Shoulder Resources: Dr. Rudzki’s great love and focus within sports medicine is the shoulder. This is demonstrated by his research, teaching, publications and presentations on partial rotator cuff tears, rotator cuff vascular supply and it’s role in rotator cuff disease, clavicle fractures, and suture anchors. Dr. Rudzki has the honor and privilege of being a member of the American Shoulder & Elbow Surgeons. This highly selective academic society is “made up of leading national and international Orthopaedic surgeons who specialize in surgery of the shoulder and elbow.”
Several case studies, patient testimonials, and blog posts can be found through this portion of our site to help educate patients about common shoulder problems, treatment options, and rehabilitation considerations. Additional information may be gained from visiting links to our YouTube Site, Lectures & Presentations, Research & Publications, and External Sources.
Augmented reality is making a place in medicine. Dr. Jonas Rudzki, orthopaedic shoulder specialist, is the first surgeon in DC, Maryland, and Virginia to use a state of the art augmented reality program from Stryker/Tornier to perform total shoulder replacements.
We’ve been using 3D reconstruction to plan total shoulder replacements for over 12 years and are thrilled to be a part of the process in evaluating and deploying new technologies to enhance patient care and improve outcomes. The augmented reality goggles build upon the platform of patient-specific guides and preoperative planning software by allowing the surgeon and Operating Room Team to see the 3D preoperative plan as a holographic image that can be manipulated in real time as the surgery is taking place.
We plan a personalized shoulder replacement using a three-dimensional image of the shoulder created from a CT scan. Taking the patient’s anatomy, lifestyle, and other personal factors into consideration, we use a constantly evolving software to map out the joint replacement, print a 3D sterile guide and have our plan uploaded to the glasses. Augmented reality goggles are an evolution of the preoperative planning software and its technology to study and address deformity in three dimensions dynamically. Collectively, this technology has incredible potential to improve precision, minimize complications, enhance implant longevity, and provide better outcomes for our patients.
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New Technology in Shoulder Replacement: Augmented Reality
Augmented reality is making a place in medicine. Dr. Jonas Rudzki, orthopaedic shoulder specialist, is the first surgeon in DC, Maryland, and Virginia to use a state of the art augmented reality program from Stryker/Tornier
A Triumphant Return to Golf After Shoulder Replacement
J.D. came into the office with shoulder arthritis treated conservatively for years. As an avid golfer and basketball player, he was inhibited from his activities by arthritis. A CT scan was done with 3D images
Triathlete Returns to Competition after Rotator Cuff Revision Repair
“I am supposed to do an Ironman with the oldest grandson when he turns 18…I will be 72) Thank you goes to Dr. Rudzki for doing such an amazing surgical repair on my shoulder
