Dr. Michael W. Keith

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  A Pat on the Back to… - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 10/7/2008    Last Visited: 9/28/2008  

  Michael W. Keith, MD, the new chair of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH) Evidence-Based Practice Committee.Dr. Keith also serves as a member of the AAOS Guidelines and Technology Assessment Oversight Committee.

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  AAOS Online Bulletin - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 2/19/2002    Last Visited: 3/29/2005  

  Michael W. Keith, MD
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  Michael G Vitale, MD, MPH, and Michael W. Keith, MD, are both members of the AAOS Evidence-Based Practice Committee.
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  Dr. Keith is Professor of Orthopaedics and Biomedical Engineering at the MetroHealth Medical Center campus of Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio.He can be reached by phone at (216) 778-4399 or by e-mail at mwk4@case.edu.
  
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  AAOS Orthopaedics Update 2000 - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 11/26/2000    Last Visited: 3/11/2001  

  Dr. Michael W. Keith , Professor of Orthopaedics and Biomedical Engineering at Case Western Reserve University , Cleveland , shared his work with new devices which control muscles in the extremities and spine and enable some paraplegics and quadriplegics to regain use of their bodies.
  
  Utilizing implanted neuroprostheses , persons with upper extremity weakness can use their hands to write , hold objects and express themselves.Hand movement is triggered by an advanced electronic system incorporating surgically-implanted sensors , wireless technology , radio frequency communication and microprocessor technologies.In systems under development , information recorded from sensors , muscles or surface-recorded brain waves is processed so as to move muscles , joints and other body parts..
  
  He explained that another version of the implanted device , already used by more than 170 patients worldwide , is activated by shoulder movement sensors worn outside the body , and permit control of bowel and bladder , breathing and lower limb movements.

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  AAOS: Paralysed patients get new chance at movement - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 11/27/2000    Last Visited: 3/12/2001  

  Dr. Michael W. Keith described advances under way at the Cleveland FES ( functional electrical stimulation ) Centre , a consortium that includes the Cleveland Veterans' Administration Medical Centre , Case Western Reserve University and MetroHealth Medical Centre , all in Cleveland.Using implanted neuroprostheses , persons with upper extremity weakness can now use their hands to write , hold objects and express themselves , said Dr. Keith , professor of orthopedics and biomedical engineering at Case Western Reserve University.He described a hand-grasp neuroprosthesis incorporating surgically implanted sensors , wireless technology , radio frequencycommunication and micro-processor technologies.Requiring an assortment of external hardware and a surgical procedure , the device is implanted in the chest with leads to electrodes in peripheral muscles.A shoulder position sensor outside the body relays a voluntary movement to an external computer , which then transmits a signal back inside the body to activate various muscles.This allows people to become independent and to use their hands to control their environment , to make voluntary movements-often for the first time since their injury..He also described a joint angle transducer , an implantable device that replaces the external shoulder position sensor with an electronic motion sensor that can be placed anywhere within the body.Detecting changes in magnetic fields , the sensor causes movements of the hand.By implanting double systems , patients are able to achieve bilateral hand-grasp ability.
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  Within the next decade , said Dr. Keith , these devices will be the standard of care for persons with quadriplegia or paraplegia.These people will no longer be considered paralysed , but will be able to do ordinary activities and will be visualized as people with normal function..

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  Coactive - Press Release No: 9262006-15115-PM - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 9/11/2006    Last Visited: 9/5/2008  

  Panelists include James Campbell, M.D., a neurosurgeon at Johns Hopkins Hospital, and Michael Keith, M.D., an orthopedic surgeon at Metro Health Medical Center in Cleveland, OH.

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  Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines: Progress... - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 10/7/2008    Last Visited: 9/28/2008  

  After the Diagnosis of CTS guidelines were completed, a work group chaired by Michael Keith, MD, was formed to develop a CPG on the Treatment of CTS.This CPG will be considered by the AAOS Board at its September meeting.

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  Faculty Profiles - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 7/26/2008    Last Visited: 7/26/2008  

  Michael W. Keith, M.D.Director, Division of Hand SurgeryDepartment of OrthopaedicsMetroHealth Medical Center

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  Medical Staff - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 8/11/2007    Last Visited: 9/25/2008  

  MICHAEL W. KEITH, M.D.
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  Michael W. Keith, M.D.
  
  Dr. Michael Keith is Chief of the Hand Surgery Service at MetroHealth Medical Center.He has been a member of the Orthopaedic Department and associated with the hospital for over 30 years.He is Professor of Orthopaedics and Biomedical Engineering at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine.
  
  Dr. Keith specializes in evaluation and treatment of hand, shoulder, and upper extremity problems.He also treats complex nerve and paralysis problems involving the upper extremity in spinal cord, traumatic brain injury, brachial plexus injury and other peripheral nerve disorders.
  
  Dr. Keith is an internationally known lecturer and has published extensively on restoration of upper extremity hand function in paralyzed persons.He has written several book chapters and co-authored over 60 articles.He is Chairperson of Evidence Based Medical Practice for the American Society for Surgery of the Hand and the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons.He has chaired efforts to create Evidence Based Clinical Practice Guidelines.
  
  Dr. Keith is accepting new patients.He can be reached at his office, located in the Department of Orthopaedics at MetroHealth Medical Center, 2500 MetroHealth Drive, Cleveland Oh 44109-1998. 216-778-4399.Toll Free 800-325-5606 (in Ohio) 800-554-5251 (out of state).

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  Readers respond to treatment guidelines, Medicare... - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 10/7/2008    Last Visited: 9/28/2008  

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  Michael W. Keith, MD

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  Tendon Surgery - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 2/15/2006    Last Visited: 4/10/2007  

  Michael Warren Keith,M.D.2500 MetroHealth DriveCleveland, OH 44109(216) 459-4339

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