Adena Stevens Photography

Medical: Surgery

Collection of images from both an endoscopic stent procedure and knee replacement surgery

Dr. Larry Shindelman, a vascular surgeon, uses two computer screens to help him see where he is working when performing less invasive treatments, endoscopic stent procedure in surgery, for non-cardiac vascular conditions, such as clogged arteries, at the Endovascular Lab at CentraState Medical Center in Freehold, NJ. By photographer Adena Stevens
  
For Nora Estelle, 72,  a catheter was inserted to help locate the current stent in the areas of the kidneys that were narrowing, to place a new stent and open the areas up for better blood flow during her endoscopic stent procedure in surgery. By photographer Adena Stevens.
  
Dr. Larry Shindelman, a vascular surgeon, uses two computer screens to help him see where he is working, as Bob Mirynowski, CRNA, looks on. Shindelman inserted a stent near the left kidney of Nora Estelle in an endoscopic stent procedure in surgery. By photographer Adena Stevens.
     
  
Scrub nurse, Athena Farella, uses an insufflator device to expand the balloon and keep the stent in place.
  
Kevin Horrigan, a Stryker Orthopedics representative, shows a model of the new knee replacement methods at Lawrence and Memorial Hospital. Using MRI technology, a custom block is made for each patient receiving knee surgery, to help them retain high degrees of motion. By photographer Adena Stevens
  
Dr. Daniel Gaccione performed knee replacement surgery on George Schackner, of Westerly, RI, at Lawrence and Memorial Hospital. Schackner received a new type of surgery with custom made pieces for his specific knee.  By photographer Adena Stevens
     
  
Dr. Daniel Gaccione performed knee replacement surgery on George Schackner, of Westerly, RI, at Lawrence and Memorial Hospital. Schackner received a new type of surgery with custom made pieces for his specific knee. By photographer Adena Stevens
  
Before the replacement vitallium pieces are placed in the knee, they first use a fermoral and tibial cutting block (white part that is being seen) to set up the correct positions during knee replacement surgery at the hospital. By photographer Adena Stevens