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Pedometers: An incentive to walk or just another gadget?
The newest fitness trend—the gadget you see people wearing on their wrist or hooked to their belt, carrying in their pocket, or checking on their smartphone—is a pedometer that tracks fitness activity. The very basic pedometers measure the number of steps an individual takes during a 24-hour period, but the technology skyrockets from there to[...]
What is Damage Control Orthopedics?
Surgeons use damage control orthopedics (DCO) to manage critically injured patients by temporarily stabilizing fractures so that the patient’s overall condition can improve. The purpose is to avoid worsening the patient’s condition by the “second hit” of a major orthopaedic procedure. The surgeon’s strategy focuses on controlling bleeding, managing soft-tissue injury, and fracture stability while[…]
Hamate Fractures
Hamate fractures are uncommon injuries, representing only 2% of all wrist fractures. The break is often sustained by athletes who play sports where some type of object is swung or wielded, such as a stick or club that causes a direct blow to the hamate bone (Fig. 1). A golfer, for example, can fracture the[...]
Hughston Clinic Orthopaedics to Sponsor St. Jude Walk/Run to End Childhood Cancer
Join Us! Hughston Clinic Orthopaedics is looking forward to sponsoring and walking in the 2018 St. Jude Walk/Run to End Childhood Cancer. If you're in the Nashville Area, we really hope you join our team! The event will take place September 22, 2018 with registration starting at 7:30AM. To register or donate, please click here.[...]
Cheerleading Injuries
Cheerleading has evolved from once being considered “not a sport” to a revolutionized activity that involves acrobatics, tumbling, complex stunts, and fast-paced routines. It’s a growing sport with participants in school cheerleading squads, youth leagues, and all-star traveling teams. Likewise, the rate of injury continues to rise as more athletes become involved and as routines[…]
Chondral and Osteochondral Lesions
AN OVERVIEW OF TREATMENTS FOR THE KNEE On the ends of your bones there is a smooth white surface only a few millimeters thick that helps the opposing bones that form the joint work together with less friction. This covering, called articular (joint) cartilage, has no blood supply to aid in the healing process; therefore[…]
Hamstring Injuries
Hamstring muscle strains (stretching or tearing a muscle or tendon) are common among athletes, accounting for about 29% of all sports related injuries. They often occur during sports that require running, jumping, kicking, pivoting, and rapid acceleration. Athletes of all sorts, but especially those who run are more likely to endure this painful injury. Others,[…]
Percutaneous Ultrasound Tenotomy
A NEW TECHNIQUE TO TREAT TENDINOPATHY Tendonitis is a common term used to describe pain caused by tendon irritation around a joint. It is usually associated with overuse and is aggravated with activity. It is very common, impairing over 20 million people a year in the US and it impacts individuals of all ages, backgrounds,[…]
Surgical Approaches to Knee and Hip Replacement
Arthritis and rheumatic conditions are a leading cause of disability among adults in the United States. Almost 50% of Americans, 65-years-old and older have been diagnosed with arthritis. As baby boomers age, the number of people who will need treatment for knee and hip arthritis is expected to skyrocket. Many will consider total knee and[…]
Hughston Trauma Physician Featured in Clay Today
Darryl Auston, the director of orthopedic trauma, said Trauma Survivors’ Day is big for the doctors and other staff as well. Auston said that while in normal hospital situations, the doctor and patient build a relationship over a period of time before any procedures are done, but that’s not how it works in trauma. “Our[…]
