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Subscribe to the BlogShoulder 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.
Getting Rid of a Baker’s Cyst without Surgery: Exact Placement Matters
Knee baker’s cyst surgery? A Baker’s cyst is a fluid filled area at the back of the knee that can cause pain and reduce range of motion of the knee. In essence, when the knee joint swells, in some patients that swelling shows up as a Baker’s cyst at the back of the knee. Many times, once the blind injection of…read more Fatty Atrophy of the Rotator Cuff can’t be Reversed by Successful Shoulder Surgery
A doctor discusses fatty muscle atrophy in rotator cuff tears and reviews the research showing that this type of muscle weakness predicts a poor recovery from rotator cuff repair surgery. The possible role of stem cell injections in helping this condition is also discussed. 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. 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 
