Dr. Peterson – KOMO News Interview
Local surgeons plan ahead: Here’s our take on the “New Normal”
by Brian Calvert | Monday, April 20th 2020
“(SEATTLE) One of the largest groups of surgeons in the country has submitted a plan for re-instating elective surgeries postponed by Covid-19.
Doctor Charles Peterson is President of Proliance Surgeons, a group representing 250 surgeons across the Northwest. He’s released what they call a ‘blueprint’ for re-opening hospitals and medical centers to non-life threatening procedures once the immediate danger of the Coronavirus has passed.
Peterson detailed the plan in a conversation with KOMO’s Brian Calvert…”
Have Questions about Knee or Hip Replacement?
Join Dr. Charles Peterson for Lecture/Q&A
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Wednesday, September 25th
6:00pm-7:30pm
Swedish Ballard
5300 Tallman Ave NW
Seattle, WA 98107
Register here: https://www.swedish.org/classes-and-resources/joint-seminars/hip-knee
Minimally Invasive Anterior Approach to Total Hip Replacement
For the past 20 years, since the beginning of my residency, I have been using the posterolateral approach for total hip replacements. While this approach is extremely common, very useful, and works well, it does have the drawback of having a higher potential for dislocation than some of the other approaches.
One of these approaches involves coming from the front, or “anterior” side of the hip. Dr. Phil Downer, one of my partners in Orthopedic Specialists of Seattle, has been using this approach for 3-4 years, and has been very pleased with the results. I have been performing the approach with him recently, and I, too have been impressed with the simplicity of the technique, and the more rapid recovery it provides.
I will therefore now be offering this exciting new technique to my patients. Should you be a candidate for hip replacement, I look forward to discussing this with you personally in clinic.