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Dr. Rhode Background:

University of Wisconsin-Madison
Undergraduate/Medical School

Medical College of Wisconsin
Orthopedic Surgery Residency

Southern California Center
for Sports Medicine
Sports Medicine Fellowship

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Blair A. Rhode, M.D.
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Sports Medicine
Knee/Shoulder/Elbow
Reconstruction Specialist

*Board Certified*

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Dr. Rhode's Specialty Procedures:

Knee Surgery:
           Total knee replacement:
                 - Mobile bearing
                 - Posterior stabilized fixed bearing
           Unicompartmental knee replacement
           Oxford minimally invasive partial knee replacement
           Ostetomies about the knee
           ACL reconstruction:
                 - Bone-patellar-bone autograft
                 - Hamstring autograft
                 - Achilies tendon allograft
           PCL reconstruction:
                 - Achilies allograft, tibial inlay, couble bundle reconstruction
           Meniscus transplantation
           Meniscus repair
           Cartilage trams[;amtatopm (Carticel)
           Allograft articular cartilage transplantation (OATS)

Shoulder Surgery:
           Total shoulder replacement with a press-fit glenoid
           Hemi-arthroplasty replacement
           Mini-open rotator cuff repair
           Arthroscopic sub-acromial decompression
           Arthroscopic acromial-clavicular arthroplasty
           Arthroscopic Bankart repair
           Arthroscopic anterior/posterior instability repair.
           Open instability repair
           Acromio-clavicular joint reconstruction
           SLAP repair

Elbow Surgery:
           Elbow replacement
           Elbow ligament reconstruction
           Elbow arthroscopy
           Arthroscopic lateral epicondyle release

"My goal is to educate the patient such that they understand their condition and the risks and benefits of each treatment. Most aspects of orthopedic surgery are not life and death situations. More often, a change in quality of life must be weighed against the risks of a particular treatment. An informed patient is able to determine what course of treatment is appropriate for them." Blair Rhode, M.D.