Maryland's Health Matters - St. Joseph - Spring 2013 - (Page 6)

A Joint Effort Will Baker benefits from advances in hip replacement—so he can get back to his passion larry Canner A “ ccording to an article published in The Lancet, hip replacement is the single greatest surgical procedure of the last century,” says David Dalury, MD, a board-certified orthopaedic surgeon and chief of Orthopaedics at UM-St. Joseph Medical Center. Dr. Dalury has performed hundreds of hip replacements during his career. “I always tell patients it’s predictable, durable and safe.” Now in the 21st century, the orthopaedists and anesthesiologists at UM-St. Joseph have advanced the operation even further by innovating surgical pain relief that has cut patients’ recovery time by one-third. This breakthrough came at the right time for Will Baker, CEO of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, whose primary concern is normally the health of the Chesapeake Bay. Two years ago, Baker’s attention shifted temporarily to the health of his hip, which was causing him considerable discomfort. 6 Maryland’s HealtH Matters KnoWing WhEn it’S timE “My symptoms developed over a period of five to six years. Someone told me that when I had problems putting on my socks, I’d know it was time to consider a hip replacement.” That day arrived, and Baker, an athlete, recalls, “I could not lean over to get my right sock on.” He consulted Dr. Dalury, who diagnosed that Baker had injured his hip joint years ago playing sports as a teen. This had hampered his hip joint development, slowly leading to arthritis. Medically, Baker needed the operation but, “psychologically, I wasn’t ready for the David Dalury, MD surgery,” he says. “I went through a year of discomfort and probably took too much Advil and Tylenol.” He finally opted for hip replacement, performed by Dr. Dalury. He now looks back on it as “easy—almost a non-event.” Watch the video “5 Easy Ways to Build Strong Bones” at stjosephtowson.com/mhm http://www.stjosephtowson.com/mhm

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Maryland's Health Matters - St. Joseph - Spring 2013

Maryland's Health Matters - St. Joseph - Spring 2013
Contents
A Healthy Start
A Joint Effort
New Lease on Life
The Breath of Life
News and Events

Maryland's Health Matters - St. Joseph - Spring 2013