Announcement: Three More Physicians Join the Growing List of Surgeons Performing The Ertl Osteomyoplastic Procedure
Tony Barr
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Announcement: Three More Physicians Join the Growing List of Surgeons Performing The Ertl Osteomyoplastic Procedure
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Tony Barr
Date:
12/16/2006
Text:
The Barr Foundation announces three more surgeons join the ranks of thirty
(30) plus physicians routinely performing the Ertl osteomyoplastic
amputation and reconstruction procedure.
Bryan Boyers, MD of the Orthopedic Medical Group in South Bend, Indiana
Christian W. Ertl, M.D. FACS of Bristol,Connecticut
Dr.Scott Sexton, MD of All Florida Orthopedic Associates Saint Petersburg,
Florida
Although the prosthetic industry has made significant advances over the past
40 years in the development of component technology, pain is still a common
feature in many lower extremity amputees.
Prosthetists have been required to correct and relieve these painful and
sensitive areas by whatever means possible. Often symptomatic or tolerable
improvement is achieved, however, further surgical intervention is often
necessary. Pain in lower extremity amputees may originate from a number of
areas and structures including bone, muscle, nerve, blood vessels and skin.
These painful symptoms will usually lead to significant disability,
difficulty with daily activities, and decreased ability to wear the
prosthesis.
The Ertl procedure is a combination of the synergistic action of multiple
procedures, the foundation being the flexible bone graft, based on
osteoperiosteal dissection, which has also been applied to other orthopedic
areas including spine, hand, non-union and mandibular defects.
Even against great odds it is our goal as surgeons to salvage limbs by
whatever means possible, in order to maintain the whole of the individual.
Often it is impossible to save a damaged or diseased limb or symptoms of
pain and disability become too frequent, interfering with life's daily
activities, leaving amputation as the only option. In the event of limb
amputation, it should be our goal to anatomically and physiologically
reconstruct as functional and pain free a limb as possible. With carefully
done surgery the inactive residual extremity syndrome can be avoided and the
residual extremity again become an active participant in ambulation and not
only utilized as an attachment for a prosthesis.
In summary, the Ertl procedure attempts to reconstruct the amputated lower
extremity limb through anatomic and physiologic means in attempt to avoid
the inactive residual extremity syndrome. The benefits of reconstruction
include:
* Prevention and stabilization of excessive fibular motion by creation
of a bony bridge between the tibia and fibula;
* Closure of the medullary canal reestablishing intramedullary
pressure and prevention of arterio-venous connections at the bone ends in
both above (transfemoral) and below (transtibial) knee amputation;
* Prevention of bone spurs (crown sequestrations) in transfemoral
amputations;
* Improved venous return to the heart through myoplasty
(reconstruction of the peripheral muscular pumping action assisting in
returning blood to the heart);
The Barr Foundation welcomes additional surgeons, Ertl amputees and
prosthetists fitting Ertl limbs, to join our links available at
www.ErtlReconstruction.com
and help advocate for the procedure.
< <URL Redacted>> Suggested
Reimbursement surgical codes for performing the Ertl procedure can be also
be downloaded from the web site to share with your physicians.
The mission of ErtlReconstruction.com is to provide accurate information
about the Ertl Procedure and the resources that are available for both the
layperson and the medical community
ErtlReconstruction.com is a website operated/maintained by Ertl procedure
amputees, as well as supporters of the procedure. The included information
concerning the current practicing Dr. Ertl(s) and the growing list of
physicians performing the procedure, is done out of respect for them and to
honor the memories of Janos Ertl, Sr. (the originator of the Ertl Procedure)
and William G. Barr, one of thousands of Ertl recipients and avid advocate
for the proper surgical care for the amputee.
Anthony T. Barr
President
Barr Foundation
< <URL Redacted>> www.oandp.com/barr
< <URL Redacted>> www.ErtlReconstruction.com
(30) plus physicians routinely performing the Ertl osteomyoplastic
amputation and reconstruction procedure.
Bryan Boyers, MD of the Orthopedic Medical Group in South Bend, Indiana
Christian W. Ertl, M.D. FACS of Bristol,Connecticut
Dr.Scott Sexton, MD of All Florida Orthopedic Associates Saint Petersburg,
Florida
Although the prosthetic industry has made significant advances over the past
40 years in the development of component technology, pain is still a common
feature in many lower extremity amputees.
Prosthetists have been required to correct and relieve these painful and
sensitive areas by whatever means possible. Often symptomatic or tolerable
improvement is achieved, however, further surgical intervention is often
necessary. Pain in lower extremity amputees may originate from a number of
areas and structures including bone, muscle, nerve, blood vessels and skin.
These painful symptoms will usually lead to significant disability,
difficulty with daily activities, and decreased ability to wear the
prosthesis.
The Ertl procedure is a combination of the synergistic action of multiple
procedures, the foundation being the flexible bone graft, based on
osteoperiosteal dissection, which has also been applied to other orthopedic
areas including spine, hand, non-union and mandibular defects.
Even against great odds it is our goal as surgeons to salvage limbs by
whatever means possible, in order to maintain the whole of the individual.
Often it is impossible to save a damaged or diseased limb or symptoms of
pain and disability become too frequent, interfering with life's daily
activities, leaving amputation as the only option. In the event of limb
amputation, it should be our goal to anatomically and physiologically
reconstruct as functional and pain free a limb as possible. With carefully
done surgery the inactive residual extremity syndrome can be avoided and the
residual extremity again become an active participant in ambulation and not
only utilized as an attachment for a prosthesis.
In summary, the Ertl procedure attempts to reconstruct the amputated lower
extremity limb through anatomic and physiologic means in attempt to avoid
the inactive residual extremity syndrome. The benefits of reconstruction
include:
* Prevention and stabilization of excessive fibular motion by creation
of a bony bridge between the tibia and fibula;
* Closure of the medullary canal reestablishing intramedullary
pressure and prevention of arterio-venous connections at the bone ends in
both above (transfemoral) and below (transtibial) knee amputation;
* Prevention of bone spurs (crown sequestrations) in transfemoral
amputations;
* Improved venous return to the heart through myoplasty
(reconstruction of the peripheral muscular pumping action assisting in
returning blood to the heart);
The Barr Foundation welcomes additional surgeons, Ertl amputees and
prosthetists fitting Ertl limbs, to join our links available at
www.ErtlReconstruction.com
and help advocate for the procedure.
< <URL Redacted>> Suggested
Reimbursement surgical codes for performing the Ertl procedure can be also
be downloaded from the web site to share with your physicians.
The mission of ErtlReconstruction.com is to provide accurate information
about the Ertl Procedure and the resources that are available for both the
layperson and the medical community
ErtlReconstruction.com is a website operated/maintained by Ertl procedure
amputees, as well as supporters of the procedure. The included information
concerning the current practicing Dr. Ertl(s) and the growing list of
physicians performing the procedure, is done out of respect for them and to
honor the memories of Janos Ertl, Sr. (the originator of the Ertl Procedure)
and William G. Barr, one of thousands of Ertl recipients and avid advocate
for the proper surgical care for the amputee.
Anthony T. Barr
President
Barr Foundation
< <URL Redacted>> www.oandp.com/barr
< <URL Redacted>> www.ErtlReconstruction.com
Citation
Tony Barr, “Announcement: Three More Physicians Join the Growing List of Surgeons Performing The Ertl Osteomyoplastic Procedure,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 1, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/227672.
