Orthopedic Surgery at Penn Highlands Healthcare.

When do You need Orthopedic Surgery?

Orthopedic Surgery

From your shoulders to your feet, orthopedic surgeons at Penn Highlands Healthcare perform a variety of procedures to repair joints, bones, ligaments, tendons, and cartilage. Patients who have experienced trauma, such as in a car accident, or sports injuries may need orthopedic surgery to correct broken bones, misaligned joints, or torn tendons. If you suffer arthritis, bone diseases, or genetic deformities, our orthopedic surgeons also can help.

When should You See an Orthopedic Surgeon?

Thankfully, not all orthopedic conditions or injuries require surgery. Often, pain and swelling can be alleviated with more conservative treatments, such as steroid injections or physical therapy. Those treatments are typically recommended by a primary care physician, sports medicine specialist, or, in the case of some arthritis-related damage, a rheumatologist.

If after several weeks of conservative treatment, your pain doesn’t not improve, or if you’ve experienced a traumatic injury like a tear to your ACL (anterior cruciate ligament), you may be referred to an orthopedic surgeon for further evaluation. Based on your symptoms and the results of imaging tests, such as X-ray, MRI, and CT scans, your orthopedic surgeon may recommend surgery as the next step. The primary focus is to help put an end to the pain and/or loss mobility that is affecting your ability to do the things you love.

Penn Highlands Orthopedics and Sports Medicine - Fracture ClinicA Service of Penn Highlands DuBois

The Fracture Clinic
123 Hospital Avenue
DuBois, PA 15801
814-375-6200 Option Fracture Clinic

Penn Highlands Orthopedics and Sports Medicine - Hospital Drive

154 Hospital Drive
Suite 3
Tyrone, PA 16686
814-684-6347

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Antholz, Casey, DO
Specialties

Orthopedics / Orthopedic Surgery

Locations

University Orthopedics Center - DuBois


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Avolio, Armando, MD
Specialties

Orthopedics / Orthopedic Surgery

Locations

Advanced Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation


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Barter, Bradley A. , DO
Specialties

Foot and Ankle Surgery

Orthopedics / Orthopedic Surgery

Locations

Penn Highlands Orthopedics and Sports Medicine - Fracture ClinicA Service of Penn Highlands DuBois

Penn Highlands Orthopedics and Sports Medicine - Hospital Drive


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Conrad, Lauren E., PA-C
Specialties

Orthopedics / Orthopedic Surgery

Locations

University Orthopedics Center - DuBois


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Dinsmore, Harry H., MD, MS
Specialties

Orthopedics / Orthopedic Surgery

Sports Medicine

Locations

Penn Highlands Orthopedics and Sports Medicine - HuntingdonA Service of Penn Highlands Huntingdon

Penn Highlands Orthopedics and Sports Medicine - Tyrone


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Herbstritt, Macy, PA-C
Specialties

Orthopedics / Orthopedic Surgery

Pain Management

Locations

Penn Highlands Interventional Pain Center - DuBoisA Service of Penn Highlands DuBois

Penn Highlands Interventional Pain Center - St. MarysA Service of Penn Highlands DuBois

Penn Highlands Orthopedics and Sports Medicine - St. MarysA Service of Penn Highlands DuBois


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Inzana, Andrea L., PA-C, CAQ-OS
Specialties

Orthopedics / Orthopedic Surgery

Sports Medicine

Locations

Penn Highlands Orthopedics and Sports Medicine - DuBois COEA Service of Penn Highlands DuBois

Penn Highlands Orthopedics and Sports Medicine - St. MarysA Service of Penn Highlands DuBois


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McClellan, Christopher S. , DO
Specialties

Orthopedics / Orthopedic Surgery

Locations

University Orthopedics Center - DuBois


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Murphy, Heidi, PA-C
Specialties

Orthopedics / Orthopedic Surgery

Locations

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Nartatez, Mark A., DO
Specialties

Orthopedics / Orthopedic Surgery

Sports Medicine

Locations

Penn Highlands Orthopedics and Sports Medicine - ClearfieldA Service of Penn Highlands DuBois

Penn Highlands Orthopedics and Sports Medicine - PhilipsburgA Service of Penn Highlands DuBois

Penn Highlands Orthopedics and Sports Medicine - St. MarysA Service of Penn Highlands DuBois

Penn Highlands Orthopedics and Sports Medicine - Tyrone


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O’Donnell, Sarah, PA-C
Specialties

Orthopedic Trauma

Orthopedics / Orthopedic Surgery

Locations

Penn Highlands Orthopedics and Sports Medicine - Fracture ClinicA Service of Penn Highlands DuBois


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Patel, Ashish Kumar, MD
Specialties

Orthopedics / Orthopedic Surgery

Locations

Penn Highlands Orthopedics and Sports Medicine - ClearfieldA Service of Penn Highlands DuBois

Penn Highlands Orthopedics and Sports Medicine - DuBois COEA Service of Penn Highlands DuBois

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Raymond, Alex G., DO
Specialties

Orthopedics / Orthopedic Surgery

Locations

Advanced Regional Center for Orthopedics and Podiatry


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Richman, Jory, MD
Specialties

Orthopedic Trauma

Orthopedics / Orthopedic Surgery

Locations

Penn Highlands Orthopedics and Sports Medicine - Fracture ClinicA Service of Penn Highlands DuBois


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Sheba, David, DO
Specialties

Orthopedics / Orthopedic Surgery

Locations

Penn Highlands Orthopedics and Sports Medicine - Rostraver Township

Penn Highlands Orthopedics and Sports Medicine - Uniontown

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Sheba, Justin, DO
Specialties

Orthopedics / Orthopedic Surgery

Locations

Penn Highlands Orthopedics and Sports Medicine - Rostraver Township

Penn Highlands Orthopedics and Sports Medicine - Uniontown

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Smaniotto, John A., PA-C
Specialties

Orthopedics / Orthopedic Surgery

Locations

University Orthopedics Center - DuBois


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Thompson, Aaron, PA-C
Specialties

Orthopedics / Orthopedic Surgery

Locations

University Orthopedics Center - DuBois


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Tissenbaum, Allan , MD
Specialties

Orthopedics / Orthopedic Surgery

Locations

Penn Highlands Orthopedics and Sports Medicine - Charleroi

Penn Highlands Orthopedics and Sports Medicine - Rostraver Township

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Tyndall, William A., MD
Specialties

Orthopedics / Orthopedic Surgery

Sports Medicine

Locations

University Orthopedics Center - Huntingdon


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Van Kleunen, Jonathan, MD
Specialties

Orthopedics / Orthopedic Surgery

Locations

Penn Highlands Tyrone


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Vanchure, David, PA-C
Specialties

Orthopedics / Orthopedic Surgery

Spine Surgery

Sports Medicine

Locations

Penn Highlands Orthopedics and Sports Medicine - DuBoisA Service of Penn Highlands DuBois

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Varacallo, Christopher P., DO, CAQSM, FAAFP
Specialties

Sports Medicine

Locations

Penn Highlands Orthopedics and Sports Medicine - ClarionA Service of Penn Highlands DuBois

Penn Highlands Orthopedics and Sports Medicine - DuBois COEA Service of Penn Highlands DuBois

Penn Highlands Orthopedics and Sports Medicine - St. MarysA Service of Penn Highlands DuBois

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Varacallo, Matthew A., MD, MBA, FAAOS
Specialties

Orthopedics / Orthopedic Surgery

Sports Medicine

Locations

Penn Highlands Orthopedics and Sports Medicine - DuBoisA Service of Penn Highlands DuBois

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Vargo, John, PA-C
Specialties

Orthopedics / Orthopedic Surgery

Locations

University Orthopedics Center - DuBois


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Yarger, Sarah E., PA-C
Specialties

Orthopedics / Orthopedic Surgery

Locations

Penn Highlands Orthopedics and Sports Medicine - PhilipsburgA Service of Penn Highlands DuBois


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Zeliger, Keith L., DO
Specialties

Orthopedics / Orthopedic Surgery

Sports Medicine

Locations

Penn Highlands Orthopedics and Sports Medicine - DuBois COEA Service of Penn Highlands DuBois

Penn Highlands Orthopedics and Sports Medicine - St. MarysA Service of Penn Highlands DuBois


What Types of Procedures do Orthopedic Surgeons Perform?

Our experienced orthopedic surgeons offer the most advanced treatments and procedures, including minimally invasive surgeries, to help ensure your recovery is as fast and complete as possible. These surgical approaches allow patients to spend fewer days in the hospital, experience less pain, and enjoy a quicker recovery.

Here are a few of the most common types of orthopedic surgery:

Joint Replacement: When damage to a joint—including the knee, hip, shoulder, and sometimes ankle—is too severe to repair, an orthopedic surgeon will perform a total or partial joint replacement. In this procedure, the patient’s own damaged joint surfaces are replaced with manmade metal and plastic components.

Penn Highlands Healthcare is the first health system in North Central/Western Pennsylvania to offer the latest surgical treatment option for hip replacement, knee replacement, and partial knee replacement. The Penn Highlands orthopedic program now offers Mako SmartRobotics at Penn Highlands Clearfield and Penn Highlands DuBois.

Knee Arthroscopy: Arthroscopy is a form of surgery where surgeons place small instruments through punctures into your knee to remove or repair damaged tissue. This relieves pain and swelling, and also can help prevent further damage to the joint. Removal of torn meniscus (the cartilage disc in your knee) is one of the most common reasons for knee arthroscopy.

Shoulder Arthroscopy: This type of shoulder surgery uses a small video camera and tools inserted through one to three small incisions. The camera helps the orthopedic surgeon view the cartilage, bones, tendons, and ligaments to repair or remove them. This procedure can be used for rotator cuff repair, shoulder impingement syndrome, or shoulder instability.

Carpal Tunnel release: To relieve symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome, including pain, tingling, and numbness of the hand, wrist, and arm, the surgeon will cut the carpal ligament, which releases pressure on the median nerve.

Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Reconstruction: This is a common orthopedic surgery for athletes and others who experience a traumatic knee injury. During ACL reconstruction, the orthopedic surgeon removes the torn ligament, which connects your thigh and shin bones, and replaces it with tendon from another part of your body or from a cadaver donor.

Bone Fracture Repair: When you break your arm, ankle, wrist or other bone, sometimes surgery is required to realign and stabilize the bones so that they can properly heal. During this procedure, the bones are repositioned and then held together with a combination of screws, pin, plates, or rods.

Spinal Fusion: Osteoarthritis, injury, and spinal deformities all can lead to pain and instability of the vertebrae. In spinal fusion, surgeons essentially “weld” two or more vertebrae together to prevent movement and improve stability.

Hand Surgery: Hand injuries and ailments can be the result of many factors. From simple strain and overuse to more complex injuries or traumas. Hand injuries and ailments can worsen over time without proper treatment, Penn Highlands offers numerous types of treatments and surgeries to help with a variety of hand-related injuries and ailments.

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