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May the Course Be With You
As your feet pound the pavement, you become keenly aware of the hard reality of training for a 5K, or 3.1-mile, road race. While training for a 5K is challenging, it can also be fun and beneficial. Before you begin a training program, however, you will need to plan accordingly. First, particularly if you are[…]
Impetigo: A Concern for Athletes
If you are an athlete, you have a greater risk than most people of contracting impetigo, a highly contagious skin infection that affects about 2% of the global population annually. The term impetigo comes from the Latin verb impetere, meaning to attack, and refers to the breakouts or skin eruptions that characterize the disease.[…]
Getting the Facts on Fragility Fractures
If you are over the age of 50, especially if you are also female, you may be at risk for a fragility fracture. The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons defines fragility fractures as fractures that result from a fall from a standing height or that occur in the absence of obvious trauma (Fig. 1). These[…]
What’s New in Knee Replacement Surgery?
As an orthopaedic surgeon who performs joint arthroplasty (replacement surgery), I am often asked about what’s new in regards to the surgery. Total knee replacement has been performed for many decades, and in short, over the years, many things have changed for the better. Robotic technology The first big change is the use[…]
ACL Tears in Teens
With more and more young athletes participating in sports each year, injuries to the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) of the knee have become quite common. Youngsters, particularly during the period of rapid growth—generally around age 12 for girls and 14 for boys—are at increased risk for ACL tears. For various reasons, adolescent girls may be[…]
Don’t “Just Do It” – Do It Right
In 1988, an upstart advertising firm in Portland, Oregon was approached by Buck Knight to help with his company’s print and television campaign. Interestingly, while developing the campaign, Dan Weiden found inspiration in the last words spoken by Gary Gilmore—a convicted murder who was executed by firing squad in 1977. Just before his life[…]
Bone Grafting: An Essential Guide
Bone grafting is a surgical procedure in which an orthopaedic surgeon transplants bone tissue. Bone grafts are used to repair fractures that are complex or have failed to heal, to replace missing bone following trauma or tumor removal, and to correct deformities. They are also used in spinal surgery to help fuse vertebrae. Bone[…]
Atrial Fibrillation in Athletes
Atrial Fibrillation is the most common cardiac arrhythmia (heart rhythm) affecting over 5 million people in the United States with projections up to 20 million people by 2030.1 Physicians define atrial fibrillation as rapid, chaotic electrical impulses in the upper heart chambers known as the atria that result in irregular heartbeats. In the early phases[…]
“Dr. Google” Misses the Mark Most of the Time
In the age of the Internet, all too often we seek the medical opinion of “Dr. Google” prior to obtaining a medical evaluation and treatment recommendations. Sometimes, “Dr. Google” can accurately predict the cause of your problem; but more often than not, its algorithm formula misses the mark. In fact, the Pew Research Center’s[…]
Brachial Plexus: Traumatic Nerve Injuries
The brachial plexus are nerves that conduct signals to the shoulder, elbow, and hand muscles and provide feeling in the arm. If these nerves become injured you can lose function, sensation, and experience pain. Some injuries to the brachial plexus are minor and brief, while others are severe and can cause permanent disability. These injuries[…]
