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Don't Let Advertising Steer Your Healthcare Decisions
Posted at: 4/9/2015 4:00 PM
BY: DR. GLENN AXELROD Orthopedics is the study, diagnosis and treatment of the musculoskeletal system. The system includes muscles, tendons, ligaments and joints of the body, excluding the skull, face and chest. Despite visiting an orthopedic surgeon, the majority of patients who are seen in the office are there for non-surgical conditions. There is a significant amount of medical information readily available to laypeople, that is, prospective orthopedic patients without medical training,
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April is Foot Health Awareness Month
Posted at: 4/2/2015 12:00 PM
Foot Care and Suggestions from SOS: Dr. Naven Duggal, Dr. Christopher Fatti, & Dr. Frederick Lemley STRESS FRACTURES A stress fracture is a small crack in a bone, often developed from overuse. Studies show that athletes participating in tennis, track and field, gymnastics, dance and basketball are at high risk for stress fractures. In all of these sports, the repeated stress of the foot striking the ground can cause problems. To help prevent stress fractures: Use proper sports equipment. Do
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Dr. Nathan Everding Presents at the AAOS Annual Meeting Today
Posted at: 3/27/2015 12:00 PM
Nathan Everding, MD, an upper extremity specialist with SOS, will be presenting a paper today, March 27, at the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons Annual Meeting. Entitled, “Correlation of Temporal Invasive and Brachial Non-invasive Blood Pressure Measurements in the Beach Chair Position,“ it provides the overview and results of research conducted by Dr. Everding and four others. It will be presented during the Shoulder and Elbow VII Session. AAOS 2015 is being held in Las Vegas, and it is
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Posted at: 3/27/2015 12:00 PM
Providing great patient care is at the very core of SOS values and mission. We take pride in helping our patients overcome from injury, and return to active healthy lifestyles. Brett Lance’s story shows the quality of care we strive to give to our patients every day.
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ACL Reconstruction: Graft Choices
Posted at: 3/23/2015 12:00 PM
BY: DR. DANIEL WNOROWSKI ACL Reconstruction has evolved greatly over the past 40 years, and when paired with an appropriate preop and postop rehabilitation program, is now a very reliable operation, allowing return to pre-injury activities in the majority of patients undergoing the procedure. There are many ways to reconstruct a torn ACL, typically using tendon tissue, which remodels over time to form an ACL-like substitute. Tendon and ligaments are closely related, but not exactly the same. Mo