoulder #surgery #arthroscopy #arthrex #mountainbike
Another interesting case this week. This patient had symptoms consistent with bicep tendinitis and had failed conservative treatments. Arthroscopy of her shoulder revealed a few uncommon bicep issues. First, her bicep had split into two attachments onto the glenoid. Also, one of the limbs had completely scarred into her superior capsule/rotator interval tissue. She also had a Buford Complex, which is a more common anomaly. Had to free up the bicep, then performed a “loop and tack” style arthroscopic tenodesis to fix the issue.
Pic 1: split bicep, blue arrows
Pic 2: bicep (yellow), adhesions to capsule (blue arrow)
Pic 3: bicep free of scar
Pic 4: loop and tack suture knot
Pic 5: transecting the bicep off the superior labrum
Pic 6: tenodesing bicep (red star) into upper groove on humerus
Pic 7: glenoid after bicep cut
#sportsmedicine #shouldersurgery #orthopedics #orthopedicsurgery #asheville #unchealth #arthroscopy #biceps
Calcific Tendonitis is a common shoulder issue where calcium deposits form usually within the rotator cuff tendons. After failing a course of conservative management, this patient underwent surgery to fix his issue.
1) XR image with calcification circled in red
2-3) MRI images showing the deposits near the rotator interval and anterior cable supraspinatus
4) intraop image with probe identifying underlying calcification
5-7) calcific areas identified by red arrows
8 ) defect in area was large enough that a repair was performed of the remaining healthy tendon
#shoulder #shouldersurgery #orthopedicsurgery #orthopedics #arthroscopy #sportsmedicine #asheville #unchealth
Excited to get round 1 of the Pfizer Covid vaccine today. Easiest shot I’ve had. Amazing scientific feat now let’s just hope they can make more. #unchealthcare #pardee
Honored to be voted as one of NC’s top Docs for 2020 per @businessnorthcarolina, and congrats to fellow @happywithpardee honorees as well. To be acknowledged by fellow doctors as a standout in Orthopedic Surgery is truly humbling.
https://businessnc.com/top-doctors/
#orthopedicsurgery #sportsmedicine #arthroscopy #asheville #northcarolina #unchealthcare #hendersonvillenc
Not a case I see often, but interesting and a relatively common post op complication.
This patient had her shoulder replaced by a different surgeon. When she started having pain a few months after the procedure, she saw me for a second opinion. She was losing motion in her joint and getting pain over her posterior shoulder. Initial XRs showed a subtle non displaced fracture of her acromion, a known complication following Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty. After a long period of conservative care, including bone stimulator usage, the fracture had not healed. Eventually we decided to go and fix the fracture. Two plates were placed onto the scapula to stabilize the fracture, along with bone graft.
Image 1: fracture circled in red
Image 2: nonunion of acromial fracture
Image 3-5: plate fixation of acromion fracture
#orthopedics #sportsmedicine #shoulder #arthroscopy #asheville #shouldersurgery #orthopedicsurgery
