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Press Release 12.15.2003 – Treating Chronic Pain & Arthritis Of The Knee

Press Release 12.15.2003 – Treating Chronic Pain & Arthritis Of The Knee

Treating Chronic Pain & Arthritis Of The Knee An account of a total knee replacement using minimally invasive surgical instruments and computer-guided navigation, resulting in greater frontal plane alignment accuracy and quicker patient recovery. Redding, Calif. – A 60-year-old male presented with a 19-year history of severe knee pain as a result of an on-the-job […]

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Press Release 5.12.2003 – Innovative Techniques In Knee Surgery

Press Release 5.12.2003 – Innovative Techniques In Knee Surgery

Surgeons Wed Two Innovative Techniques In Knee Surgery by John Crowe – Record Searchlight Redding, Calif. – It’s bad enough to have a bum knee that you’ve been fighting for years. But when it gets so bad that it becomes necessary to get a brand-new knee, it only adds insult to injury to realize you’re […]

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Press Release 5.05.2003 – Computer-Assisted Minimally Invasive Total Knee Replacement

Press Release 5.05.2003 – Computer-Assisted Minimally Invasive Total Knee Replacement

Computer-Assisted Minimally Invasive Total Knee Replacement – NBC News KNVN Chico/Redding This media clip features Dr. John Lange and Dr. Paul Schwartz and their patient Robert Lowe who was one of the two patients to receive the first combination computer-assisted/minimally invasive total knee replacements on April 16, 2003. Length of clip: 1:51 To VIEW CLIP, […]

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Press Release 4.26.2003 – Computer-guided Total Knee Replacements

Press Release 4.26.2003 – Computer-guided Total Knee Replacements

The Commercial Appeal Saturday, April 26, 2003 SA Joint Success – Knee surgery bounds forward – Local teams, German firm, doctors link up by Mark Watson – Gomemphis.com Redding, Calif. – In 1984, Robert Lowe, then a 41-year-old California Highway Patrolman, fell into a manhole, seriously damaging his knee. Within two years, he had to […]

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Press Release 4.25.2003 – Advanced Joint Replacement Surgery

Press Release 4.25.2003 – Advanced Joint Replacement Surgery

Northern California Surgeons Pioneer Computer-Assisted, Minimally Invasive Total Knee Replacement Surgery Shasta Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine surgeons, in concert with medical device company Smith & Nephew, perform world’s first procedure to combine key technologies to enhance the future of joint replacement surgery. Redding, Calif. – Shasta Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine successfully completed the world’s first […]

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Press Release 3.22.2003 – Fluoroscopy In Redding, California

Press Release 3.22.2003 – Fluoroscopy In Redding, California

Shasta’s Medical Community Opens New Units, Starts Program To Promote Innovation by Candace Brown – North State Pride Redding, Calif. – From babies to telemedicine, from dentistry to ground-breaking knee surgery, the north state can tout some noteworthy medical accomplishments in the past year. Home to three hospitals and dozens of other medical clinics and […]

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Press Release 2.20.2003 – Advanced Orthopedics In The North State

Press Release 2.20.2003 – Advanced Orthopedics In The North State

Good News For The North State – Latest Advances In Orthopaedic Care Happening Close to Home There is good news for the many residents of Northern California who will need orthopaedic care in their lifetime: some of the latest techniques in orthopaedic treatment are being pioneered in Redding, California. In the past, there has been […]

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Press Release 4.15.2002 – Fluoro Computer-Assisted Knee Replacement Surgery

Press Release 4.15.2002 – Fluoro Computer-Assisted Knee Replacement Surgery

The First Fluoro Computer-Assisted Knee Replacement Surgery in North America Using Smith & Nephew Technology Performed in Redding, CA on April 10, 2002 On April 10th, 3 surgeons; Brian Edkin, MD, John Lange, MD, and Paul Schwartz, MD of Shasta Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine, successfully performed the first 3 knee replacements in North America using […]

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