Today’s diagnosis is a torn ACL. I’ve been watching a ton of baseball this spring (Go O’s!) and with all the running to the bases and sliding home I am usually wincing and waiting for someone to tear their ACL. An ACL tear is a rip in the anterior cruciate ligament, one of the four [...]

We have a number of different knee units (Extension, Flexion, Double-Jointed)  to accommodate a wide variety of diagnoses in both the Orthopedic and Neurological settings.  Some of the most common are: Tendon and ligament repairs (ACL, PCL, MCL) Tibial plateau/patella fractures Total knee replacements Open reduction internal fixation (ORIF) Burns Menisectomy Tendon releases Head trauma Spinal cord [...]

Today’s diagnosis is a fractured distal radius and ulna or better known as a broken wrist or even a Colle’s fracture.  The Mayo Clinic definition of a broken wrist or broken hand is a break or crack in one of the many bones within your wrist and hand. The most common of these injuries occurs [...]

The weather is getting a little nicer and the days are getting a littler longer.  Now’s the time we’re all thinking about those favorite outdoor activities and poor range of motion shouldn’t be getting in the way! The slippery winter weather is notorious for causing falls and falls cause us to try to catch ourselves with [...]

Phalangeal Head Resection (Arthroplasty) for Toe Joint Deformities Today’s diagnosis is Phalangeal Head Resection, better known as, Arthroplasty for the Toe Joint Deformities.  Surgeons often use phalangeal head resection to correct hammer, claw and mallet toes. In this procedure, the surgeon actually removes part of the toe bone, the phalangeal head, so the toe can [...]