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  • Ask a Doctor: Plantar fasciitis may be cause of pain
    Herald Times Reporter
    There are many potential causes for heel pain, such as inflammation of soft tissue, stress fracture of bone, joint arthritis and pain referred from nerve entrapment about the foot and occasionally the lumbar spine. Establishing the correct diagnosis is ...

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  • Ask a Doctor: Plantar fasciitis may be cause of pain
    Herald Times Reporter
    There are many potential causes for heel pain, such as inflammation of soft tissue, stress fracture of bone, joint arthritis and pain referred from nerve entrapment about the foot and occasionally the lumbar spine. Establishing the correct diagnosis is ...


  • Navy doctors seek clues to treat cartilage loss
    Marine Corps Times
    “We have to identify [chondrolysis] better and find ways to prevent it,” said Cmdr. (Dr.) Matthew Provencher, director of orthopedic surgery at Naval Medical Center San Diego. Unlike common cases where cartilage tears and erodes over many years, ...

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  • Jury rejects malpractice claim against Mitchell doctor
    Daily Republic
    The jury concluded the malpractice claim made by Bette Thompson, 74, of Plankinton, against orthopedic surgeon Chris Krouse was not valid. After the verdict was read, the jury was polled and it was revealed all but one of the 12 jurors agreed with the ...

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  • Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children Announces New Leadership Roles
    MarketWatch (press release)
    JA "Tony" Herring, MD, TSRHC orthopaedic surgeon and Chief of Staff for the past 34 years, assumes the new title Chief of Staff Emeritus and will continue to work closely with the TSRHC medical leadership team, while maintaining his pediatric ...

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  • Well heeled after surgery
    Hindustan Times
    ... on a 28-year-old doctor from Baroda (name withheld on request) with Dr Selene G Parekh, an orthopaedic surgeon from Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, US. The patient had damaged the lower end of the tibia (leg bone) and the ankle joint.


  • An Ozarks Story: 9-year-old has success with experimental prosthesis
    Baxter Bulletin
    Since his bone was so soft due to chemotherapy, a screw holding the second device popped out of his leg — twice. Now, he's on his third prosthesis. His most recent surgery was earlier this month when doctors worked on the prosthesis to help it ...

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  • Doctors told her she might never walk, but Marney proved them wrong
    Herald Sun
    It's rare that children so young have this surgery; doctors usually wait until eight to 11, but Marney hadn't responded as well as expected to other treatments. After her hot pink plaster was removed, her parents led Marney to the prosthesis ward, ...


  • Caregivers Corner: Orthopedic surgeon could help with osteoporosis
    Annapolis Capital
    Pain management and prevention of further fractures are goals for care. You don't say whether she was referred to an orthopedic surgeon or not. If not, encourage her to seek a consult, because she may be a candidate for a surgical repair.

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  • FirstHealth Offers Innovative Health Care Close to Home
    Southern Pines Pilot
    FirstHealth also boasts an award-winning orthopaedic program. Its orthopaedic surgeons provide diagnosis and treatment of orthopaedic diseases and injuries of the musculoskeletal system - the bones and joints of the arms, legs, spine and related ...

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