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After surgery St. Elizabeth therapists will provide patients a thorough understanding of exercises

and/or activity modifications that will enhance mobility, strength, and overall function.

Dr. Greiwe credits St. Elizabeth Healthcare for their primarily provided through Commonwealth
encouragement of exploring medical innovations and Orthopaedic Centers. Commonwealth has 20
enabling Dr. Greiwe to introduce a new procedure in physicians on staff and provides comprehensive
their hospital. orthopaedic services, and they have five locations in

Northern Kentucky and one in Cincinnati.

“St. Elizabeth has been open to this idea since the

first day I brought it to their attention,” Dr. Greiwe For individuals who suffer from shoulder pain

said. “They’ve allowed me to do it and work closely that impacts their quality of life, meeting with Dr.
with patients to help enhance their experience.” Greiwe can be the first step to a minimally invasive

solution. As Dr. Greiwe works on publishing his
St. Elizabeth Healthcare supports around 140 findings and building out an extensive plan to train
total shoulder replacement surgeries each year, and other surgeons, he will remain the only physician
the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons in the world to offer this surgical procedure. To
reports that annually in the United States, nearly take the first step in exploring surgical candidacy
53,000 individuals have shoulder replacement and understanding shoulder replacement options,
surgery. interested patients are encouraged to contact
Commonwealth Orthopaedic Centers to set up

“St. Elizabeth deserves a lot of credit when it a consultation.

comes to advancing surgery,” Dr. Greiwe said. “This (ml

procedure is going to improve how patients recover,

and that”5 Critical to their eXPerienCe-” To learn more about Dr. Greiwe and the all-new rotator

cuff sparing method of shoulder replacement, visit www.
Dr. Greiwe is a practicing surgeon at St. Elizabeth steliza beth.com. To find the contact information of the
Healthcare’ but his daily patient services are nearest Commonwealth Orthopaedic Center, visit www.
OrthoNKY.com or call 859-301-BONE (2663).
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