UNIVERSITY of WASHINGTON ORTHOPAEDICS & SPORTS MEDICINE eNews - January 2, 2014 Issue #16

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Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine eNews (University of Washington) features a January 2, 2014 issue highlighting leadership transitions and academic contributions, including Dr. Carol Teitz stepping down as Orthopaedic Chief of Sports Medicine and Dr. Bruce Twaddle taking the new role. The spotlight reports a DoD PRORP Clinical Trial Award, describing a 4-year multicenter study on Targeted Muscle Reinnervation (TMR) to address neuromas in limb amputees. Background includes participating institutions and the broader impact of TMR.

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Message from the Chairman

Leadership transitions in Sports Medicine

Spotlight: Drs. Ko and Smith receive funding from DoD

PRORP Clinical Trial Award overview

TMR approach and expected trial scope

UNIVERSITY of WASHINGTON ORTHOPAEDICS & SPORTS MEDICINE eNews January 2, 2014 Issue \#16 In this issue: Chairman’s Message (1) - Spotlight: DoD Grant (2) - Department News (3-7) Faculty & Staff News (8-10) - Tech Talk (10) - Publications (10-11) Message from the Chairman Dear UW Orthopaedics Community, As always, the holiday season provides a welcome opportunity to celebrate and express our appreciation to the many wonderful people in our lives. Dr. Carol Teitz will step down as our Orthopaedic Chief of Sports Medicine as of January 1st, 2014. She has done a terrific job in the planning and transition of our previous Sports Medicine clinic into the new UW Medicine Sports Medicine clinic at Husky stadium, which has exceeded all expectations and has been a hit with everyone. Carol has been there since the clinic’s start in 1967. Please look at her wonderful recollection of the history of our Sports Medicine Clinic, the first multi-specialty clinic in the world, Drs. Mohtadi, Twaddle, and Teitz in our Discoveries 2013 report , beginning on page 111. We are very fortunate that Carol will continue in her dual roles as active member of our Sports Medicine group and as Vice Dean for Admission to the UW School of Medicine. As we all thank Carol for her contributions please also help me welcome Dr. Bruce Twaddle, MBBA in his new role as Orthopaedic Chief of Sports Medicine; we are very pleased to have him take on this exciting new role. Another significant Faculty member has just announced his retirement effective January 1st, 2014. Dr. Allan Tencer has decided to head into his well-deserved retirement after more than 25 years of a distinguished research career. Among many accolades Dr. Tencer can take credit for having arguably done more for the Biomechanics education of North American Orthopaedists and beyond than any other single individual through his countless chapters, instructional courses, lectures and articles. Outside of his traditional biomechanical research, Dr. Tencer is also recognized as one of the foremost experts in the field of musculoskeletal injuries incurred in car crashes. We wish Allan much fun in his retirement, where he will predictably spend a fair bit of time in the outdoors of the great Pacific Northwest. Finally, I would like to thank two tireless colleagues for their distinguished clinician scientist contributions: (Left) Dr. Chris Allan [15 years] is a stalwart of our HMCHand and Microvascu lar service and has had success in his federally funded research on how to regrow amputated fingers and limbs. (Right) Dr. Rick Bransford [10 years] is our Director of Spine education and has become a household name in our region and beyond for his expertise in spine care with more than 30 high impact publications to show for it. As we prepare to close the books on 2013 we have many exciting projects to look forward to in 2014, including the move of our Department offices into the Ninth and Jefferson building in the Spring. In closing, I want to thank all of you who have contributed to our UW Orthopaedic mission of allowing our patients to lead longer and happier lives! Thank you and Happy Holidays! Page 1 January 2, 2014 Issue \#16 Spotlight: Drs. Ko and Smith receive funding from DoD Dr. Jason Ko (right) in clinic In 2009 the US Department of Defense (DoD) announced the Peer Reviewed Orthopaedic Research Program (PRORP) Clinical Trial Award, which is intended to support the rapid implementation of clinical trials with the potential to have a significant impact on military combat-relevant orthopaedic injuries. We are pleased to announce that Dr. Jason H. Ko, Assistant Professor of Surgery and Adjunct Faculty of the Department of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, and Dr. Douglas G. Smith, Professor of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, are key investigators of the 2012 PRORP Clinical Trial Award entitled,“Targeted Reinnervation asa Means to Treat Neuromas Associated with Maj

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What is Targeted Muscle Reinnervation (TMR) intended to address in the trial?

The trial evaluates how TMR affects neuroma formation in upper and lower extremity amputees, by transferring amputated nerves to intact target muscles to generate new motor signals.

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