Orthopedics
UConn Health Simsbury Celebrates Grand Opening
UConn Health with the Town of Simsbury’s Leadership Hosted a Celebratory Ribbon Cutting and Facility Tours on June 13
UConn Health Leads Patient on Innovative Path to Restoring Pain-Free Mobility
UConn Health’s Dr. Lauren Geaney finds a solution for what was unsolvable, with a 3D-printed custom ankle replacement. Now her patient is walking again without pain.
Running in the UConn Health Half Marathon? Don’t Wait to Train
Take some tips from the UConn Institute for Sports Medicine
Medical Students Represent UConn at Spine Summit
As a mentor, Dr. Ian McNeill opens doors for students to share their work
Podcast: Alternatives to Opioids in Pain Management
When it comes to pain management, particularly back and neck pain, UConn Health physiatrists have many approaches ahead of narcotics on their list of options
3 UConn Health Nurses Recognized for Outstanding Care
Fourth presentation of the Dr. Richard Simon Excellence in Clinical Neurosciences Award
Trio of Life-Saving Finds for Complex Medical Patient
If you were to ask any of Mike Calabrese’s doctors, they would agree he has a pretty complex medical case. He credits the doctors at UConn Health for saving his life on three different occasions and most recently fixing an injury to his knee.
Fighting Fragility Fractures
Fractures in older adults often are related to osteoporosis, and can increase the chances of additional fractures and other health problems that can be debilitating. UConn Health’s fracture liaison service takes a multispecialty approach to treating and preventing these injuries.
UConn Health Minute: Augmented Reality Spine Surgery
Augmented reality spine surgery allows surgeons to “see” your spine in 3D through the skin during spinal implant surgery. This “x-ray vision” gives UConn Health surgeons better control and visualization, with the goal of easier, faster and safer surgeries.
Podcast: What if Your Surgeon Had X-Ray Vision?
Dr. Isaac Moss, who recently performed the first augmented reality spine surgery in central Connecticut, explains this high-tech "see-through" surgery.