Our Focus
- Anterior Approach/
Total Hip Replacement - Hip & Knee Replacements
- Sportsmedicine
- Reconstructive Surgery
- Hand Surgery
- Shoulder, Foot & Ankle
Dr. Richard L. Meyer, Jr. |
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Dr. Richard Meyer is board certified and the only fellowship/specialty trained orthopaedic surgeon in hip and knee reconstruction/replacement at Touro Infirmary. Dr. Meyer's practice is based in uptown New Orleans. His 20 plus years of experience includes State-of-the-Art Computer Navigated Surgery, partial knee replacements, total hip and knee replacements and complex revisions. In fact, he is the first Louisiana physician to use the CI computer navigation system to perform knee replacement surgery. Dr. Meyer is one of the most experienced orthopaedic surgeons in the area, having performed thousands of successful total hip and knee replacement surgeries using computer technology. He is also a clinical instructor of this technology at Touro Infirmary. | |
Dr Meyer is experienced in total hip arthroplasty using a Direct Anterior Approach Total Hip. This technique avoids detachment of muscle and tendon from bone. Consequently, the hip is more stable and no restrictions are placed on the patient/hip after surgery. A more rapid recovery is expected compared to traditional techniques. |
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In The News
New Surgical Approach Helps Hip Replacement Patients Heal Faster
WWL Tv's Meg Ferris Interviews Dr. Richard Meyer: September 8, 2010 View Article
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