Dr. Matthew Stonestreet with OrthoUnited

Dr. Stonestreet is with OrthoUnited, a newly formed joint practice between the former Spectrum Orthopedics and Omni Orthopedics.  

Dr. Stonestreet is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon with training in hip and knee reconstruction focusing on complex primary and revision knee and hip replacements.  

in this episode you will learn:

1. Why was OrhtoUnited created?

2. What are Dr. Stonestreet’s specialities?

3. We all have aches and pains and at times we worry that it may be arthritis. What are some general hip and knee symptoms that we may not realize that could be arthritis?

4. With those in mind, what are some things our listeners could do at home to help ease some of these symptoms?

5. When should a patient see the help of an OrthoUnited physician and what would be the first steps of diagnosis?

6. How do these outpatient surgeries help the patient heal faster and what is it like for a patient in the following days and weeks?

7. Beyond the normal outpatient surgeries, OrthoUnited also offers the most advanced technology to perform complex procedures assisted by robotics. Tell us about robotic assisted surgeries?

8. Dr. Stonestreet, there are a lot of options for knee and hip surgeries.  Tell us about the minimally invasive knee replacements that you perform?  How are they different than the standard full knee replacement?

9. Explain to us the servcies offerec at Express Care Unit at OrthoUnited

Thanks for listening today! We’d like to remind our listeners, if you suspect you have a medical issue, please contact your healthcare provider. Thanks to our sponsor Aultman Health Systems. As always, we thank our listeners for joining us on Health Matters with the Medicine Center Pharmacy. Have a healthy week and we’ll see you again next Friday right here on News Talk 1480 WHBC.

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