Educational Program

Orthopaedic Residents
An elective rotation for Orthopaedic Surgery Resident physicians from the University of Minnesota is available with Dr. Dahl. These physicians have shown a special interest and aptitude for this area of orthopaedics, spending 6-7 weeks with Dr. Dahl.

Limb Reconstruction Fellowship
The Minnesota Limb Length and Reconstruction Fellowship is a one year clinical fellowship, under the direction of Mark T. Dahl, with extensive exposure to the evaluation and care of patients with limb length inequality, congenital limb deficiencies, growth plate injuries and deformities, non-unions, mal-unions, segmental bone defects, osteomyelitis, periarticular and comminuted fractures, and knee arthritis. Three to four hundred surgical procedures are performed annually, including: limb lengthening, epiphyseodesis, hemiepiphyseodesis, closed and open femoral shortening, intramedullary osteotomies, intramedullary rodding, compression plating, and external skeletal fixation of fractures, arthrodesis, non-unions, bone defects, and osteotomy sites. Extensive use of monolateral and circular external fixation is employed. Orthopaedic surgeons who have completed their residency training, are licensed in the U.S. and Minnesota may apply to: Dee Pierson, (612) 672-2911.

Limb Reconstruction Tutorials
Orthopaedic surgeons desiring a focused clinical training program with the Minnesota Limb Length Center can do so in one of three areas of concentration: Limb Lengthening, Knee Osteotomies, or Problem Fracture Care. 2-5 day units may be arranged through Jim Orsak of Orthofix, (704) 948-2622.