Orthopedic Surgery

One sign that we are indeed living longer and healthier lives is in our hips. One of every four people develop painful osteoarthritis of the hip at some point in their lives, yet we no longer limp into old age. In fact, hip replacement patients are getting younger even as the number of operations is …

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When a Bone Spur Feels Like a Dagger The most common cause of bone spurs results from the body adding new bone near the site of damage from osteoarthritis. Bone spurs are one of our body’s clumsy ways of showing support. You’re getting older. (Who isn’t?) You have osteoarthritis. You have thinning cartilage, joints that don’t …

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Our knees are two of the most important joints in our bodies. When one, or both, are injured, it can be debilitating. This is why knee surgery of any kind is vitally important in terms of successful remediation of the initial concern and minimal side effects. All-Pro Orthopedics is able to achieve both through our …

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One of our patients, a wiry triathloner named Bob, has been training for the Kona, Hawaii, Iron-man, clocking 60 miles per day on his bicycle, as well as running and swimming. Lately, he’s noticed a growing soreness in his left knee. In all of his 45 years, he said he’s never felt this kind of …

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There’s nothing more frustrating for an athlete than a stress fracture in the foot or ankle. He or she needs to train, to work harder, to raise his level of play . . . but the harder he works, the more likely he is to need time off. Stress fractures are different from acute injuries. …

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What can you do when your son (or daughter) announces he’s made the football team and all you’ve been hearing is risk, risk, risky business? First, know and understand the risks. The evidence is growing and growing more serious about the longterm effects of football and head injuries. Players who’ve taken a hit to the …

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  Participation in sporting events is the second leading cause of spinal cord injuries for Americans ages 30 and younger. Of these injuries, more than half of catastrophic sports injuries are cervical spine injuries (emedicine). Other common sports injuries that involve spine health are a result of repetitively overusing the structures that support the spine. …

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