Join us at Washington Orthopaedic Center for a free seminar on hip and knee pain by our very own Keith Anderson, MD, and Royce Larson, PT. 

Dr Dujela just returned from presenting lectures to surgeons from around the nation at an advanced foot and ankle surgery course in New Orleans over the weekend. He is a frequent national and international lecturer and serves on several national committees. Patients from all over Western Washington come see Dr. Dujela for his expertise in foot and ankle care. To learn more about Dr. Dujela, click here.

Congrats to our 2014 2nd Quarter WOC Employee Excellence Award Recipient, Deanna Trujillo! Deanna is always willing to help with anything at any time. Deanna is pleasant, friendly and helpful. She takes leadership and pride in her work. Deanna will be receiving a black WOC jacket as part of the award. Feel free to congratulate her next time you see her!  

Congratulations to Dr. Dujela who was recently recognized as a co-author on a research paper published by Dr. Bradley Bussewitz in Foot and Ankle International, the official journal for the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle society.  The article reviews the results of complex fusion techniques associated with large bone deficits.  Approximately 15 articles are published from around the world each month in this orthopedic journal. Here is the full article:

Join us for our 25th Anniversary Ribbon Cutting & Open House Celebration on Wednesday, August 27th at 5:30 pm! We will also be welcoming our new doctor, Michael Dujela. Come enjoy hors d'oeuvres and a prize giveaway!  

We are very pleased to announce Michael D. Dujela, DPM, FACFAS and his team will join Washington Orthopaedic Center on July 1, 2014. Dr. Dujela brings national-level expertise to complement an exceptional team of providers at Washington Orthopaedic Center. WOC is a full-service diagnostic and surgical facility offering on-site digital imaging, MRI and a state-of-the-art ambulatory surgery center. Dr. Dujela is a frequent lecturer and instructor at podiatric and orthopedic meetings on a national and international level including Europe, Asia and North America. He has trained with some of the world’s leading orthopedic surgeons, subspecializing in foot and ankle reconstruction and ankle joint replacement. He has completed two international orthopedic surgery fellowships in Germany and Switzerland, and a prestigious visiting fellowship at the nationally renowned Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Center in Columbus, Ohio. There are only a handful of surgeons in the nation who have completed this type of training out of more than 13,000 foot and ankle surgeons practicing in North America today. Call us at Washington Orthopaedic Center to schedule an appointment with Dr. Dujela today.    

A new study shows that walking reduces risk of functional limitation associated with knee osteoarthritis (OA). In fact, the study funded in part by grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and published in the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) journal, Arthritis Care & Research, suggests that walking 6,000 or more steps per day may protect those with or at risk of knee of OA from developing mobility issues, such as difficulty getting up from a chair and climbing stairs. Nearly 27 million Americans age 25 and older are diagnosed with OA according to a prevalence study by Lawrence et al. (Arthritis Rheum, 2008). Previous research reports that knee OA is the leading cause of functional limitation among older adults, making walking and climbing stairs difficult. Moreover, data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III) state that 80% of OA patients have some limitation in movement, with 11% of adults with knee OA needing assistance with personal care assistance. While walking is a common daily physical activity for older adults, medical evidence reports that two-thirds of U.S. adults with arthritis walk less than 90 minutes each week. "Our study examines if more walking equates with better functioning, and [...]

June 12, 2014 Josh Sandberg 0 449 New data from a joint replacement monitoring program and database at UMass Medical School shows there is an ideal time for typical patients to get the most out of a hip or knee replacement and that waiting too long will reduce the benefits of surgery. “Don’t wait until you can’t walk or take the pain any longer,” said David Ayers, MD, the Arthur M. Pappas, MD, Chair in Orthopedics, chair and professor of orthopedics & physical rehabilitation and director of the Musculoskeletal Center of Excellence. “That’s what we hear a lot from patients and doctors—to wait until you can’t take it anymore. But the data is telling us that for typical patients, there’s only a fixed amount of improvement you can get from surgery. So if you wait too long, you don’t get the full value.” “This isn’t about having surgery too early, either,” Dr. Ayers continued. “This is about the best time for surgery for the average patient. We now have objective, data-driven tools that can help patients decide together with their surgeons where they are with pain and function and when to have surgery.” The nationally-recognized physical composite score for an individual with no joint [...]