There is one special day of the year when Dr. Dorf takes his team to Denver for some fun. Dr. Dorf and Dr. Joseph teams combined this year for some team building exercises including go kart racing, indoor sky diving, and bowling.
Thank you Dr. Dorf and Dr. Joseph for Team day!
Dr. Dorf was in the OR to help when a young skier sustained a severe injury on the ski slope. The extensive repair on the skier's wrist included: 11 tendons, 2 arteries, and 3 nerves.
Dr. Dorf and one of his kiddos taking a ski lunch break. It's always good to recharge before getting back out on the slopes!
Clavicle fractures are a common injury seen in our clinic. They are sustained by a fall directly onto the shoulder and can be a very painful injury.
One of our patients was able to get a video of his method of injury.
Video credit: Bobby Schubert, New Founding Media
He sustained a comminuted fracture of the midshaft of the clavicle that is 100% displaced.
X-ray one month after a clavicle ORIF.
The Vail Town Races start today for recreational and professional skiers, snowboarders, and telemarkers. Every year Dr. Dorf competes in the race series proudly representing Vail-Summit Orthopaedics.
Dr. Dorf and the crew on race day.
Ski season is well underway despite the undesirable ski conditions.
Here is the list of body parts fixed over the last 10 days:
-2 Clavicles -4 Wrists
-2 Hips -3 Adult Tibias
-4 Pediatric Tibias -1 Elbow
-1 Femur
Be careful out there!
Dr. Dorf and VSO welcomes the Dew Tour athletes to Breckenridge, CO. VSO has the pleasure this year of providing orthopaedic coverage. The athletes are keeping us busy during the 5 day event.
Dr. Dorf standing at the top of Copper Mountain with the Women's Alpine US Ski Team. Training is complete and the team moving on to their competition at Lake Louise.
Sending the team off with the best of luck!
The 2017-2018 ski season has begun! With the start of the new season comes new injuries.
Below is a picture of Dr. Dorf and Annie Bowen, PA-C repairing their first distal radius fracture of the season.
Enjoy the slopes this season and be careful out there!
Dr. Dorf joins Team Summit Colorado for their early morning training at Copper Mountain. Here is an early morning shot of the Team Summit flag with the most beautiful sun rise.
