Dr. Robert Waldrip, orthopedic spine surgeon, today announced the grand opening of the Desert Mirage Medical Plaza and the Desert Mirage Surgery Center in Surprise, Arizona. The new facility offers minimally invasive procedures including vertebroplasty, a treatment for those who suffer from vertebral compression fractures due to osteoporosis, trauma or metastatic disease.
Dr. Waldrip, whose practice is focused on the spine, has been located in the Phoenix area for more than 23 years and has performed more than 3,000 vertebroplasties. Vertebroplasty can help stop the pain of a spinal fracture with specially formulated acrylic bone cement that fills in the fractured vertebrae. Within 24-48 hours after the procedure, many patients are pain free and able to return to their normal activities.(1)
“Vertebroplasty is the most significant treatment I’ve seen to treat patients with vertebral compression fractures, most of which are related to osteoporosis,” Dr. Waldrip said. “We’re so pleased to be able to offer this procedure on an outpatient basis to the community here at the new Desert Mirage Surgery Center. Now, our patients can be treated and recover at home with no hospital stay required. Most patients are up and around quickly and experience a significant reduction in the amount of pain they feel immediately.”
The new surgery center features General, Urological, Gastrointestinal, and Orthopedic Surgery with an active Pain Center. Patients are referred by their primary care physicians for treatment or can contact the main office for an appointment. Services provided include all types of outpatient procedures by multi-specialists.
According to the National Osteoporosis Foundation, osteoporosis is a major public health threat for an estimated 44 million Americans, including more than 810,000 Arizonans which is nearly one-fifth its total population. One in two women and one in four men over age 50 will have an osteoporosis-related fracture in their remaining lifetime.
For more information about Vertebroplasty including treatments for metastatic disease, please visit www.vertebroplasty.com or contact Dr. Waldrip’s office directly at 623-584-5626.
About Dr. Robert Waldrip
Dr. Robert Waldrip is an orthopedic spine surgeon with more than 26 years of experience practicing in the Phoenix area. Research and treatment of osteoporosis have been a priority in his practice. As a spine surgeon and a physician practicing in a retirement community, Dr. Waldrip has found osteoporosis to be one of the most significant health issues facing older adults.
(1) McGraw JK et al, Prospective evaluation of pain relief in 100 patients undergoing percutaneous vertebroplasty. Results and follow-up. JVIR 2002; 13;883-886
Note to editors: Photos and interviews with Dr. Waldrip and a patient treated with vertebroplasty are available by contacting Michelle Garrett, 614-315-4037, or [email protected].
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