Conference organizers say Dr. Rhorer, an orthopedic surgeon, was invited to the chair the conference because he employs revolutionary techniques in orthopedic surgery and internal medicine.
“Using implants to guide the healing process of a bone, as well as the setting of the bone itself is a very delicate and intricate process,” said a conference spokesperson. “To have Dr. Rhorer, one of the world’s best orthopedic surgeons, as a part of the conference will bring it to a new level of expertise.”
With special interests in post-traumatic reconstruction, limb lengthening and deformity correction, Dr. Rhorer is a board-certified, fellowship-trained orthopedic trauma surgeon.
The course Dr. Rhorer will be a part of will utilize individualized learning experiences and cadaver labs. Participants will apply hardware to cadaver bones as they would in performing an open reduction and internal fixation of a real fracture.
The course, set to take place at the Innovation Centre in Memphis, Tenn., on Feb. 28-29, is being offered by Smith and Nephew for fourth- and fifth-year residents.
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