Orthopedic Surgery

On top of the world
Knee replacement patient Fran Wilson could barely walk a year ago—she surely didn’t envision herself fulfilling a lifelong dream, strolling along the top of the Great Wall. Her first stop on the way to China was Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center’s Department of Orthopedic Surgery.

Spare the knee, ease the pain
Orthopedic surgeon V. Franklin Sechriest refers to his menu of knee replacement options as “the four R’s.” Ranging from realignment to tissue removal, each fits different cases, different patients.