Interview with Dr. Janet Conway & Dr. Michael Assayag from International Center of Limb Lengthening - a podcast by Victor Egonu
from 2021-03-19T16:49:10
For the 3rd installment of our "Surgeons on STRYDE" Series, I'm joined by Dr. Janet Conway and Dr. Michael Assayag of the International Center for Limb Lengthening at Sinai Hospital in Baltimore, MD. Dr. Conway and Dr. Asssayag give their take on the removal of the Precice-STRYDE by NuVasive Specialized Orthopedics. We discussed the following topics: Time-Stamps: 0:00 – Intro 1:20 – Why the STRYDE nail was removed 2:10 – How the corrosion on the nail was caused 7:00 – STRYDE is a tool and the corrosion is “The cost of doing business” with the tool 9:00 – Where the corrosion occurs 10:45 – When the reactions occur 11:15 – Biopsies taken to study the inflammatory response to the corrosive reaction 12:30 – Informed patients sent for cobalt chrome levels 14:00 – No need to panic – as typical Chromium levels were found 15:15 – PRECICE has a great track record of success 16:30 – PRECICE 2 vs. STRYDE taking advantage of the current times during the pandemic 18:30 – Controversial topic; PRECICE could create better bone regenerate than STRYDE 20:00 – NuVasive’s handling of the issue 21:45 – Expected return of the STRYDE nail 22:20 – Should patients be worried upon the return of the STRYDE nail 24:50 – Dr. Conway’s final words 26:05 – Dr. Assayag’s final words
Reach out to Dr. Conway 1) https://www.limblength.org/our-team/o...2) jconway@lifebridgehealth.org
Reach out to Dr. Assayag 1) https://www.heightrx.com/2) Massayag@lifebridgehealth.org/ 3) https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbWR2UXllN2R0WS1iR2VhWHhaclJfUjNFUEVqQXxBQ3Jtc0trbFRpcTVzUXBJTWdWQUJGaGppbDBabW5Sc3BsOVd2YlF6N08wSlR6VEFLOWtHT1dsZnNjM2N1bUxUT1o3RGhYM0RiVlg0RG1FczdUOGR0bVlxTDljenlGX0VTN2Zic1ptX25VNHI0R0tTMU4ydHBaYw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fbonelengthening%2F%3Fhl%3Den
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