When it comes to arthritis-related knee pain, some adults may benefit from a partial knee replacement (PKR), also known as unicompartmental knee replacement. PKR is less common than the total knee replacement procedure. Many joint replacement surgeons may only do two to five of these surgeries per year. We recently had the pleasure of sitting […]
Steve Porter dreamed about being in the music industry since he was a child, and his passion for writing has stayed with him into adulthood. When Brian Perkinson, M.D., was able to relieve him from unending pain with hip replacement surgery, Porter thanked his physician the best way he knew how: with a song. […]
FRANKLIN, Tenn.—More than 7 million Americans have undergone joint or knee replacement. Advances in technology have made orthopaedic surgery a seemingly simple and accessible process in the U.S., with minimally invasive and robotic-assisted procedures often sending patients home the same day with little pain. But that’s not the case elsewhere, said orthopaedic surgeon Cory Calendine, […]
FRANKLIN, Tenn.—Dozens of people came out April 16 for the Bone and Joint Institute of Tennessee’s groundbreaking ceremony. As construction continued on the Institute’s eventual 121,000-square foot home, representatives from the practice, and medical partner Williamson Medical Center, spoke of its future. Surgeons with the Bone and Joint Institute of Tennessee—Brian Perkinson, M.D., Todd […]
FRANKLIN, Tenn. — On Wednesday, March 21, the Bone Joint Institute of Tennessee along with its orthopaedic surgical partner, Williamson Medical Center, will welcome 10 orthopaedic surgeons to the practice. The nationally and internationally recognized physicians will join Dr. Michael McNamara and Dr. Geoffrey Watson, all of whom were most recently practicing at Vanderbilt Bone […]
Williamson Medical Center, in partnership with the area’s leading and most renowned orthopaedic surgeons, have joined forces to create the Bone and Joint Institute of Tennessee. “The Institute will be the first of its kind for Williamson County, representing an all-encompassing orthopaedic destination,” said Don Webb, CEO of Williamson Medical Center. “We are extremely proud […]
