Stetson Powell wins “Best of Burba...
Stetson Powell Orthopedics has been selected for the 2011 Best of Burbank Award in the Sports Medicine Specialist category by the U.S. Commerce Association (USCA).
The USCA “Best of Local Business” Award Program recognizes outstanding local businesses throughout the country. Each year, the USCA identifies companies that they believe have achieved exceptional marketing success in their local community and business category. These are local companies that enhance the positive image of small business through service to their customers and community..
Stetson Powell News
Welcome to the Stetson Powell Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Website and Blog Page. Doctors Stetson and Powell provide a wide assortment of innovative treatment options for sports related injuries and orthopedic disorders. Their long history of excellence and innovation in orthopedic treatments have benefited patients from all backgrounds to include recreational as well as elite athletes. Located in Santa Monica and Burbank, both doctors are active members of numerous professional organizations and share a common commitment to the quality of life for all of their patients.
Dr. Powell recently had an article accep...
Dr. Powell recently had an article accepted for publication in the Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, entitled “Revision anterior inferior capsular shift with semitendinosus enhancement.” This research was originally presented last July at the American Orthopedic Society of Sports Medicine Meeting in Keystone, CO. The technique, developed by Dr. Powell and Dr. James Tibone from the Kerlan Jobe Orthopedic Clinic and USC, is for the treatment of multiply failed shoulders or shoulders whose capsule has been ablated by thermal shrinkage. The technique uses an cadaver graft (allograft) or a patient’s own hamstring tendon (autograft) to reconstruct the shoulder to prevent recurring dislocation
Dr. Stetson and NCAA Silver Aniversary A...
Dr. Stetson Named as Recipient of the NCAA Silver Anniversary Award:
INDIANAPOLIS—Six former NCAA student-athletes have been named recipients of the 2007 Silver Anniversary Award
Dr. Stetson tapped for Leadership Fellow...
Dr. Stetson tapped for Leadership Fellows Program
Rosemont, Ill.- Dr. William Stetson of Stetson Powell Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, was recently accepted to the Leadership Fellows Program of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS). The goal of the program is to inspire young Academy Fellows to take on leadership roles with the AAOS and in orthopaedics. In general, acceptance to the competitive program provides an invaluable opportunity for members of the AAOS to work with true leaders in the field. This is a year long program and next month Dr. Stetson will be travelling to Washington, DC, to meet with members of Congress to discuss medical liability reform. This is an exciting opportunity and more information will follow after his return from the Capitol next month.
In Print
Boston, MA – Dr. Stetson also recently published an article in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery entitled, “The Use of Magnetic Resonance Arthrography to Detect Partial-Thickness Rotator Cuff Tears.” (JBJS 87:81-88, 2005)