Complications
Complications are unintended and often undesirable outcomes that can occur during medical procedures or treatments. They can range from minor issues to more serious adverse events and may arise due to various factors such as underlying health conditions, surgical errors, or reactions to medications. Understanding complications is crucial for healthcare providers to anticipate risks, mitigate potential harms, and ensure patient safety.
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Low back fusions are a big problem. While a few patients who get their back fused really need the procedure to control serious instability, most patients get their back fused to help control pain. Recent controversies surrounding things like BMP drugs to promote fusion (which cause sterility in men), the fact that we American doctors fuse…read more
Chronic Knee Cap Pain after Total Knee Replacement Suprisingly Common
A doctor discusses the common complication of chronic knee cap pain after knee replacement surgery and looks at why this happens in more than 1 in 10 knee replacement patients.
Shoulder Range of Motion is not Fully Restored by Rotator Cuff Surgery
A physician discusses new research showing that patients don't recover full strength, stability, or range of motion after a shoulder rotator cuff repair surgery performed for a shoulder rotator cuff tear. Grade 3 Ankle Ligament Sprain: Surgery vs. Bracing
A doctor discusses whether the medical research supports whether grade III ankle ligament sprains should be surgically repaired (ankle surgery) or treated without surgery.
MRI Meniscus Tear Study Totally Misses the Point-Most Meniscus Tears should not be Surgically Treated
A doctor discusses the research showing that surgery for a torn meniscus may not be a good idea. Severe Hip Osteonecrosis and an Obliterated Joint Line
A doctor discusses a patient with severe hip arthritis and avascular necrosis / osteonecrosis treated with a stem cell injection. Ankle Pain after an Ankle Joint Replacement
A doctor discusses how replacing a joint just based on how bad it looks on x-ray or MRI can lead to disastrous consequences. Should a marrow draw be painful?
A bone marrow aspirate involves using a needle to take a sample of whole marrow (looks like thick blood) from the back of the hip area (PSIS). When we first started this medical procedure, we assumed that a bone marrow aspiration must be a very painful process. As a result, we had an anesthesiologist perform…read more 
