Distinctly Montana Magazine

D I S T I N C T LY M O N TA N A • W I N T E R 2 0 1 6 68 IN WHAT ORTHOPEDIC AREAS IS YOUR PRACTICE MOST SUCCESSFUL? DR. SCHEER: e science of total joint replacement has grown by leaps and bounds over the last 15 years. I am amazed at how quickly patients are up moving, exercising, and improving after a total knee replacement and especially after a total hip replacement. When a patient comes to see me they are often fighting a multiyear battle of pain due to joint disease. I am honored to facilitate a patient's return of function and decrease in pain after total joint arthroplasty. DR. LEGRAND: Bridger Orthopedics and Sports Medicine (BOSM) has remained most successful by continuing to focus on subspecialty care. Since its inception over 20 years ago, BOSM has employed only surgeons with fellowship (sub-specialty) train- ing. is has allowed individual fields within orthopedics to stay current with advances in evidence based patient care. Part of the success of this model rests on the teamwork and collegiality of the physicians themselves. Egos (tend) to be left at the door and the right surgeon for a given orthopedic problem will take care of the patient, regardless of who they might happen to see first. I OFTEN TELL PEOPLE THAT "I DO NOT TREAT X-RAYS, I TREAT PEOPLE" DR. SCHEER WHAT IS A BONE HEALTH CLINIC? A Bone Health Clinic (BHC) is a comprehensive evaluation of your bone health. Our goal is to promote healthy bone density, reduce fracture risk, accelerate healing and prevent re-fractures. ere are two important components — prevention of osteoporo- sis and treatment of existing disease. WHAT PROCEDURES OR PROTOCOL DOES YOUR PRACTICE HAVE IN PLACE FOR DIAGNOSING AND TREATING BONE HEALTH? e loss of bone occurs silently and progressively. Often there are no symptoms until the first fracture occurs. Our first goal is to identify patients with several risk factors for osteoporosis before a fracture occurs. Our second goal is to evaluate and treat a patient after surgical repair of a fragility fracture. Bone Health evaluations can improve orthopedic surgery outcomes and can increase post- surgery healing. WHO CAN BENEFIT FROM THE BONE HEALTH CLINIC? You may be referred by your Primary Healthcare Physician, by your Orthopedic Physician, or you may recognize that you meet several of these guidelines: You're a woman age 65 or older; you're a male age 70 or older; you break a bone after age 50; you're a woman who's gone through menopause, and have a family history >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> JOAN BOND-DESCHAMPS MISSOULA BONE & JOINT, LLC Missoula www.Missoulaboneandjoint.com 406-829-5574 Joan Bond-Deschamps is a physi- cian assistant, PA-C, who special- izes in orthopedics and bone health. She has 11 years of experience working at Missoula Bone & Joint with Dr. Michael Woods, orthopedic physician and back specialist. "OUR GOAL IS TO PROMOTE HEALTHY BONE DENSITY, REDUCE FRACTURE RISK, ACCELERATE HEALING AND PREVENT RE-FRACTURES." JOAN BOND-DESCHAMPS

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