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The International Center for Limb Lengthening at Sinai Hospital held its 20th Annual Baltimore Limb Deformity Course over Labor Day weekend. Held at the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront Hotel, it featured 275 participants from 31 countries and 26 states.
I visited to see firsthand how Sinai Hospital doctors John Herzenberg, M.D. (pictured right), Shawn Standard, M.D., Janet Conway, M.D., and Bradley Lamm, D.P.M., have developed a course that trains many of the top orthopedic surgeons from around the world.
At first glance the course appeared to be like a trade show. Seventeen medical device manufactures had elaborate displays highlighting some of the latest orthopedic equipment. But then you enter the labs.
Doctors from around the world spent nine-hour days participating in saw bone labs, cadaver labs and digital planning labs.
At the end of the training physicians were able to earn CME or CEU credits. And it wasn?t just listening to lectures. At the saw bone lab you could see many doctors drilling away, using tools resembling what we may find in our garage, only the drills and screws were constructing elaborate fixators on bone models. In the digital imagining lab, doctors plotted out the proper way to construct different frames. The course reminded me of what you could see at an engineering school in terms of the elaborate frame designs, only these designs are used to correct limb deformities.
The physicians and course attendees also had some fun. A highlight of this year?s course was an event at the Maryland Science Center honoring the Hubble Space Telescope's 20th anniversary. Participants were entertained with a new IMAX film about the telescope and were given a presentation by NASA astronaut and orthopedic surgeon Robert Satcher, M.D., about working in space and how telescopes have found spectacular discoveries.
To learn more about the International Center for Limb Lengthening, click here. -Ryan Nawrocki
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Health News
Baltimore Limb Course Celebrates 20 Years
The International Center for Limb Lengthening at Sinai Hospital held its 20th Annual Baltimore Limb Deformity Course over Labor Day weekend. Held at the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront Hotel, it featured 275 participants from 31 countries and 26 states.
I visited to see firsthand how Sinai Hospital doctors John Herzenberg, M.D. (pictured right), Shawn Standard, M.D., Janet Conway, M.D., and Bradley Lamm, D.P.M., have developed a course that trains many of the top orthopedic surgeons from around the world.
At first glance the course appeared to be like a trade show. Seventeen medical device manufactures had elaborate displays highlighting some of the latest orthopedic equipment. But then you enter the labs.
Doctors from around the world spent nine-hour days participating in saw bone labs, cadaver labs and digital planning labs.
At the end of the training physicians were able to earn CME or CEU credits. And it wasn?t just listening to lectures. At the saw bone lab you could see many doctors drilling away, using tools resembling what we may find in our garage, only the drills and screws were constructing elaborate fixators on bone models. In the digital imagining lab, doctors plotted out the proper way to construct different frames. The course reminded me of what you could see at an engineering school in terms of the elaborate frame designs, only these designs are used to correct limb deformities.The physicians and course attendees also had some fun. A highlight of this year?s course was an event at the Maryland Science Center honoring the Hubble Space Telescope's 20th anniversary. Participants were entertained with a new IMAX film about the telescope and were given a presentation by NASA astronaut and orthopedic surgeon Robert Satcher, M.D., about working in space and how telescopes have found spectacular discoveries.
To learn more about the International Center for Limb Lengthening, click here. -Ryan Nawrocki
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Getting in shape is like riding a bicycle. No, really, it's like riding a bicycle. Biking is a low-impact exercise, and it's often good for those whose knees may prevent them from running. Plus, it's a chance to burn calories while seeing...
- Riao Doctor Treating Injured Haitians
A team from Sinai Hospital?s Rubin Institute for Advanced Orthopedics recently arrived in the Dominican Republic to treat Haitians injured in the earthquake. Team members include Shawn Standard, M.D., a pediatric orthopedic surgeon, Marie Gdalevitch,...
- Lifebridge Health Celebrates Top Docs
Are you looking for the top doctors in the Baltimore region? Look no farther than this month's edition of Baltimore Magazine. LifeBridge Health has 59 physicians who were chosen by their peers as top doctors. They are: Fouad Abbas, M.D., Division...
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The International Center for Limb Lengthening (ICLL) is widely recognized as the most experienced center for limb lengthening and reconstruction in the world, committed to providing the most comprehensive and technologically advanced treatments available...