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Dr. Robert O., MD Birmingham, Alabama

I'm a 4th generation surgeon and am double baord-certified in general & plastic surgery. I... More

Eastlakecosmeticsurgery Chula Vista, California

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Michele A. Reading, Pennsylvania

I am 40 years old and have a 10 year old daughter. I have been involved with the Martial Arts for... More

JoshuaTucker San Francisco, California

Hello. My name is Joshua Tucker. I am a Medical Massage Therapist with a decade of... More

Dr. C, MD San Antonio, Texas

Board certified plastic surgeon specializing in breast reconstruction surgery after mastectomy for... More

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Treatments for Rheumatoid Arthritis by Disease Fighter Surgical joint realignment Surgical joint replacement Synovectomy Tendon reconstruction These are just some

Tuesday Tip - Quadricep / Hamstring Strength Ratio by Michele A. Patient Expert

was to maintain a strong knee after ACL reconstruction and rehabilitation. I knew that knee strength would be an important part of my routine. My right hamstrings were weakened after surgery because the surgeon used two hamstring tendons

The Use of Postoperative Bracing Following ACL Reconstruction by Mike Reinold Patient Expert

People's HealthBlogger Awards 2009 - Best 100 Winner!

the use of knee bracing and immobilization postoperatively following ACL reconstruction using a hamstring tendon graft...How often do you use an immobilizer after ACL reconstruction? The January 2009 issue of American Journal

Levaquin, Even with Shoulder Tendonitis by Dr. Phuli Cohan Medical Doctor

is given a bad wrap on many Lyme forums. People are all about worry and fear of its tendon rupture potential. Yes... tendonitis. Levaquin is the drug of choice for Bartonella and giving it IV is the only way to get high enough doses

Should Physicians Write Articles About Rehabilitation? by Mike Reinold Patient Expert

wasn't bad:Rehabilitation protocols after bone-patellar tendon-bone anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction have... in successful rehabilitation after anterior cruciate reconstruction using patellar bone-tendon-bone autograft and presents

Free Knee Examination Video Demonstration by Mike Reinold Patient Expert

the patellar tendon graft for ACL reconstruction, among his many contributions to our field! Don't forget, as a reader

"Plastic Surgeon for Skin Cancer?" Video Part I by Dr. John D. Medical Doctor

A skin cancer of the hand when removed exposes a tendon requiring plastic surgery for repair. This is part I showing the cancer and the defect produced after removing it with the tendon in the middle of it. It also shows

Breast Reconstruction After Mastectomy - Breast Reconstruction Specialist Radio Interview by Dr. C Medical Doctor

was about "breast reconstruction after mastectomy". We managed to cover a lot of ground - we talked about the various cutting edge breast reconstruction options currently available, breast implants, the impact of radiation therapy

Breast Reconstruction Surgery - Part II - Muscle Flap Reconstruction by Dr. C Medical Doctor

Women interested in breast reconstruction after mastectomy have several reconstruction options to choose from. In Part I of this series we discussed tissue expanders, breast implants and Alloderm. Though implant reconstruction

Breast Reconstruction Surgery - Part III - Perforator Flap Reconstruction by Dr. C Medical Doctor

The ideal breast reconstruction technique is one which allows reconstruction of a “natural”, warm, soft breast with the least impact on the patient’s body. While breast reconstruction with stem cells may not be too far off, until

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Septic Arthritis Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament ...
On April 5, 2000, at a surgical center, a girl aged 16 years had ACL reconstruction using a bone-tendon-bone allograft. On April 21 at a local ...

CFR - Code of Federal Regulations Title 21
A passive tendon prosthesis is a device intended to be implanted made of silicon ... intended for use in the surgical reconstruction of a flexor tendon of the hand. ...

MAUDE Adverse Event Report
This complaint is still under investigation. Depuy will notify the fda of the results of this investigation ... The dr used the patch for an achilles tendon reconstruction. ...

Update: Investigation of Bioterrorism-Related Anthrax ...
Septic Arthritis Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction ... aged 29 years had ACL reconstruction using a. bone-tendon-bone allograft at a local ...

Ligament Injuries
ACL Reconstruction Surgery Massachusetts General Hospital Sports Medicine ... A Patient's Guide to Hamstring Tendon Graft Reconstruction of the ACL Medical Multimedia Group ...

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On April 7 at a surgical center, a man aged 40 years underwent ACL reconstruction using a bone-tendon-bone allograft. On April 24, he sought medical ...

Medical Device Recalls
BIOMET EZLoc 9-10mm TM Femoral Fixation, Catalog Number 904781. ... fixation of tendons & ligaments during orthopedic reconstruction procedures such as Anterior Cruciate ...

MAUDE Adverse Event Report
The device is not being returned to depuy mitek and therefore not available for evaluation. ... Right knee arthroscopic acl reconstruction 1/ patellar tendon allograft. ...

Health Alert Network - Archive System
Health Alert Network - Archive System ... Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction. Using Tendon Allografts --- Florida and Louisiana, 2000 ...

Public Health Dispatch: Update: Unexplained Deaths Following ...
Epidemiologic and microbiologic investigations have not linked the deaths of the three patients. ... following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction using tendon allografts. ...

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ACL reconstruction
ACL reconstruction is surgery to replace the ligament in the center of the knee ... tendon (the tendon in the front of the knee) or use the hamstring ...

Rheumatoid Arthritis - Major Reconstruction Surgery on Right Foot
Well here I am 2 weeks post-op after having major reconstruction surgery on my right foot.  My Ortho had to shorten the bones on all of my toes, fuse 3 joi...

USA Today-Consumer Health News, Information and Resources ...
Pediatric orthopedic surgeon Eric Wall developed a tendon reconstruction at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center to keep Green in the game. ...

Rheumatoid Arthritis - Rheumatoid Arthritis and Orthopedic ...
Orthopedic Surgery: The Forgotten Specialty In Rheumatoid Arthritis ... The first was a 'tendon reconstruction' of the Posterior Tibial Tendon in my right foot. ...

Arthritis - Symptoms, Treatment and Prevention
Surgeries include joint replacement (replacing the joint with an artificial joint), tendon reconstruction (reconstructing damaged tendons) and ...

ACL reconstruction
ACL reconstruction is surgery to replace the ligament in the center ... of the patellar tendon (the tendon in the front of the knee) or use the hamstring tendons. ...

Arthritis- Health Encyclopedia and Reference
Arthritis Symptoms, Treatments and Medications ... (replacing the joint with an artificial joint), tendon reconstruction (reconstructing damaged tendons) and ...

Rheumatoid Arthritis - Can I benefit from triple arthrodesis ...
It is my right ankle. I had a very successful total right knee replacement 1 year ago. ... I had tendon problems, among other problems, and had tendon reconstruction a year ago. ...

HealthScout-Consumer Health News, Information and Resources ...
ACL Reconstruction With Cadaver Tissue Risky in Younger Patients ... reconstruction include a ligament from the patellar-tendon bone, the hamstring tendons or ...

Rheumatoid Arthritis - Why the X-Ray Is Superior to the MRI ...
( I have had tendon reconstruction in that ankle several years later for problems ... of RA in Feb, 2000 and thought I was going to Die from joint and tendon pain. ...

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Will Twins' season hinge on just one elbow?
Tommy John surgery has revolutionized baseball, but rehab is long and kids may be becoming too reliant on it.

84 Percent Of Male Patients Still Highly Active 15 Years After ACL Knee Reconstruction
Eighty-four percent of males who had ACL knee (anterior cruciate ligament) reconstruction with a patellar tendon (the tendon that attaches the knee to the front of the tibia or shin bone) graft continue at a high level of activity 15 years later, according to a study presented at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine's Specialty Day in New Orleans, Louisiana (March 13 ...

ACL knee reconstruction patients well and active after 15 years
Eighty-four percent of males who had ACL knee (anterior cruciate ligament) reconstruction with a patellar tendon (the tendon that attaches the knee to the front of the tibia or shin bone) graft continue at a high level of activity 15 years later, according to a study presented today at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine's Specialty Day in New Orleans, Louisiana (March 13 ...

Propeller tears right arm, UT Southwestern Medical Center surgeon re-attaches
"The propeller cut through the skin, muscle, tendons and bone and had removed portions of the bone," he recalled. "Basically, she had severed her arm, and it was attached only by some skin, tendon, nerve and artery."

Hawks' ruck curse strikes again, Skipper down
A hamstring tendon injury will sideline Wayde Skipper for up to two months, further depleting Hawthorn's ruck stocks

Surgeon Re-attaches Teen's Arm After Boating Accident
Kristen Kilpatrick could see the whirling propeller approaching after her fishing boat lurched forward, plunging her into the cold lake. "The motor creates this weird funneling and it just sucks you in. I just curled up into a little ball," the Texas Christian University sophomore recalled. On a May 2009 weekend whim, she and friends had gone to the lake on her family's ranch near Hico, located ...

95% Success Rate For Grown Teen Pitchers With "Tommy John" Elbow Reconstruction
A new study presented at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine's (AOSSM) Specialty Day in New Orleans, (March 13), found that 95 percent of skeletally mature high school pitchers were satisfied with their "Tommy John" elbow reconstruction surgery. Almost as many, (94.7 percent) returned to competitive baseball. "Tommy John" surgery is a procedure where a damaged elbow ligament ...

Surgeon Re-attaches Teen's Arm After Boating Accident
Kristen Kilpatrick, a college sophomore, nearly lost her arm in a boating accident. Orthopaedic trauma surgeon Dr. Joseph Borrelli was able to re-attach it.

Surgery gives softball player new outlook on game
A major victory in the softball career of Jamie Hazel didn't happen on the field. Having undergone reconstructive elbow surgery in April 2008, the Ohio Dominican co-captain spent four months on her first achievement in rehabilitation: