James P. McDonald, MD, Orthopedic Surgeon with Northshore Orthopedic & Sports Medicine in Mooresville and Medical Director of The Orthopedic & Spine Center of Lake Norman, and David C. Hillsgrove, MD, also an Orthopedic Surgeon with Northshore Orthopedic & Sports Medicine, will present the new technology for painful osteoarthritis of the knee, MAKOplasty®, that is now offered at Lake Norman Regional Medical Center.

Dr. McDonald and Dr. Hillsgrove will present free public seminars the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month at Lake Norman Regional Medical Center in the hospital’s Community Rooms A and B beginning December 13th and 27th, and continuing each month through 2012. The hospital is located at Exit 33, off of I-77, in Mooresville.

This free seminar focuses on MAKOplasty®, a minimally invasive partial knee resurfacing procedure to treat early to mid-stage osteoarthritis. Using robotic arm technology, MAKOplasty® can provide quicker rehabilitation and more natural knee motion post-surgery compared to a total knee replacement.

To learn more about these free seminars or to register attendance, call or e-mail Tara Casper-Vitale, RN, BSN, Orthopedic Nurse Navigator of The Orthopedic & Spine Center of Lake Norman, at 704.660.4164 or Tara.Vitale@hma.com.