Results showed a substantial percentage of surgical patients experienced exposure-related stress or anxiety, and the use of medical undergarments to cover their genitalia and buttocks significantly increased levels of patient satisfaction.
Lab for Research – Lab for Education The vision of the Cadaveric Lab at the time of its inception in 2009 was education. The space was created to allow OrthoIllinois surgeons, other healthcare providers and technicians the opportunity to perform surgical techniques they had seen performed in live operating theaters. The profound educational value of the lab allowed for myself and others to host clinics and courses to groups of visiting surgeons, affording them the opportunity to both teach and learn surgical technique. Over the years the Cadaveric Lab’s list of amenities and services grew and to keep up with surgical innovation and continue to serve as not only a state-of-the-art educational facility, but also as a perfectly equipped lab in which surgical products are developed, tested, and observed, before being brought to market. State-of-the-Art Cadaveric Laboratory Available for Rent Currently, the Cadaveric Lab is available for rental for the purposes of intellectual property development, surgical procedure and skill development/ education, and real time surgical collaboration world-wide. Broadcast Surgery LIVE Worldwide More recently we have invested in the Cadaveric Lab’s robust video conferencing capabilities with Avail MedSystems high end cameras which can be controlled remotely by someone anywhere else in the world allowing people to log in and be in the room virtually while a surgery is being performed or a product is being surgically applied or implanted into a cadaver. Because the Cadaveric Lab is a non-profit center owned and operated by the Midwest Foundation for Orthopaedic Research and Education [MFORE], we can use it to conduct exciting Orthopaedic research and educational projects with residents and fellows that for which we might otherwise have difficulty securing funding. Fully Staffed Laboratory We’ve also made the execution of conducting projects in the lab incredibly easy for anyone in healthcare who may need it, by providing dedicated lab technicians who procure specimens, set up the flexible space for their exact needs. We are afforded great flexibility when scheduling these labs. They can run anytime during the regular business day and are often scheduled during evening and weekend hours as well. Having used this Cadaveric Lab since its first day, I’m impressed with the space it has become. I could not have predicted the world’s need for virtual surgical labs, and am so pleased that this facility has evolved into a perfect arena for both virtual and live group instruction and product development. Visit www.cadavericlab.com. View the gallery and learn about the specific amenities offered.
As I look back on my career in orthopedics the journey has not been one that I would have ever predicted. I completed a sports medicine/upper extremity fellowship in orthopaedic surgery in 2002 which gave me the tools I needed at the time to better care for my patients but after 19 years in practice, I have found that one of the most fascinating things about time is that it changes you. Hopefully for the better. I love technology and innovation and one of the most profound advancements in my time in practice has been GPS navigation for shoulder arthroplasty. In the beginning, my practice was primarily sports medicine and therefore I did a small number of shoulder arthroplasties. My upper extremity focus has grown over the years to include shoulder reconstruction. With increasing volume brings increasing complexity of cases, revisions and new challenges. As I started tackling more and more difficult cases I started asking myself the question “should I be doing these cases” and even more importantly, “are these cases even technically feasible to do?” In my opinion, the fear of the unknown sometimes drives surgeons to make the decision of whether they can help a patient with surgical intervention. I turned to technology to answer many of the technical questions I didn’t know the answer to such as ‘can I get this implant into this patient’s bone and will it perform as it should to accomplish the task at hand?’ The best solution I could find to help navigate the unknown was GPS as it provides me with critical anatomic measurements needed to answer the question “can this case technically be done” and then I must answer the question of “should I do it?” My first GPS case was on a patient whom I told for years that reverse shoulder arthroplasty was not an option due to extensive bone loss. I was wrong and the case was not only technically doable, but GPS made the case simpler. I quickly gained confidence in the system and began helping patients that otherwise wouldn’t have been helped in my practice prior to having access to GPS. The way I think about shoulder arthroplasty has changed as well. I have found that doing a pre-plan for patients can uncover surprises that happen preoperatively not intraoperatively. It’s such a great comfort to know that I can experiment with different possibilities of implants on a computer-generated model and never touch the patient. I feel more prepared and more confident in every case. Intraoperatively, I also have the ability to make minor deviations from the plan as I see fit with real-time feedback. GPS is time neutral in my hands because it eliminates intraoperative indecision. It also assists in cases of difficult exposure by eliminating guides and wires. The short-term benefits are obvious: great looking radiographs postoperatively and the confidence that I accurately achieved my plan. I find myself saying, “I would have never gotten to this place (on the glenoid) without using GPS.” Do we need to use it on everyone? At this point it is unclear. I would argue that GPS can make any surgeon more accurate while minimizing the potential for complications and give surgeons peace of mind. You don’t know what you are missing until you try it!
ROCKFORD (WREX) — OrthoIllinois has a new tool to help surgeons learn how to do different procedures safely. “The timing of it couldn’t have been any better with regards to COVID and those sorts of things, in terms of limiting the number of people, limiting the amount of traffic in the operating room or anywhere in a enclosed space,” Dr. Scott Trenhaile explains. The company now has Avail Medsystems Technology. It allows a surgeon to perform a procedure while the technology streams the operation to other surgeons, which allows them to watch what is happening from a different location. The technology also takes pictures, allowing those watching to analyze how the procedure is being done. However, it is HIPAA compliant and cannot record video. “Unless you’re scrubbed in on the case assisting the other surgeon, you can’t see as well as you can with this,” Dr. Trenhaile explains. “You cannot get the view that you can get here and it’s better not being scrubbed in and being in another room, or another state or country, for that matter.” OrthoIllinois says it just began working with the technology and has already performed a few procedures with it. Full article
Modicine PatientWear provides high-quality surgical undergarments that respect patient privacy during medical procedures – without sacrificing quality of care.
Dr. Trenhaile received a patent this past November for an implement and procedure, which allows surgeons to address long head biceps pathology in the shoulder…
Local surgeon Scott Trenhaile recently co-authored an article, “Massive Rotator Cuff Repair With All-arthroscopic Patch Augmentation…
In 2010, the Arthroscopy Association of North America (AANA) set out to learn better strategies for educating its member-surgeons. An…
Developed by Dr. Scott Trenhaile. Modicine® PatientWear provides high-quality surgical undergarments that respect patient privacy during medical procedures – without sacrificing quality of care. Made of durable, surgical-grade material, the Modesty Bra and Modesty Brief were developed by an orthopedic surgeon to make patients feel less exposed and vulnerable in the operating room. Our unique product line is specifically designed with the patient’s dignity in mind – because we believe that the patient experience is key to a successful surgery and recovery.
Results showed a substantial percentage of surgical patients experienced exposure-related stress or anxiety, and the use of medical undergarments to cover their genitalia and buttocks significantly increased levels of patient satisfaction.
Lab for Research – Lab for Education The vision of the Cadaveric Lab at the time of its inception in 2009 was education. The space was created to allow OrthoIllinois surgeons, other healthcare providers and technicians the opportunity to perform surgical techniques they had seen performed in live operating theaters. The profound educational value of the lab allowed for myself and others to host clinics and courses to groups of visiting surgeons, affording them the opportunity to both teach and learn surgical technique. Over the years the Cadaveric Lab’s list of amenities and services grew and to keep up with surgical innovation and continue to serve as not only a state-of-the-art educational facility, but also as a perfectly equipped lab in which surgical products are developed, tested, and observed, before being brought to market. State-of-the-Art Cadaveric Laboratory Available for Rent Currently, the Cadaveric Lab is available for rental for the purposes of intellectual property development, surgical procedure and skill development/ education, and real time surgical collaboration world-wide. Broadcast Surgery LIVE Worldwide More recently we have invested in the Cadaveric Lab’s robust video conferencing capabilities with Avail MedSystems high end cameras which can be controlled remotely by someone anywhere else in the world allowing people to log in and be in the room virtually while a surgery is being performed or a product is being surgically applied or implanted into a cadaver. Because the Cadaveric Lab is a non-profit center owned and operated by the Midwest Foundation for Orthopaedic Research and Education [MFORE], we can use it to conduct exciting Orthopaedic research and educational projects with residents and fellows that for which we might otherwise have difficulty securing funding. Fully Staffed Laboratory We’ve also made the execution of conducting projects in the lab incredibly easy for anyone in healthcare who may need it, by providing dedicated lab technicians who procure specimens, set up the flexible space for their exact needs. We are afforded great flexibility when scheduling these labs. They can run anytime during the regular business day and are often scheduled during evening and weekend hours as well. Having used this Cadaveric Lab since its first day, I’m impressed with the space it has become. I could not have predicted the world’s need for virtual surgical labs, and am so pleased that this facility has evolved into a perfect arena for both virtual and live group instruction and product development. Visit www.cadavericlab.com. View the gallery and learn about the specific amenities offered.
As I look back on my career in orthopedics the journey has not been one that I would have ever predicted. I completed a sports medicine/upper extremity fellowship in orthopaedic surgery in 2002 which gave me the tools I needed at the time to better care for my patients but after 19 years in practice, I have found that one of the most fascinating things about time is that it changes you. Hopefully for the better. I love technology and innovation and one of the most profound advancements in my time in practice has been GPS navigation for shoulder arthroplasty. In the beginning, my practice was primarily sports medicine and therefore I did a small number of shoulder arthroplasties. My upper extremity focus has grown over the years to include shoulder reconstruction. With increasing volume brings increasing complexity of cases, revisions and new challenges. As I started tackling more and more difficult cases I started asking myself the question “should I be doing these cases” and even more importantly, “are these cases even technically feasible to do?” In my opinion, the fear of the unknown sometimes drives surgeons to make the decision of whether they can help a patient with surgical intervention. I turned to technology to answer many of the technical questions I didn’t know the answer to such as ‘can I get this implant into this patient’s bone and will it perform as it should to accomplish the task at hand?’ The best solution I could find to help navigate the unknown was GPS as it provides me with critical anatomic measurements needed to answer the question “can this case technically be done” and then I must answer the question of “should I do it?” My first GPS case was on a patient whom I told for years that reverse shoulder arthroplasty was not an option due to extensive bone loss. I was wrong and the case was not only technically doable, but GPS made the case simpler. I quickly gained confidence in the system and began helping patients that otherwise wouldn’t have been helped in my practice prior to having access to GPS. The way I think about shoulder arthroplasty has changed as well. I have found that doing a pre-plan for patients can uncover surprises that happen preoperatively not intraoperatively. It’s such a great comfort to know that I can experiment with different possibilities of implants on a computer-generated model and never touch the patient. I feel more prepared and more confident in every case. Intraoperatively, I also have the ability to make minor deviations from the plan as I see fit with real-time feedback. GPS is time neutral in my hands because it eliminates intraoperative indecision. It also assists in cases of difficult exposure by eliminating guides and wires. The short-term benefits are obvious: great looking radiographs postoperatively and the confidence that I accurately achieved my plan. I find myself saying, “I would have never gotten to this place (on the glenoid) without using GPS.” Do we need to use it on everyone? At this point it is unclear. I would argue that GPS can make any surgeon more accurate while minimizing the potential for complications and give surgeons peace of mind. You don’t know what you are missing until you try it!
ROCKFORD (WREX) — OrthoIllinois has a new tool to help surgeons learn how to do different procedures safely. “The timing of it couldn’t have been any better with regards to COVID and those sorts of things, in terms of limiting the number of people, limiting the amount of traffic in the operating room or anywhere in a enclosed space,” Dr. Scott Trenhaile explains. The company now has Avail Medsystems Technology. It allows a surgeon to perform a procedure while the technology streams the operation to other surgeons, which allows them to watch what is happening from a different location. The technology also takes pictures, allowing those watching to analyze how the procedure is being done. However, it is HIPAA compliant and cannot record video. “Unless you’re scrubbed in on the case assisting the other surgeon, you can’t see as well as you can with this,” Dr. Trenhaile explains. “You cannot get the view that you can get here and it’s better not being scrubbed in and being in another room, or another state or country, for that matter.” OrthoIllinois says it just began working with the technology and has already performed a few procedures with it. Full article
Modicine PatientWear provides high-quality surgical undergarments that respect patient privacy during medical procedures – without sacrificing quality of care.
Dr. Trenhaile received a patent this past November for an implement and procedure, which allows surgeons to address long head biceps pathology in the shoulder…
Local surgeon Scott Trenhaile recently co-authored an article, “Massive Rotator Cuff Repair With All-arthroscopic Patch Augmentation…
In 2010, the Arthroscopy Association of North America (AANA) set out to learn better strategies for educating its member-surgeons. An…
Surgical Assistant + Master’s in Family Nurse Practitioning
Tori Homb, originally from the surrounding Rockford area, graduated from Walden University in 2019 with a Master’s in Family Nurse Practitioning. Tori has been working alongside Dr. Trenhaile since 2008 in the operating room as a surgical assistant. She has continued her education and transitioned into the advanced practice role as a nurse practitioner and now assists him with formulating diagnoses, treatment plans, as well as providing surgical assistance. Tori helps manage preoperative and postoperative patient care and sports medicine education. In her spare time, she enjoys playing recreational sports such as volleyball, softball, as well as working out, running, and spending time with her friends and family.
Registered Nurse + Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Kari was born and raised in Southern Wisconsin on a dairy farm. She received a Bachelor’s degree in Nursing from St. Anthony College of Nursing. Prior to joining Dr. Trenhaile’s team in 2004, Kari worked in the Neuro/Trauma ICU at St. Anthony Medical Center. Kari currently resides in Rockton, Illinois with her husband and enjoys hunting, fishing, and other outdoor activities.
Clinical Assistant Professor/ Orthopaedic Surgeon
Dr. Scott Trenhaile, Orthopaedic Surgeon from Rockford, Illinois, is dedicated to the continuous advancement of healthcare and specialized in knee, shoulder and elbow.
Physician Assistant
Michael Gilbertson, a native to Rockford, has been with Dr. Trenhaile’s team as a Physician Assistant since 2004 after graduating from Midwestern University. As part of the sports medicine department, Michael assists Dr. Trenhaile in formulating diagnoses and treatment plans as well as providing surgical assistance. Michael manages all preoperative and postoperative patient education. In his spare time he lives enjoys wakeboarding, hockey and spending time with his wife Kim and children Myles and Kylie.
Ana Holleman, has been with Orthoillinois since 2005 working various roles. In 2017 she joined Dr. Trenhaile’s team to be his surgery scheduler. Ana’s key roles in surgery scheduling include setting up medical clearances for patients, notifying the facilities of the procedure and equipment, pre-certifying the surgery with insurance and comforting patients.