Elbow & Shoulder

Shoulder Pain

Shoulder injuries are common among athletes and industrial workers, however injury can also occur in everyday activity. We have fellowship trained surgeons in sports medicine with the expertise to diagnose and treat shoulder pain, whether your treatment plan calls for conservative care or surgery.

Some of the most common problems/treatments we see include:

Arthritis/Osteoarthritis of the Shoulder, learn more about our Bone Health Clinic.
Avascular Necrosis
Rotator cuff strain/tear
Biceps Repair (both distal and proximal)
Triceps Repair
Adhesive capsulitis
AC sprain
Shoulder Dislocation/Separation
Impingement/Bursitis/Tendonitis in the shoulder
Fracture of Humerus, Clavicle, etc.

Dr. Emerson answers questions about Shoulder Pain and Shoulder Replacement
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Elbow Pain

Your elbow is a complex joint that can be affected by inflammation of the tendons or the bursae (plural for bursa), or conditions that affect the bones and joints, such as fractures, arthritis, or nerve irritation. Our surgeons are board certified and treat elbow pain to help patients regain use of their arm and reduce pain.

The most common sources/treatments of elbow pain include:

Arthritis/Osteoarthritis of the Elbow, learn more about our Bone Health Clinic.
Cubital Tunnel Syndrome
Tennis Elbow/Lateral Epicondylitis
Golf Elbow/Medial Epicondylitis
Biceps Strain (repair of both distal and proximal)
Fractures
Ulnar Nerve Transposition
Strains and Sprains

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Dr. Doug Lowery, Now Using Groundbreaking Technology for Guided Personalized Shoulder Replacement Surgeries

Posted: November 4, 2020

Evansville, Indiana – Doug Lowery MD, an orthopaedic surgeon with Orthopaedic Associates is now using new technology to offer guided personalized surgery for shoulder replacements in the area.

ExactechGPS^® Guided Personalized Surgery is the latest advancement in technology that provides surgeons with real-time visual guidance and alignment data in total shoulder surgery.

Similar to a navigation device in your car, this advanced platform provides a visual map of the patient’s joint on a screen, allowing surgeons to combine preoperative planning with intraoperative computer-assisted technology, to perform implant alignment relative to the patient’s needs.

Dr. Lowery feels the technology is a great improvement over traditional techniques, stating: “A computerized plan combined with the computer-guided real-time information during surgery gives precision and accuracy to every step of the surgical process.”

ExactechGPS combines surgeon expertise with an advanced computer system to perform the patient’s shoulder surgery with a goal of improved accuracy and precision. Personalized for a patient’s unique bone structure and anatomy, ExactechGPS is designed to allow surgeons to decide where to remove bone and place the shoulder implant in the optimal position.

The technology’s preoperative planning tool allows surgeons to plan their cases in advance of the surgery through a virtual simulation. Surgeons can then execute their plan in real time during the surgery based on a 3-D anatomical model of the patient’s shoulder, making adjustments as needed.

“Shoulder navigation technology allows the surgeon to plan and implement placement of the shoulder in real time. The 3D video tracking technology allows me to precisely place the components in an optimal position which is individual for each patient.” said Dr. Lowery.

Combined with the Equinoxe^® Shoulder System which has demonstrated excellent biomechanics and outcomes in its more than 10 years of use¹, surgeons are able to have the best of both worlds – a proven implant foundation¹ with today’s most modern surgical technologies.

Dr. Lowery has been teaching surgeons shoulder replacement techniques for over a decade in lab and lecture series across the country. Dr. Lowery welcomes candidates for navigated shoulder technology exclusively at Orthopaedic Associates.

For more information about or to schedule an appointment with Dr. Doug Lowery, call (812) 424-9291 or visit https://oaevansville.com/douglas-j-lowery-m-d/.

Additional information about the technology can be found at www.ExactechGPS.com. Orthopaedic Associates (OA) is an independently owned and operated, full-service orthopaedic center. For over 75 years, OA and its dedicated surgeons have provided comprehensive orthopaedic care–diagnosis, surgery, and rehabilitation–to residents of Southwestern Indiana and the surrounding communities. Specialty areas include joint replacement, sports medicine, orthopaedic trauma, arthritis treatment, occupational injuries, microvascular and microneural reconstructive surgery, and arthroscopy.

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