HMG orthopaedic surgeon Jon E. Minter, DO, contributes chapter in new arthritis & arthroplasty textbook
Monday, August 31, 2009 KINGSPORT, Tenn. – The new internationally-distributed arthritis and arthroplasty orthopaedic textbook, Arthritis & Arthroplasty: The Knee, features a chapter written by HMG orthopaedic surgeon Jon E. Minter, DO. One of the textbook’s three editors, Thomas E. Brown, MD, associate professor at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, requested Minter’s contribution, resulting in Chapter 23, titled, "Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty Using Mobile-Bearing Technology." The textbook is the newest volume in the Arthritis & Arthroplasty series and offers expert guidance on topics ranging from patient selection and pre-operative planning to surgical approaches and techniques. Within the book, evidence-based coverage details the best technologies and methodologies to employ for total knee arthroplasty (TKA) for individual patients. The textbook will be used in both the academic and clinical setting - by beginning orthopaedic students in medical universities and accomplished orthopaedic surgeons practicing around the globe. Arthritis & Arthroplasty: The Knee was co-published by Saunders and Elsevier with a 2009 publishing date. About Jon E. Minter, DO Known throughout the Southeast for his proficiency in managing challenging reconstruction problems of the hip and knee, orthopaedic surgeon Jon E. Minter, DO, joined Holston Medical Group’s and its orthopaedic practice, The Orthopaedic Center of the Southeast, in August 2008, coming from Resurgens Orthopaedics, Atlanta, Ga., where he also served as a clinical faculty member at the Emory University School of Medicine.  Board certified by the American Osteopathic Board of Orthopedic Surgeons, Dr. Minter is also a Fellow of the American Osteopathic Academy of Orthopedics. A native of Oklahoma, Dr. Minter completed his undergraduate degree at Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, and Truman State University, Kirksville, Mo. He received his doctorate of osteopathic medicine from Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine, Mo. He completed a residency in orthopaedic surgery at Parkview Hospital, Toledo, Ohio, in affiliation with Ohio University. In addition to clinical preceptorships in total joint arthroplasty, pediatric orthopaedics and hand surgery, Dr. Minter completed an AO Trauma Fellowship under the tutelage of Professors Peter Matter, Davos, Switzerland, and S. Weller, Tubingen, Germany. He also completed an Adult Reconstruction Surgery and Joint Replacement Fellowship under the direction of Kenneth Gustke, MD, and Thomas Bernasek, MD, through the Florida Orthopaedic Institute. Established in 1977, HMG’s multi-specialty physician practice includes more than 150 physicians, and mid-level providers in its provision of 24-hour medical/surgical coverage. With convenient locations throughout the region, Holston Medical Group also offers two Urgent Care Clinics (Bristol & Kingsport), and two state-of-the-art outpatient diagnostic centers (Bristol & Kingsport). On-site ancillary services available at HMG include x-ray and laboratory, digital mammography, CT, MRI, ultrasound and cardiac services. Areas of medical specialty include: family/internal medicine; pediatrics; adolescent medicine; hospital team; allergic diseases; general surgery; orthopaedic surgery; oral and maxillofacial surgery; obstetrics & gynecology; otolaryngology; rheumatology; gastroenterology; pediatric gastroenterology; occupational medicine; endocrinology and metabolism; and comprehensive physical therapy and rehabilitation services. | | 
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