Trial Without Error: Using 3D Planning for Shoulder Replacement
Three-dimensional planning software may improve outcomes for shoulder arthroplasty. The technology allows surgeons to install the prosthetic joint with greater foresight and precision.
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Waltham, MAPhone: 617-724-7307
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Our mission is to provide state of the art patient care based on evidence, measurement of outcomes and transparency, with the primary focus being what is in the best interest of the patient.
Jon J.P. Warner, MD is Co-Chief of the Mass General Shoulder Service. He came to Boston in April of 1998 from the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center where he served as Chief of the Shoulder Service for eight years. He is also Co-Chair for Quality and Safety and Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at Harvard Medical School and the Founder and Past President of the New England Shoulder and Elbow Society. He served as President of the American Shoulder and Elbow Society (ASES) in 2012. He has authored over 300 peer review publications, more than 200 book chapters and 5 textbooks in shoulder surgery. His clinical and basic research has been recognized by more than 30 regional, national and international awards.
He is Board Certified in Orthopaedic Surgery and is a member of numerous specialty societies including the Orthopaedic Research Society, the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons, the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine and the Arthroscopy Association of North America.
He is also a graduate of Harvard Business School.
Dr. Warner's clinical interests include all aspects of problems related to the shoulder, but with a special interest in management of complex problems and failed treatments.
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Shoulder Service at Mass General Waltham
52 Second Ave.
3rd Floor, Suite 3300
Waltham, MA 02451
Phone: 617-724-7307
Mass General Orthopaedics
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Yawkey Center for Outpatient Care
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 617-726-2784
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J.P. Warner, MD, finds support for outpatient shoulder arthroplasty as an effective, safe and cost-reducing intervention.
Three-dimensional planning software may improve outcomes for shoulder arthroplasty. The technology allows surgeons to install the prosthetic joint with greater foresight and precision.
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