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Category Archives: Orthopedics
Mayo Clinic Finds Trends in Knee Replacement
A research team led by Mayo Clinic has found a national trend toward younger, more diverse patients having total knee replacement surgery. The findings were presented today at the 2010 annual meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons in … Continue reading
By Amy Tieder |
Posted in Orthopedics, Research
Tagged D'Apuzzo, Joint Replacement, Mayo Clinic, Orthopedics, Sierra, Total Knee Replacement
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Wrist Pain Twitter Chat
Dr. Richard Berger, the Mayo Clinic orthopedic surgeon who discovered the type of wrist injury that nearly ended Jayson Werth’s baseball career — as well as the successful surgical treatment that has helped him return to baseball and play in … Continue reading
By Lee Aase |
Posted in Orthopedics
Tagged Jayson Werth, Phillies, Richard Berger, UT Split Tear, Wrist Pain
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Phillies outfielder credits Mayo Clinic surgeon for comeback chance
Jayson Werth, the right fielder whose two home runs last night helped to send for the Philadelphia Phillies to their second straight World Series, has come back from a career-threatening wrist injury thanks to Mayo Clinic orthopedic surgeon Richard Berger, … Continue reading
By Lee Aase |
Posted in Orthopedics
Tagged Angels, Dodgers, Jayson Werth, Orthopedic surgery, Phillies, Richard Berger, UT Split Tear, Yankees
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Squeaky Hip Implants
With the growing success of joint replacement surgeries, patients have become accustomed to certain indignities related to having a metal replacement part in a hip, knee or shoulder. For example, they tend to set off airport metal detectors and attract … Continue reading
By Amy Tieder |
Posted in Orthopedics, Rehabilitation, Research
Tagged arthritis, Artificial hip, biomechanics, hip replacement, hip squeak, Trousdale
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Superobese Struggle with Hip and Knee Replacement
Common sense suggests that extra body weight severely stresses bones and joints. But until the findings of a new Mayo Clinic study were presented today at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons in Las Vegas, no … Continue reading
By Amy Tieder |
Posted in Orthopedics, Research
Tagged Artificial hip, Artificial knee, BMI, hip replacement, knee replacement, Lewallen, Obesity, superobese
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Relief for Early Shoulder Arthritis
A new Mayo Clinic study presented today at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons in Las Vegas, concludes that those 50 and younger who experience chronic shoulder pain related to arthritic changes in the glenohumeral (shoulder) … Continue reading
By Amy Tieder |
Posted in Orthopedics, Research
Tagged arthroplasty, Orthopedics, shoulder, shoulder arthritis, Sperling
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Wrist Pain
As described in the February 2009 issue of NWA World Traveler, a Mayo Clinic orthopedic surgeon has discovered a type of wrist injury that can cause debilitating pain. It doesn’t just affect elite professional athletes like Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Jayson … Continue reading
By Lee Aase |
Posted in Orthopedics
Tagged Split Tear, UT Split Tear, Wrist, Wrist Pain
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Wrist Pain and the World Series
As the World Series begins Wednesday in Tampa, an interesting story with a medical angle is the rise of Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Jayson Werth. Werth was seriously injured during spring training in 2005 as a member of the Los Angeles … Continue reading
By Lee Aase |
Posted in Orthopedics
Tagged Injury, Orthopedics, Sports, Sports Medicine, World Series, Wrist Pain
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