In the news
Congratulations to Dr. Gilmer for his recent publication in Medical Engineering & Physics.
Congratulations to Dr. Gilmer for his recent publication in Medical Engineering & Physics. To read the article, "The thermal profile of self-tapping screws: The effect of insertion speed, power insertion, and screw geometry on heat production at the bone-screw interface" click on the link below.
Mammoth Orthopedic Institute hosted University of Reno, School of Medicine students for an day of learning.
Mammoth Orthopedic Institute hosted University of Reno, School of Medicine students for an day of learning. We spent the morning learning lower extremity surgical trauma skills with lecture and hands on application. Followed by an afternoon of clinical skills such as ABI testing, casting techniques, and knee arthrometer measurements. Thank you for coming out and enjoying the day with us!
November 2021
"Prepare for the worst and hope for the best."
As we approach the end of the calendar year, that is truly when our “busy season” begins. As the snow falls from the sky, the ski mountains open, ice forms on the ground, tourist arrive by the bus loads; we are prepared. Drs. Gilmer, Knecht and Haus taught a refresher course on traumatic leg injuries, reviewed surgical techniques, post-operative management and conservative management.
Thank you Arthrex for teaching the team on the new instruments!
For the second year, Mammoth Orthopedic Institute has joined forced with Lake Tahoe Sports Medicine Fellowship and will host two Orthopedic Sports Medicine Fellows for three months each.
For the second year, Mammoth Orthopedic Institute has joined forced with Lake Tahoe Sports Medicine Fellowship and will host two Orthopedic Sports Medicine Fellows for three months each. Dr. Andrew Haus will be with us from November through January. He will be in the clinic and surgery with Drs. Gilmer and Crall to gain more experience with our common and complex sports medicine cases. Dr. Haus completed his residency at the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio, TX. Dr. Haus attended medical school at the University of Health Sciences, Bethea, MD and received his undergraduate degree from the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, CO.
Andy Haus
September 2021
Dr. Crall, Britt Cogan, PA-C, Parker McKinney, ATC and Chris Wiley, RN participated in 18th Annual Brian Venneman Memorial Cancer Outreach Golf Tournament last Friday. The tournament raises money for local cancer patients. Check out Mammoth Hospitals Facebook page for more pictures of the event.
August 2021
Congratulations to Dr. Tipton, Dr. Guttmann, Dr. Marvil, Dr. Gilmer, Kaan Unal and Sarah Lang for your recent article publication in Arthroscopy Techniques. An Arthroscopic Technique for Release of the Middle Glenohumeral Ligament and the Effect on External Rotation of the Shoulder can be read here.
May 2021
Congratulations to Dr. Fournier, Dr. Corning, Dr. Gilmer, Austin Witt and Sarah Lang for your recent article publication in Arthroscopy Techniques. Arthroscopically Assisted Fixation of Terrible Triad Variant Injuries of the Elbow With Small-Bore Needle Arthroscopy can be read here.
March 2021
Congratulations!!! Allie Arguello matched for residency at Mayo Clinic and Ryan Quinn matched at Riverside University Health System! Ryan and Allie completed a 4 week rotation at Mammoth Hospital to learn surgical and orthopedic skills from Drs. Gilmer and Crall. We are proud of you!!!
You can see some of Ryan’s work here
February 2021
Dr. Gilmer wrote a training manual with Arthrex for use of the NanoScope in knee. The manual includes pre-op instructions, a step by step surgical technique, and discharge instructions for the patient. Therapeutic NanoScope Surgery with Local Anesthesia.
2021
Congratulations to Dr. Perry, Dr. Gilmer and Anthony Collins on the recent publication in Journal of Orthopaedic Experience and Innovation. Dual Motor Orthopedic Drill Reduces Plunge and Provides Data for Safe and Accurate Screw Placement During Clavicle Fracture Fixation. You can read the article here:
November 2020
Congratulations Brandon Welcome!
Brandon is in his second year of med school at UNR School of Medicine and participated in a research article with the Mammoth Orthopedic Institute Research Team. He did a poster presentation on "Comparison of manual hand drill versus an electric dual-motor drill for bedside craniotomy" at Northern Nevada American College of Physicians Poster Symposium at UNR IM Clinic, 2020 Regional Medical Education Conference Research Symposium hosted by Student National Medial Association and American College of Physicians Nevada Poster Symposium.
Congratulations to Dr. Gilmer for being named one of the top CORR reviewers for 2020 for his service to orthopedic research and the Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research® journal!
Congratulations to Dr. Gilmer for being named one of the top CORR reviewers for 2020 for his service to orthopedic research and the Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research® journal!
Reviewers on this list completed four or more reviews between September 2019 and August 2020 (we set these dates so we can compile the list in time for the December print issue), and had an average review score in the “excellent” range. This is a special group; only about 5% of the reviewers who contributed this year can claim this achievement. The December issue of CORR acknowledges your contribution by listing you on the top reviewer list, and also by describing what it takes to make this list in a related editorial in that same issue of CORR.
Thank you for your contribution!
Congratulations to Dr. Gilmer, Dr. Kassam and Matthew Peters for your recent publication in Arthroscopy Techniques.
Congratulations to Dr. Gilmer, Dr. Kassam and Matthew Peters for your recent publication in Arthroscopy Techniques. "Needle arthroscopy may provide several potential advantages over standard arthroscopy. The smaller camera size and weight allows for a minimally invasive and percutaneous approach with decreased fluid use." At Mammoth Hospital, we have been actively using needle arthroscopy in the knee and shoulder and look forward to using it in more joints in the future.
To Read More Diagnostic and Therapeutic Elbow Arthroscopy Using Small-Bore Needle Arthroscopy . Thank you to the team at Sequoia Surgical, Inc. for letting us use your lab.
You are going to see some new faces in orthopedics during the next 6 months.
You are going to see some new faces in orthopedics during the next 6 months. Mammoth Orthopedic Institute and Mammoth Hospital has joined forces with Lake Tahoe Sports Medicine Fellowship Program. The Fellowship is a 12 month program focused on the orthopedic surgery sub-specialty fields of sports medicine and sports trauma. The clinical component of the Fellowship includes approximately 10-15 surgical cases per week and two days of clinical examination, diagnosis and treatment in the office setting. Surgical cases are focused on knee arthroscopy, shoulder arthroscopy, shoulder and knee ligament reconstruction, and operative and non-operative treatment of extremity trauma treatment of the aging athlete.
Dr. Evan Corning will be with Drs. Gilmer and Crall in the clinic and operating room from November- January. Dr. Matthew Fournier will be joining us from February- April.
Thank you to Owens Recovery Science for coming to Mammoth to train and certify our Athletic Trainers and Physical Therapist in blood flow restriction (BFR).
Thank you to Owens Recovery Science for coming to Mammoth to train and certify our Athletic Trainers and Physical Therapist in blood flow restriction (BFR). As you can see in the pictures, our athletic trainers tried several applications of the BFR to get a good sense of what our patients will be experiencing during their therapy treatments. The ORS website discuss the indications for Blood Flow Restriction therapy use are:
Diminish atrophy and loss of strength from disuse and non-weight bearing after injuriesIncrease strength with only 30% loadsIncrease hypertrophy with only 30% loadsImprove muscle endurance in 1/3 the timeImprove muscle protein synthesis in the elderlyImprove strength and hypertrophy after surgery Improve muscle activation Increase growth hormone responses
This treatment will soon be available in our Mammoth Hospital Physical Therapy departments.
October 2020
Cartilage-restoring procedures to the knee enhance the quality of life for the patient and prolong the need for a joint replacement surgery. If caught in the early stages between onset of symptoms and advanced osteoarthritic changes, we have more options to prolong the life of your knee. The Washington Post had a recent article about an athlete's journey, you can read that article here:
You can read about Joint Preservation at Mammoth Hospital here
September 2020
Congratulations to Brandon Welcome, Sarah Lang, Dr. Gilmer, Dr. Levitt and Dr. Karch for publishing their article in Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery: Advanced Techniques and Case Management. Comparison of Manual Hand Drill Versus an Electric Dual-Motor Drill for Bedside Craniotomy. The article is available here: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.inat.2020.100928
August 2020
We have a new team member! Please welcome Chelsea Brown, PA-C. Chelsea grew up in Northern Vermont. From very early on she had a natural draw for competition, sports, and medicine. After completing her Masters in Physician Assistant Studies with a US NAVY scholarship she began her NAVY career in Family Medicine. She has served her country for over a decade, rising to the rank of Lieutenant Commander where she supported the MARINES at a Forward Operating Base in Afghanistan. Here her 'hands-on' surgical combat experience put a sharp edge on her Orthopedic and Trauma skills. After five years in a busy Central Washington Total Joint Replacement and Trauma practice she is excited to call Mammoth home with her lovely family!
She joins Dr. Knecht, our foot and ankle specialist, and will soon be seeing patients in both Bishop and Mammoth.
We are sad to announce that we have cancelled this year’s Mammoth Sports Course out of an appropriate amount of caution.
We are sad to announce that we have cancelled this year’s Mammoth Sports Course out of an appropriate amount of caution. While we know that most of you would probably love to come take a break in the mountains, we recognize that most of you are not going to be in a place to make the journey to Mammoth in August. We are looking forward to seeing everyone again in August 2021. This was a very difficult decision for all of us, but we firmly believe that it was the right call. We hope that all of you are staying healthy and can use this time to take a sabbatical of sorts.
The Mammoth Sports Course has always been a place for us to speak candidly and openly, not just about the successes, but of the real struggles and failures that come with playing this game of trying to get people better. Hopefully we can all use this time to reflect upon the struggles in our own lives and practices in order to get ourselves better and come back stronger. Our team at the Mammoth Orthopedic Institute is looking for ways that we can continue to collaborate throughout the year during this time of social distancing and continue our traditions of interprofessional collaborations such as journal clubs and conferences. We highly value our time with all of you each year that allows us the opportunity for candid discussion. If you would ever like to join us for one of these events either in Mammoth or remotely please let us know. If you just want to chat or discuss a case, we would love to hear from you about that as well.
July 2020
Here is information regarding elective orthopedic surgery cases and COVID-19. While elective surgical cases resumed, this article talks about the modifications to standard protocols during the pandemic.
May 2020
Congratulations to Dr. Gilmer, Ryan Quinn and Sarah Lang, on their recent publication in Arthroscopy Techniques about needle arthroscopy in knee surgery. Great job MOI research team.
March 2020
Dr. Brian Gilmer participated in a panel discussion on “Breakthrough” about Nanoarthroscopy in Naples, FL. Our surgeons at Mammoth Orthopedic Institute are the first people on the west coast performing Nanoarthroscopy in the shoulder and knee.
Please review the most up-to-date information for Mammoth Hospital regarding COVID-19 on their main page.
Please review the most up-to-date information for Mammoth Hospital regarding COVID-19 on their main page. Our Hospital Incident Management Team is working diligently to continue to provide the best care and communication to our patients and staff in the Eastern Sierra.
If you have an appointment scheduled with our orthopedic office and have developed a high fever or dry cough, please call: Mammoth 760-924-4084 or Bishop 760-872-7766 to reschedule or to set up a video or phone appointment with our providers. We appreciate you keeping your health and the health of our staff in mind.
February 2020
Dr. Timothy Crall traveled with the US Mogul and Freestyle Team to Deer Valley, Utah for the World Freestyle Championships.
Congratulations to local PA student Matt Irons, Sarah Lang, and Dr. Gilmer for their recent publication.
Congratulations to local PA student Matt Irons, Sarah Lang, and Dr. Gilmer for their recent publication. A case report on Repair of Patellar Tendon Avulsion from the Tibial Tubercle can be found here.
January 2020
Dr. Gilmer presented two posters on smart drilling technology at the Orthopedics Today Conference in Poipu, Kauai. Congratulations to Sarah Lang, Scott Baskerville, and our research teams. Special thanks to our collaborators Smart Medical Devices Inc. and Florida Institute of Technology.
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Dr.Gilmer flew to Naples, FL in January for the filming of a session of “breakthrough” on a panel session about nanoarthroscopy.
Dr.Gilmer flew to Naples, FL in January for the filming of a session of “breakthrough” on a panel session about nanoarthroscopy.
December 2019
Dr. Gilmer has been designated as a Distinguished Arthroscopy Leader by the Arthroscopy Association of North America for his outstanding leadership in our practice, his continued efforts in research and educating medical students and doctors to further their career. To learn more about the AANA, click here.
Congratulations to local medical school student Benjamin Lee, Dr. Gilmer and Sarah Lang.
Congratulations to local medical school student Benjamin Lee, Dr. Gilmer and Sarah Lang. Our recent article titled A Modified SpeedBridge Technique for Retracted or Delaminated Rotator Cuff Repairs is now available online.
November 2019
Zack Smitheman, ATC lead a skills day for our clinical staff to enhance our skills with brace fitting and casting.
