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Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine Clinic of Monroe, S.C.
1905 Fifth St.
Monroe, WI 53566
Phone: 608.325.1900
Fax: 608.325.2724
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Monday and Wednesday 8-5
Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 8-2:30
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Monday 8 am – 5 pm
Wednesday 8 am – 5 pm
Friday 11 am – 3 pm
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Office phone calls are returned the same day if possible. On days when Dr. Stormont is in surgery, if calls are non-emergent, questions may not be answered until the next day. Office staff will contact Dr. Stormont on non-patient days for emergencies only. Telephone messages on machine are checked each morning Monday – Friday. Dr Stormont takes phone calls for emergencies after hours at his home @ 608.328.4788. These calls should be restricted to emergencies only, since at home, he has no access to charts or medical information making it difficult to renew medications and other non-emergency requests.
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Please contact the office at least 1-2 business days prior to expired prescription. This will allow us to review your chart to see if it’s appropriate to renew the medications and/or make other arrangements for return office evaluation, laboratory arrangements, etc.
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X-ray services are available on site. We have two dedication extremity and central spine imaging units manufactured by Continental X-ray Corp. In office fluoroscopy for minor procedures and fluoroscopic, epidural injections are available.
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During your visit prior to surgery, Dr Stormont and staff will review the risks of the surgical procedure and you will generally be asked to sign a consent. If you are a minor, you will need signed consent from a parent or guardian. Dr Stormont will make arrangements for a pre-operative exam if you need one. If your surgery must be pre-certified, Dr Stormont will also take care of that for you.
You will be called by the institution you've chosen to
have your surgery at, usually the day before, to give
you an exact arrival time and an estimate of your
surgical time. In most cases, you are to avoid eating and drinking anything after midnight the night prior to procedure, unless you’ve been specifically told to take your medications. In most elective cases you will be asked to take a shower with an anti-bacterial soap the night before or the morning of your procedure.
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Complete orthopaedic care including treatment of skin, muscle, nerve, bones and joints involving neck, back, arms, and legs. This includes, but is not limited to, carpal tunnel surgery for workman’s compensation, arm and hand fractures, rotator cuff and replacement surgery of the shoulder, spinal surgery including disc herniation and fusion, hip replacement, knee arthroscopy, knee replacement and the new Unispacer minimal incision surgery about the knee.
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Our office staff is willing to work out payment plans for those with concerns.
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We accept Medicare assignment and we also accept the following insurance carriers under contract: Alliance, Associates for Health Care, Blue Cross, Blue Shield. Our office will submit insurance claims for you, but please be advised that your insurance contract is
between you and your insurance carrier. You are responsible for all fees and charges. Any discrepancy between the amount charged and the amount collected from your insurance carrier will be the sole responsibility of the patient.
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Patients will typically begin physical therapy one week after implantation with open chain exercises. You are not to allow them to do squats or leg presses. Do not force range of motion. These patients typically regain their motion relatively rapidly.
The patient is allowed to fully weight bear and they may even start the same day as surgery. They may or may not have an immobilizer. The immobilizer should be worn for comfort.
This is an alternative to knee replacement. Long term results are not yet available. Pain relief will not be complete. Most patients will drop to an acceptable post-op pain level, but this may take up to 3 to 6 months. Although less invasive than a knee replacement, this procedure requires osteophyte resection, joint realignment and the insertion of the metal spacer. This may take a period of time for the knee to adjust. An effusion may be noted for 6 to 12 weeks and occasionally requires further physician intervention. Some patients have quadriceps pain that will improve as range of motion increases. It is also not unusual for the implant to “pop and grind” for 6 to 12 weeks after surgery. Although most patients do not feel the implant, some may feel a “pop or click” during this phase as the implant is resurfacing the high and low spots. This is a joint arthroplasty and activities and sports with high impact and torque should be discouraged. In occasional cases, the knee may become stiff post-op and manipulation under anesthesia may be necessary. As a therapist taking care of one of my patients, please keep in mind that osteoarthritis is a progressive disease and this implant does not prevent further degeneration of the knee. Furthermore, it is only one compartment. There may be secondary symptoms that the patient has in the patellofemoral joint or lateral compartment that are not addressed with the Unispacer arthroplasty. The Unispacer may eventually require revision to a total knee replacement. If you have questions, please feel free to contact me.
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Vanguard MIS Technique
Electric Stimulation for Cartilage Regeneration
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