Coming next from MD-Update: the Cancer Care issue, covering hematology, oncology, plastic surgery, radiology, and radiation. Stay tuned: md-update.com/ #KentuckyMedicine #CancerCare

Catch up on the Orthopedics & Sports Medicine issue of MD-Update: Shriners Children's at 100, robotic joints and shoulders, saving the meniscus, sports medicine, and more. Read the full issue: md-update.com/issue/issue-16… #KentuckyMedicine

"My hero is Dr. Kluck. He's special because he did surgery on my leg… he healed my leg so now I get to walk." A young patient's note to a Shriners Children's Lexington surgeon. "That's why we all do this." md-update.com/2026/09/the-be… #PediatricOrthopedics

"You don't have to make them wrong in order to hold your ground." Jan Anderson, PsyD, on Door #3: I count. You count, too. How can we accommodate each other? md-update.com/2026/09/why-bo… #MentalHealth

Who can recover for loss of consortium in Kentucky? • Spouses (KRS 411.145) • Parents of a minor child (KRS 411.135) • Minor children who lose a parent (Giuliani v. Guiler) Adult children? Courts are being asked. md-update.com/2026/09/beyond… #MedicalMalpractice

Both from Louisville, Mark Puckett, MD, and Michael Hughes, DO, cover local sports: Ballard and Atherton high schools, Spalding University, and the Louisville Kings. md-update.com/2026/09/callin… #SportsMedicine

Preserve and repair before you remove or replace. The Joint Preservation Center and Wellward Regenerative Medicine now share a building in Lexington, and a question: how do we keep native joints working as long as possible? md-update.com/2026/09/preser… #JointPreservation

For 100 years, @shrinershosp in Lexington has kept one promise: treat every child who needs care, regardless of a family's ability to pay. 70% of its operating budget comes from philanthropy. md-update.com/2026/09/the-be… #PediatricOrthopedics

Saturday story: when UofL recruited Arthur Malkani, MD, in 1993, his first response was "Excuse my ignorance, where's Kentucky?" Thousands of joint replacements later: md-update.com/2026/09/jewish… #Orthopedics

20 new physicians have joined Kentucky health systems, across family medicine, pediatrics, GI, orthopedics, pain management, neurology, neurosurgery, and PM&R. Welcome! @Norton_Health @chisaintjoseph @UofLHealth md-update.com/2026/09/new-ph… #KentuckyMedicine

"I've always loved woodworking, Legos, Lincoln Logs, erector sets…" For Anup Chattha, MD, orthopedics was a natural fit: shape and mold a joint, and see almost instantly that it helped. md-update.com/2026/09/fixing… #Orthopedics

Trying to control: "I want you to agree with my decision." Deciding what you'll do: "I can make this decision even if you disagree with it." Jan Anderson, PsyD, on the difference: md-update.com/2026/09/why-bo… #MentalHealth

"When PRP first came out, it was kind of science fiction… but now it's become commonplace." Mark Puckett, MD, of Baptist Health Sports Medicine. Now, says Michael Hughes, DO, "People come in requesting it." md-update.com/2026/09/callin… #SportsMedicine

"Should this patient get PRP?" is rarely the best first question, says Danesh Mazloomdoost, MD. A better one: what structure are we treating, and what are we trying to accomplish? md-update.com/2026/09/preser… #RegenerativeMedicine

"The burr essentially won't let me cut where it's not supposed to cut." Ryan Eads, MD, on robotic shoulder replacement with the CORI XT system at Baptist Health: md-update.com/2026/09/a-firs… #Orthopedics

Saturday story: Shriners Children's Lexington surgeons Ryan Muchow, MD, and Dylan Kluck, MD, took their skills on a mission surgery trip to Guatemala in 2025. Meet the surgeons who call it "the best job ever": md-update.com/2026/09/the-be… #PediatricOrthopedics

The best defense against a loss of consortium claim starts before treatment: communicate fully with the patient and family, and "document, document, document!" @SturgillTurner's Andrew DeSimone: md-update.com/2026/09/beyond… #MedicalMalpractice

"Leadership is learned. It is practiced. It is strengthened through relationships, self-awareness, and a willingness to grow." Christine Ko, MD, 176th president of @KYMedAssoc: md-update.com/2026/09/at-the… #PhysicianLeadership

For referring clinicians, from Jason Hunt, DO: before a patient consents to meniscus resection, get a second opinion on repairability. "Meniscal tissue cannot be returned once it is removed." md-update.com/2026/09/rethin… #SportsMedicine

Shriners Children's Lexington in 2025: • 12,000+ children served • 50,487 patient visits • 854 surgeries A century in, the mission is growing. md-update.com/2026/09/the-be… #PediatricOrthopedics