Optimizing Care & Outcomes

Injuries as Opportunities

Injuries happen to all athletes. The best ones use...

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Blood in the Joint

When a major injury occurs, the joint swells. Part...

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Don’t Open the Achilles

The ruptured Achilles tendon heals beautifully...

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Failed Surgeries

News flash: Surgery doesn’t always work. The most...

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Why ACL Repairs Fail

For decades there have been unsuccessful efforts...

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Patients For Life

When you see a doctor, you have three choices...

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Shoulder Motions

The shoulder can dislocate or just subluxate—i.e...

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Achilles Tears: The Debate Continues

Achilles tendon ruptures are in the news. Season...

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Go Slow to Go Fast

I used to find a lot of time in every second...

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AI Bots Democratize Medicine: You are more transparent than you think.

Artificial Intelligence-enabled systems that...

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Ignorant No More

I believe that no doctor should do anything to or...

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VIP Disease

Varying medical protocols because someone is extra...

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Building SuperHumans

It is a heady time in the world of human...

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Expectations

What do you expect to get from your surgical care...

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The Zen of Surgery

Calm, happy patients make calmer, happier surgeons...

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$Why Microfracture Fails$

Why Microfracture Fails

Microfracture—the puncturing of holes to release...

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Broken Collarbones

Clavicle fractures hurt. The collarbone sticks up...

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Healthcare vs Diseasecare

In medicine we don’t tell you what is about to...

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