A moveable feat: Surgeon explains orthopedic therapies, March 19

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Hip and knee pain shouldn’t keep people from leading active and rewarding lives – and St. Francis Hospital & Health Centers wants to show you how.

The St. Francis “Road Show” will be coming to town at 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, March 19, at the Bloomington-Monroe County Convention Center. In the spotlight is a special seminar on hip and knee replacement.

John Meding, M.D., will explain the latest procedures in joint replacement and arthritis treatments. His specialty is adult reconstructive surgery with specialty interests in sports medicine, shoulder disorders and joint replacement.

Meding is a surgeon with Indiana Joint Replacement Surgeons, a practice group whose Center for Hip & Knee Surgery is affiliated with the St. Francis Hospital-Mooresville.

The Center has been ranked No. 1 in Indiana for joint surgery two years in a row by HealthGrades, one of the nation’s premier health-care rating companies.

To register for this seminar, call St. Francis toll-free at 1-877-888-1777.

More information about the Center for Hip & Knee Surgery is at www.stfrancishospitals.org/Ortho/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabid=23.