Dr. Lance Rettig M.D.
Dr. Rettig is the son of Methodist Sports Medicine Center physician Dr. Art Rettig. Like his father, Dr. Rettig is an orthopaedic surgeon specializing in sports medicine. Dr. Rettig also specializes in arthritis and, traumatic and non-traumatic disorders of the hand, wrist and elbow .
Dr. Rettig earned his undergraduate degree in Biology at Indiana University in 1993 and obtained his medical degree in 1997 from the Indiana University School of Medicine. Prior to his fellowship in Baltimore, Dr. Rettig was an intern (General Surgery) and resident (Orthopaedic Surgery) at the Indiana University Medical Center.
A native of Indianapolis, Dr. Rettig serves as team physician at for Avon High School and Indiana State University.
Lance A. Rettig, M.D.
Curriculum Vitae
Personal Data:
Date of Birth: May 8, 1971
Place of Birth: Laguana Beach, California
Citizenship: United States of America
Education:
1989-1993 Indiana University, Bloomington, IN. Bachelor of Science with High Honors, Biology.
1993-1997 Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN.
Doctor of Medicine.
Internship:
1997-1998 General Surgery. Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN.
Residency:
1997-2002 Orthopaedic Surgery. Indiana University School of Medicine,
Indianapolis, IN.
Fellowship:
2002-2003 Curtis National Hand Center, Baltimore, M.D.
Licensure:
1997 M.D., Indiana
2002 M.D., Maryland
Priviledges:
2003 Clarian Hospitals
2003 St. Vincent Hospital
2004 Bloomington Hospital & Healthcare System
Honors/Awards:
1990 Dean's List
Sigma Chi Academic Scholarship
1991 Dean's List
Sigma Chi Academic Scholarship
Phi Eta Sigma Honorary Society
1992 Dean's List
Sigma Chi Academic Scholarship
Howard Hughes Undergraduate Research Award
1993 Dean's List
Howard Hughes Undergraduate Research Award
Phi Beta Kappa
Order of Omega
2002 Garceau-Wray Award (Outstanding Research Orthopaedic Residency)
Projects
1997 Assisted Thomas Klootwyk, M.D. Methodist Sports Medicine Center,
in basic science research. Worked on a study to characterized the intrinsic cellular properties of the posterior cruciate ligament in a rabbit model.
2002 Research - Implant Arthroplasty in Patients with Primary Osteoarthritis of the Metacarpophalangeal Joint - Raymond Curtis Research Grant.
Presentations:
1998 Embryology of the Knee. Orthopaedic Grand rounds. Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 1999 Glenohumeral Instability. Orthopaedic Grand Rounds. Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN. 2000 Principles of internal Fixation. Orthopaedic Grand rounds. Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 2000 Gross Anatomy of the Shoulder. Hand Care Conference, Indianapolis, IN.
2002 Primary Osteoarthritis of the Elbow: Results of Operative Debridement at Intermediate Follow-up and Basis for a Classification System. Lance Rettig, M.D. and Hill Hastings, II, M.D. Garceau-Wray Lectures, Indianapolis, IN
2003 Implant Arthroplasty in Patient's with Primary Osteoarthritis of the Metacarpophalangeal Joint. Lance
Rettig, M.D., Michael S. Murphy, M.D. and Linda Luca, OTR/L,
CHT., Eighth E.F. Shaw Wilgis, M.D., Lectureship in Hand
Surgery, Baltimore, MD, June 5-7, 2003
2003 Primary Osteoarthritis of the Elbow: Evaluation of Morphologic
Predisposition, Reults of Operative Debridement at Intermediate
Follow-up and Basis for a New Classification System. Lance A.
Rettig, M.D., Baltimore, MD, Hill Hastings II, M.D., Indianapolis, IN,
Judy R. Fineberg, PhD, Indianapolis, IN. 58th Annual Meeting of
American Society for Surgery of the Hand, Chicago, IL. September 18-
20,2003
2004 "Hand and Wrist Injuries". University of Indianapolis, February 17,
2004.
"Hand and Wrist Injuries". Indiana State University, March 29, 2004.
"Scaphoid Fractures". Methodist Sports Medicine Center, March 15, 2004.
"On the Field Evaluation of Hand and Wrist Injuries". Methodist Sports Medicine Center Annual Football Symposium, July 27, 2004.
Implant Arthroplasty in Patients with Primary osteoarthritis of
the Metacarpophalangeal Joint. Lance Rettig, M.D., Michael S.
:Murphy, M.D. and Linda Luca, OTR/L, CHT., 59th Annual Meeting of
American Society for Surgery of the Hand, Adrian Flatt Fellows
Conference, New York City, NY, September 9, 2004.
2005 "Elbow Injuries in the Athlete". Orthopaedic Grand Rounds.
Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN. January 19,
2005.
2006 "Perilunate and Non-scaphoid Carpal Injuries." Orthopaedic Grand
Rounds. Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN.
March 29, 2006.
"Management of Scaphoid Fractures and TFCC Injuries in the
Athlete." Indiana Sate University, Terre Haute, IN. April 6, 2006.
"Lacerations, Amputations, and Wound Care in the Workplace."
Assessment of Injuries & Illness for Occupational Health Nurses.
Indianapolis, IN. April 12, 2006.
"Occupational Hand Injuries." Assessment of Injuries & Illness for
Occupational Health Nurses. Indianapolis, IN. April 12, 2006.
"Management of Scaphoid Fractures." Indiana Orthopaedic Society.
South Bend, IN. April 21, 2006.
"Diagnosis and Management of Hand, Wrist, and Elbow Fractures: When to Manage in Your Clinic and When to Refer."
Central Indiana Society of Occupational Medicine. June 7, 2006.
"Elbow Instability in the Athlete," 11th Annual Meeting Notre Dame
Orthopaedic Society, October 6, 2006, South Bend, IN.
"Carpal Instability," Indiana University School of Medicine, Orthopaedic Surgery Grand Rounds, September 13, 2006, Indianapolis, IN.
"Dupuytren's Disease," Indiana University School of Medicine, Orthopaedic Surgery Grand Rounds, October 11, 2006, Indianapolis, IN.
"Technique, Clinical and Radiographic Results of a Modified Fancolli Arthroplasty for Thumb Carpometacarpal Osteoarthritis," 61st Annual Meeting American Society for Surgery of the Hand, September 8, Washington, D.C.
Publications: Intramedullary Fixation of Metacarpal Fractures. Lance Rettig, M.D.
and Thomas J. Graham, M.D. In Master Techniques in Orthopaedic
Surgery The Hand 2nd ed. J.W. Strickland (ed.). Baltimore, Lippincott
Williams & Wilkins. (In press)
Rettig LA, Luca L, Murphy MS. Silicone implant arthroplasty in patients with idiopathic osteoarthritis of the metacarpophalangeal joint. J Hand Surg (Am) 2005;30:667-672.
Rettig AC, Snead DS, Rettig LA. In: Johnson DL, Mair SD eds. Hand Injuries: Mosby; 2006:407-426.
Meetings: Indiana Orthopaedic Society Annual Meeting, Indianapolis, IN April 14-16, 2005
Activities:
1995-1996 Secretary, Indiana University School of Medicine Student Council.
1998-2001 Member, Indiana University School of Medicine Department of Orthopaedics Education Committee.
1999-2002 Volunteer Medical Staff for Arlington High School Football Team.
2003-Present Team Physician Lebanon High School.
June 2004 Orthopaedic Surgeon Consultant, Indiana State University
June 2004 Volunteer Clinical Assistant Professor, Indiana University School of Medicine
Non Medical Employment:
1989-1991 Tennis Instructor. Washington Township Tennis Program,
Indianapolis, IN.
Interest: Snow skiing, tennis, triathlons, golf