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Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine at the University of WashingtonThe
fellowship-trained surgeon faculty of University of Washington
Department of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine provides expert and
personalized surgical approaches to the bone and joint problems that
threaten the comfort and function of thousands of individuals each
year. These surgeons combine decades of experience, knowledge of the
world's literature and their own cutting edge research to optimize the
approaches to the vast range of conditions that can be effectively
managed by arthroscopic surgery, arthritis and arthritis surgery, foot and ankle surgery, hand and wrist surgery, hip and knee reconstruction, pediatric orthopaedic surgery, shoulder and elbow surgery, spine surgery, orthopaedic trauma surgery, as well as tumor surgery and post surgical reconstruction.
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An interview with Thomas E. Trumble, M.D.
Dr. Trumble is a professor in the Department of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine and Chief of the UW Hand & Microvascular Surgery Service. Dr. Trumble received his Medical Degree at Yale University School of Medicine in 1979. He has been at the University of Washington since 1989, when he was recruited to develop a Hand and Microvascular Surgery Program at the UW.
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The University of Washington Medical Center was again ranked highly for
orthopaedic surgery by US News and World Report, this year being listed as 13th
in the nation, the best in the west.
The Zimmer Durom component has been implicated in failed hip replacements; this device has NOT been used at the University of Washington. For details on the failed device, see this article in the NY Times.
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