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y Serving ; Western Oklahoma Since 1901 Saturday, October 24, 2020 New surgeon discusses robotic technology at GPRMC Don Munsch, Contributing writer million dollar machine for free because they know Dr. Riley Winham said patients usually decide there's that much need for it.” when they need surgery for a quality of life mat- Winham said the robotic arm equipment is not ter involving mobility. new, as it has been around for a while and thou- Canute welcomes first “I tell people: I don’t tell you when to have sands of these surgeries have been done and the surgery, your X-ray doesn’t tell me when to have implants are the same. Western Oklahoma surgery,” Winham said. “You tell me. It’s when “What we've just gotten better at is putting in your pain has gotten to the point that it's chang- the implants and the techniques we use to place Esports competition ing your life, dictating your schedule, you're not implants,” Winham said. doing the things you want to do. Then you start ‘The of goal all this technology is to increase preci- With the cancellation or postponement of sporting activities talking about surgery.” sion and accuracy, Winham said. Recovery time is due to COVID-19 related issues, Western Oklahoma is bringing Some technology at Great Plains Regional still a year for a knee replacement, and that dura- a fresh look at a new type of sport. Esports is a sport that uses Medical Center in Elk City helps surgeons per- tion was the same before the robotic arm technol- video games bringing with it unique advantages especially during form a procedure more precisely and help those Dr. Riley Winham ogy came into existence. apandemic, patients live a more normal life. Even though this technology provides a lift to the surgeon, the Esports unlike most sports has the ability to be virtual. Players Winham spoke to the Elk City Rotary Club recently about Mako doctor is still managing the robotic equipment, such as using and and fans will be virtual, and players will be able to play from their robotic arm technology. He joined Orthopedics at GPRMC in early taking the saw to where it needs to go. remote areas only on the Xbox platform. Being able to play re~ August. He is an Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic “Tt gets you in the correct plane and allows you to make those motely has benefits not only for each school district but for fami- Medicine graduate who completed his orthopedic residency as chief cuts,” he said. lies who at times travel hours to attend live events. resident at St. Anthony’s Bone and Joint Hospital in Oklahoma Accuracy is within a millimeter, he said. Winham has done hun- ‘The first event will be held on Oct. 24 at the Canute Public City. His orthopedic care includes arthroscopy for sports-related in- dreds of these surgeries with this kind of equipment. Schools campus, and is called the Great Pumpkin Bash as a play juries and hand, trauma, lumbar spine and joint replacement with “Between every cut youmake, every time you change instruments, on Halloween. Junior high will begin at 8 a.m. until noon, and advanced training in robotics and computer assisted techniques, ac- there’s a check you recalibrate the machine to make sure nothing's high school will play from 1 p.m. until 6 p.m. There will be four cording to his bio from GPRMC. changed,” he said. “If it ever loses track of things, it automatically different games played... Fortnite, Rocket League, Madden20 and He told Rotarians about Mako robotic arm assisted surgery equip- alerts when you do those checks. And you recalibrate. If you have NBA2K20. Viewers can tune in by following twitch.tv/canutees- ment at GPRMC that can be used for knee surgery, specifically total to, you can completely restart from the beginning and re-register.” ports or twitch.tv/westernoklahomaesports. knee or partial knee replacement. The robot is aided by a computer Winham took questions from Rotarians about the equipment ‘The Canute league was created by Brian Morris, the Director to ensure accuracy with the surgery. during his appearance at the meeting. Lively introduced Winham of Technology for Canute Public Schools. Morris was born and “This robot is something we were able to get at the hospital and and said the hospital was pleased to hire someone who would work raised in Hobart where he graduated in 2007 with honors and was Corey (Lively, chief executive officer at GPRMC] made a fantastic in Western Oklahoma. in the top three of his class. Morris graduated from Western Okla- deal on getting this thing,” Winham said. “It’s usually very, very ex- “And not just to come and work ... [but] physicians who want to homa State College in Altus with an Associate's Degree in Social pensive; we basically got it at no cost to the hospital, which is just live and work here and make life here,” Lively said. Winham and his Sciences. In 2012 he graduated from South Western Oklahoma remarkable. It really speaks to what the potential is out here and wife and two children moved into a home in Elk City. State University in Weatherford and later completed his Master’s what the need is, that this company was willing to give away this See Robotic page 2. See Esports page 2. Mountain Man’s Axe Throwing and Grub has ribbon cutting Front row (left to right), Cassidy Spieker, Chelsea Sandusky, Aubree McDaniel, Cory Spieker, Christie Spicker, Coby McDaniel, Clancie Spicker. Middle row (left to right), Catelynn Spicker, Debbie McDaniel, Annbra McDaniel, Carol Spieker, Kat Tate. Back row (left to right), Curtis McDaniel, Melissa McDaniel, Cody McDaniel, Jim Spieker, Kris Sandusky. Photo provided by ‘The Elk City Chamber Of Commerce. Oklahoma Arthritis Center and Oklahoma Infusion Services opening in Elk City arthritis and autoimmune services as well as patient infusion thera- the practice to new patients, or to expand to meet that growing de- pies. mand,” Carson said. “It quickly became apparent that there was a Founded in 2000 by Dr. Craig W. Carson, Oklahoma Arthritis Cen- great need out there, and we felt like we had to do more.” ter specializes in providing an integrated health care model for the Carson plans to practice in Elk City with Tosha Redd, APRN-CNP. most comprehensive treatment available for patients with arthritis In addition to the Elk City facility, Oklahoma Arthritis Center and and autoimmune diseases. Oklahoma Infusion Services have locations in Edmond, Tulsa, and ‘The Elk City practice, at 2406 Bell Avenue, is under the banner of Enid with plans to open additional locations in 2021. Oklahoma Arthritis Center as well as Oklahoma Infusion Services — Oklahoma Arthritis Center and Oklahoma Infusion Services of- just like their Edmond office. fers a patient-friendly infusion center staffed by a highly skilled “As our practice has grown, we have found that there is a substan- nursing team specifically trained on administering infusion and in- tial demand for infusion medications and services, not just for ar- jection therapies for complex health conditions. thritis patients, but those with a variety of other autoimmune con- ‘The Center is committed to providing safe, cost-effective solutions Dr. Craig W. Carson Tosha Redd ditions,” Dr. Carson said. He noted that patients will travel from as for infusion and injection therapies to treat chronic conditions such far away as Guymon to his Edmond location — and he sees patients as rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, psori- from the Elk City area as well. Some patients had to wait months for atic arthritis, multiple sclerosis, migraines, Crohn's disease, allergy EDMOND,. - Oklahoma Arthritis Center of Edmond is opening an appointment. and asthma, sickle cell disease, thyroid eye disease, iron-deficiency a new location in Elk City on November 12, offering a full array of “We reached a point where we had to decide whether to close See Arthritis page 2. Weather Vol. 118, No. 86 Mail delivery View online AMEN A tomorrow / 25 75 cents, 10 pgs. 580.225.3000 elkcityoknews.com