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Friday, April 13, 2012
Recovered from knee surgery, bride’s mother looks forward to celebration One local woman is about to enjoy the dance of her life. Judith Smith, a soft-spoken mother of three, will enjoy dancing during her youngest daughter’s upcoming wedding. Having suffered major and multiple knee problems over the past several years, Smith said a new knee and a little rehab have blessed her. “All you have to do is watch me walk now. It’s nothing short of perfect,” she said. “It seems and feels like a miracle.” Judith Smith Last fall, Smith underwent surgery for a total knee replacement an arthroscopy of the knee was at St. Luke’s Hospital where ortho- absolutely necessary. “I was doing well after that, pedic surgeon Dr. Brian Rosenberg of Rosenberg Bone and Joint used but then I slipped in a local store. the latest technology to ensure The fall destroyed all the work Dr. a custom-fit knee implant. Dr. Rosenberg had done previously, Rosenberg said the new technology and an MRI indicated that surgery offers patients a quicker, less painful was necessary,” Smith said. “It was recovery, increased range of mo- terrible. I was in horrible pain. I tion and greater ease in performing walked with a limp, and my daughter was planning a wedding. The normal living activities. The custom-fit total knee re- timing could not have been worse!” Dr. Rosenberg suggested the placement begins with an MRI for precise measurements and com- family continue to plan for an puter software that anatomically April wedding; he’d do his part corrects the deformity. Then a 3-D to get her back on her feet in time image of the implant to be used for the big event. Smith underwent is matched to the corrected knee surgery at St. Luke’s Hospital last model, ending with patient-specific August. After a short hospital stay, cutting guides that indicate within she received physical therapy at a few millimeters where to make home and quickly graduated to outpatient therapy. She worked out bone cuts, he said. “Even slight variations in the regularly at St. Luke’s Center for way the implant fits can cause Outpatient Rehabilitation with a pain, stiffness and instability... My physical therapist. “I have been blessed to do so patients truly benefit from improved in surgery. God has blessed me outcomes and shorter recovery,” Dr. well clearwtr - page 6 in so many ways,” she said. “I was Rosenburg said. For Smith, the outcome and fortunate to have Dr. Rosenberg as recovery following her surgery my doctor. He is one-of-a-kind, and were, “unbelievable! I’m in bet- he definitely gave me my life back.” As she greeted her daughter ter condition now than before the who recently dropped by to disinjury,” she said. Prior to surgery, she suffered cuss the wedding guest list, Smith for more than four years after fall- said, “I was so excited to see this ing while hanging curtains. The advertisement for Dr. Rosenberg fall twisted her knee and tore the in a magazine because it expressed anterior cruciate ligament or ACL, exactly what I was anxious about one of four major ligaments that — I did not want to miss the dance of my daughter’s life. I wanted to surround the knee. On the recommendation of a enjoy her wedding, without pain friend, Smith made an appointment and without a limp.” – article submitted with Dr. Rosenberg who treated by St. Luke’s Hospital her with cortisone injections until