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ORTHOPEDICS THIS WEEK
VOLUME 13, ISSUE 38 | DECEMBER 5, 2017
of information and putting it in a new
content management system was a
major effort and a major commitment
for the American Academy of Ortho-
paedic Surgeons.”
“OrthoInfo is a great source of ortho-
paedic information for your patients.
It can help patients gain information
before a doctor’s visit and know what
questions to ask. The information cov-
ers both surgical and non-surgical treat-
ment. Patients can learn what to expect
from surgery and recovery. Videos, ani-
mations, and online tutorials provide
descriptions of surgical procedures and
exercises for rehabilitation.”
Spine
Surgery
Complications
Reduced by 36% With Lean Pro-
cesses If it works for pilots it can
work for surgeons…and it does, says a
new review article from Rajiv K. Sethi,
M.D., an orthopedic surgeon special-
izing in spine surgery and health ser-
vices research and executive director of
Virginia Mason Neuroscience Institute’s
Complex Spine Surgery and Spine Cen-
ter of Excellence Programs. The article,
“Using Lean Processes Improvement to
Enhance Safety and Value in Orthopae-
dic Surgery: The Case of Spine Surgery,”
was published in the November edition
of the Journal of the American Academy of
Orthopaedic Surgeons.
Specifically, says