Premier’s orthopaedic surgeon Dr Garino was invited to speak at the 44th Annual Advances in Arthroplasty Course, the longest Continuing Education Course at Harvard Medical School. The program highlighted the importance of using evidence-based medicine in effectively dealing with important challenges in the field of total joint arthroplasty surgery, focusing on hip and knee arthroplasty and arthroscopy, as well as early treatment of hip disease in young adults.

Dr. Garino spoke on ceramic replacements, specifically the long-term results with ceramic bearings in total hip replacement. Dr Garino described how ceramic replacements are great for younger patients because they rarely break and are virtually impossible to wear out. Ceramic hip replacements have life expectancies that exceed that of the traditional hip replacements.

One way to help the concussed athlete is to teach the players to recognize the signs and report when their teammate is hurt. Players wouldn’t hesitate to report a player lying on the field with a broken leg. Consequences of a concussion can be much worse. Sadly, recent studies have shown that even with more concussion education, athletes were not more likely to report the injury. The fear of not being able to continue playing was the main deterrent.

Ceramic-on-ceramic hip replacements are an improvement on traditional hip replacements for a other reasons as well. Some of the benefits to include pain relief from achy, arthritic joints and a lesser chance of breaking because of the durable material.

About Jonathan P. Garino, M.D.

Dr. Jonathan P. Garino is an internationally recognized joint replacement surgeon with expertise in ceramic bearing, avascular necrosis and complex joint reconstruction problems including infections, revisions and dysplasia. He is the principle designer of the Journey Total Knee Replacement System by Smith and Nephew, and he has expertise in partial knee replacements and minimal incision techniques.

Dr. Garino is a graduate of Georgetown University and Georgetown University School of Medicine. He received his orthopaedic training at the Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center. He then completed his formal training with an adult reconstructive fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania where he subsequently joined the staff and remained there until January 2011. He served as an associate professor of orthopaedic surgery and director of the adult reconstruction fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania School of medicine, where he has educated and trained over 200 orthopaedic surgeons and Fellows. He is the immediate past President of the Philadelphia Orthopaedic Society. Dr. Garino is the author of numerous books on hip and knee replacement and he has published over 50 papers in the field. He has given over 200 lectures all over the world on various aspects of hip and knee replacements.

Dr. Garino is a welcome addition to the Pennsylvania Orthopaedic Center, where he will see patients at all of our office locations and perform surgery at both Paoli Hospital and Paoli Surgical Center.

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