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Read Your Own Knee MRI-Meniscus Tear
Do you have a meniscus tear? Read Your Own Knee MRI-Meniscus Tear is another in our series on how to get a head start on reading your own knee MRI. Enjoy!
Knee ACL Tear Recovery? Are You Ever the Same After an ACL Surgery?
Almost every patient I have ever met believes that their knee will be the same after surgical ACL tear recovery. The ACL is a major stabilizer of the knee and often injured in sports. Most patients believe that when they injure their ACL ligaments, they can just get a new one-no harm no foul. I’ve already…read more
New Study: Your Meniscus Tear may be Caused by a Bad Nerve in Your Back
You don’t often hear meniscus tear and bad back nerves in the same sentence. But we see patients all the time who have low level issues in their low back causing problems in the knee. Most of these patients don’t think they have a back issue because their back doesn’t hurt much. However, a new…read more
MRI Follow-up of an ACL Tear Treated with Stem Cells
The question of an ACL tear treated with stem cells…. Can your torn knee ACL ligament be treated with an injection of stem cells and thus help you avoid surgery? Above you’ll find the knee MRI of a patient who had a complete non-retracted ACL tear who Dr. Hanson first treated with a stem cell injection about…read more
Most Tears in the Rotator Cuff don’t cause Symptoms
A doctor discusses new research suggesting many shoulder rotator cuff tears seen on MRI aren't causing your shoulder pain.
Successful Treatment of Another Meniscus Tear with Stem cells
DG is a 41 year old male with a 3 year history of knee pain who injured his medial meniscus while roller blading in Chicago. He had no surgery and was limping when he was first seen at our clinic. On exam he had instability of the ACL ligament (his main stabilizing ligament in the knee…read more
Finally a Way to Tell if that Meniscus Tear on MRI is Really causing Pain
A doctor discusses why in middle aged patients using an MRI to determine if you have a meniscus tear in need of surgery may be a bad idea.
