Dallas Morning News: ‘It’s a special thing’ – Dallas Cowboys players make holiday visits to four local children’s hospitals

Dallas Morning News: ‘It’s a special thing’ – Dallas Cowboys players make holiday visits to four local children’s hospitals

by | Dec 12, 2019 | Events, Press Coverage

For decades, the Dallas Cowboys football team has made annual holiday visits to local children’s hospitals. This week, players and team cheerleaders posed for photographs and signed autographs at four Dallas area hospitals, including Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children. 

“The impact that we can make on the platform we have, I think, is amazing,” Vander Esch said. “We can go out and form relationships with people in the community and see the instant impact and smile that it puts on their face, especially the kids and the things that they’re dealing with, the struggles in their lives. It’s a special thing to get out and do stuff like that, and I know every single one of the guys on the team would say the exact same thing.”

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D CEO Healthcare: Texas Scottish Rite Opens New Clinic at Baylor Scott and White in Frisco

D CEO Healthcare: Texas Scottish Rite Opens New Clinic at Baylor Scott and White in Frisco

by | Dec 5, 2019 | General News, Press Coverage

Baylor Scott & White Sports Therapy & Research at The Star in Frisco will be the new home of a clinic from Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children. The Star is the home of Dallas Cowboys World Headquarters, and the clinic is meant to add pediatric sports medicine and orthopedics expertise to Baylor Scott & White’s sports medicine practice.

Frisco is a booming community full of growing families, and newly-opened Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children in Frisco allows local families to receive treatment without venturing down to Dallas. With elite soccer, gymnastics, lacrosse clubs in the area with a growing school district full of high quality sports programs, Dallas’ northern exurbs have become a mecca for sports-centered healthcare.

The 6,000 square foot clinic will have nine exam rooms, an X-ray room, and the ability to host more than 2,100 clinical visits each year. A sports medicine surgeon, sports medicine pediatrician, and other advanced providers will be available at the clinic.

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William Z. Morris, M.D., Joins Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children’s Surgical Team

William Z. Morris, M.D., Joins Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children’s Surgical Team

by | Dec 2, 2019 | Press Coverage, Sports Medicine

(DALLAS – December 2, 2019) – William Z. Morris, M.D., has joined the pediatric orthopedic surgical staff of Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children. Morris completed his fellowship at Scottish Rite Hospital in 2019. He will see general pediatric orthopedic surgery patients with a focus on spine and hip, primarily at the Dallas facility. 

“We were very excited to have Dr. Morris as one of our recently-graduated fellows,” says hospital Chief of Staff Daniel J. Sucato, M.D., M.S. “We are even more excited that we were able to recruit him to stay on as one of the medical staff as he is a very talented physician, surgeon, researcher and a rising superstar in our field. Before completing Scottish Rite Hospital’s Dorothy & Bryant Edwards Fellowship in Orthopedics and Scoliosis in 2019, Morris attended medical school at UT Southwestern Medical Center, where he earned his doctor of medicine. He completed his orthopedic surgical residency at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland, Ohio and recently completed additional subspecialty training at Boston Children’s Hospital, with a focus on child and young adult hip preservation. “It is truly a privilege to join the staff and become a part of an extraordinary institution,” says Morris. “Scottish Rite Hospital has been a national leader in pediatric orthopedics for decades and I look forward to the opportunity to contribute to the world-class patient care, innovative research and premier fellow/resident education that makes it a one-of-a-kind hospital.” “Dr. Morris’s expertise will ensure our patients continue to receive the highest outstanding care,” says hospital President/CEO Robert L. Walker. “We are extremely pleased to have him join our staff.” Morris is eager to become involved in both the medical and local Dallas community. He is a candidate member of the Pediatric Orthopedic Society of North America (POSNA), American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Orthopedic Section and American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery (AAOS).
Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children Opens Clinic at Baylor Scott & White Sports Therapy & Research at The Star

Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children Opens Clinic at Baylor Scott & White Sports Therapy & Research at The Star

by | Dec 2, 2019 | General News, Press Coverage

(DALLAS – December 2, 2019) – Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children has opened a new clinic location at Baylor Scott & White Sports Therapy & Research at The Star, the Dallas Cowboys World Headquarters, in Frisco. Beginning this fall, our expertise in pediatric sports medicine and orthopedics will complement Baylor Scott & White’s practice, creating a seamless care experience for athletes of all ages.
 
Frisco offers the ideal location to establish another patient access point, as approximately 25% of patient families reside in communities north of Dallas and tremendous growth is underway in the area. This facility is an extension of both the original Dallas campus and the recently opened Frisco campus. The sought-after location will offer clinic visits for children with orthopedic issues. 
 
SITE HIGHLIGHTS:    

  • Opening December 2019
  • 6,000 total square feet 
  • 9 exam rooms
  • 1 X-Ray room with space for future imaging or patient service growth 
  • Sports medicine surgeon, sports medicine pediatrician and advanced service providers will be available at the outpatient clinic.        
  • More than 2,100 projected clinical visits in year one expected   

LOCATION:    Scottish Rite for Children Sports Medicine at The Star
                        3800 Gaylord Parkway, Suite 850
                        Frisco, TX 75034 
                        (469) 857-2222 
 
ABOUT SCOTTISH RITE HOSPITAL:
Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children is one of the nation’s leading pediatric centers. The hospital treats a wide range of orthopedic conditions, including sports injuries and fractures, as well as certain arthritic, neurological and learning disorders, such as dyslexia. Patients receive treatment regardless of the family’s ability to pay. For more information about services available at our Dallas or Frisco campus, volunteering or donating, visit scottishritehospital.org.

A New Approach in ACL Reconstruction Helps to Reduce Re-injury in High Risk Population

A New Approach in ACL Reconstruction Helps to Reduce Re-injury in High Risk Population

by | Nov 27, 2019 | Sports Medicine

Recently, Assistant Chief of Staff Philip L. Wilson, M.D., and pediatric orthopedic surgeon Henry B. Ellis, M.D., published a novel technique for treating an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury. 

Too many young and growing athletes who have an ACL injury and reconstruction reinjure the same leg or have a new injury in the opposite leg within two years of the initial reconstruction. In fact, the rate of re-injury can be as high as one out of every four (25%). “Young children and adolescents are the most challenging to treat after an ACL injury because their growth plates are still open,” says Wilson. “Because of this and their commitment to returning to a high level of activity, they require special techniques to both allow continued growth and give them the best chance of not re-tearing.” 

Since 2012, our team has been studying the results of a unique approach for this surgery. Our experts have combined a surgery intended for younger children (less than 12 years old) with a commonly used procedure for an older child. This approach has resulted in a reduced rate of re-injury to approximately 5% compared to 25%.

While allowing for uninterrupted function of the growth plates, the technique provides additional support when compared to other treatments for this rapidly growing population. The technique adds both additional lateral knee support as well as added ACL graft size, both of which have been demonstrated to reduce the risk of ACL reinjury. The reduced rate of secondary ACL injury in the study are less than half of any other reported results in a similar group. In many cases, ACL injuries take very young athletes out of play for a year. This important step in reducing the risk of secondary injury helps to ensure that athletes can stay active once they are cleared to return. 

“This surgical technique is very promising,” says Ellis. “As an institution committed to innovation, we are proud of the work that has gone into this project. It is rewarding to help athletes get them back to doing what they love and know that they have a much lower risk of re-injury.”

This research study was presented at the 2019 annual meetings of two prestigious organizations: Pediatric Orthopedic Society of North America and the American Orthopedic Society of Sports Medicine. The manuscript has also published in a highly rated, peer-reviewed journal American Journal of Sports Medicine. The data include outcomes from this procedure in almost 60 athletes (age 11-16 years) collected over a five-year period. The combined TPH/ITB technique has a low re-injury rate (5.3%) and high return to sport rate (91%) and a low risk of minor growth-related changes (5.5%).

Learn more about the ongoing research in the Center for Excellence in Sports Medicine.