Sep 8, 2015 | knee, platelet rich plasma (PRP), surgery, Uncategorized |
A trend developing in orthopedic surgery involves the addition of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) in knee arthroscopy. Research seems to suggest that surgical outcome might be improved by adding PRP at the time of surgery. PRP is a serum created by concentrating platelets...
Sep 2, 2015 | rotator cuff, shoulder, structural model of pain, surgery, Uncategorized |
Pain is the single biggest driver of elective modern orthopedic surgery. Despite this, research of the last decade or so has shown that surgery is really bad at treating pain. A recent study on shoulder surgery outcomes and rotator cuff tear biology illustrates this...
Sep 2, 2015 | knee, surgery, Uncategorized |
Overweight knee-replacement patients have more endothelial microparticles (EMPs) floating around their veins than other patients, according to a study published March 4, 2015, in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. In addition, overweight patients have fewer...
Sep 2, 2015 | shoulder, surgery, Uncategorized |
In their Internet advertising, many clinics that do shoulder-replacement surgery feature pictures of young and active people. Those images don’t necessarily square with current research about the outcomes that younger patients can expect if they undergo...
Aug 31, 2015 | back, multifidus, surgery, Uncategorized |
Decisions in medicine, like most things, are based on risk versus benefit. There are life-saving procedures and surgeries that clearly are needed, but are many doctors doing more harm in non-emergency situations? A recent study looks at the potential damage done to...
Aug 7, 2015 | ankle & foot, arthritis, surgery, Uncategorized |
Patients suffering from osteoarthritis of the ankle traditionally are told that their only hope is an ankle fusion. Since 2006, injections of the patient’s own stem cells have allowed many to avoid surgery and to recover ankle function with minimal pain. Research...
