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Friday, December 28, 2012

New Year Holiday Information



Texas Orthopedics will close at noon on Monday, December 31st and will be closed all day Tuesday, January 1st. We wish everyone a Happy New Year!

Wednesday, December 26, 2012

Smoking Causes Increased Risk for Low Back Pain



For years, research has shown a link between smoking and an increased risk for low back pain, intervertebral (spine) disc disease, and inferior patient outcomes following surgery. A new study, published in the December 2012 Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, also found that smokers suffering from spinal disorders and related back pain, reported greater discomfort than spinal disorder patients who stopped smoking during an eight-month treatment period.

Key Findings
  • Those who quit smoking during the course of care reported greater improvement in reported back pain those those who continued to smoke.
  • The group that continued smoking during treatment had no clinically significant improvement in reported pain.
  • Greater mean improvement was observed in patients who had never smoked when compared to current smokers.
"This study supports the need for smoking cessation programs for patients with a painful spinal disorder given a strong association between improved patient reported pain and smoking cessation," said Dr. Glenn Rechtine, University of Rochester Department of Orthopaedics.

Monday, December 17, 2012

Managing Arthritis Pain with Exercise





Post provided by American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

According to the National Center for Health Statistics, more than 50 million adults have some form of arthritis. The most common type is osteoarthritis, also known as "wear and tear" arthritis, which most often affects the weight-bearing joints in the knees, hips, neck and lower back.

Arthritis pain naturally causes most adults to slow down and limit activity. Not exercising, however, can result in more problems. Recent research shows that over time inactivity actually worsens osteoarthritis pain, and puts adults at greater risk for eventual total loss of mobility.

Specific exercises will strengthen the muscles that surround your joints. The stronger your muscles are, the more weight they can handle. As a result, the bones in your joints carry less weight, and your damaged cartilage is better protected.

Your doctor will talk to you about the types of exercises that would be best for you, depending on the severity of your arthritis. They may recommend a physical therapist to design an exercise program to meet your specific needs and safely get you moving again.

Your program should include three types of exercises:
  • Range-of-motion exercises to improve your flexibility and reduce stiffness in your joints.
  • Strengthening exercises to help build muscle mass and protect your joints.
  • Aerobic exercise to strengthen your heart and lungs and improve your overall fitness. Aerobic exercise is key to controlling your weight, as well.
Typically, doctors recommend a moderate, balanced fitness program. If you regularly do high-impact aerobic exercises, such as running or competitive sports, your doctor may recommend that you switch to low-impact activities that place less stress on your weight-bearing joints. Walking, swimming, and cycling are good alternatives.

Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Obesity related to higher rates of infection and other complications following knee replacement


Post provided by The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery


Obese patients have a greater risk of complications following total knee replacment surgery, including post-surgical infections, according to a new literature review recently published in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. Because of complications, obese patients are more likely to require follow-up surgery (revision).

Obesity is reaching epidemic proportions, particularly in the United States, and is a well-documented risk factor for the development of osteoarthritis. Arthritis is initially treated nonsurgically, but total joint replacement often becomes necessary if the disease progresses. Consequently, the rate of joint replacements in obese individuals has increased in the last several decades.

Findings include:
  • Obese patients have double the rate of infection following total knee replacement surgery compared to non-obese patients.
  • Obese patients' rate of infection is higher for both superficial and deep infections.
  • The long-term surgical revision rate for obese patients is nearly double that for non-obese patients.
The paper's authors advise that knee replacement surgery not be withheld from obese patients. Rather, obese patients should be well-informed of the likelihood of complications following their total knee replacement, and advised to lose weight before surgery.

Friday, December 7, 2012

Tuesday, December 4, 2012

FREE Joint Replacement Seminar this Thursday



Learn more about non-surgical arthritis treatment options as well as total hip and total knee replacement surgery at Arthritis Camp! Refreshments are served. Bring your friends and family!

Date: Thursday, December 6th
Time: 5 PM to 7 PM
Location: Northwest Austin, 4700 Seton Center Pkwy, Ste. 200, Austin, TX 78759
Speaker: Marc Dehart, MD

Please RSVP by registering online or call 439-1100. If you can't make this seminar, plan to attend our next seminar on Thursday, January 3rd!

Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Texas Orthopedics & Partnerships for Children



Each year Texas Orthopedics employees donate to an Austin charity during the holidays. This year we have chosen to help support Partnerships for Children and their Holiday Wishes program. Through this program, Partnerships for Children provides gifts for the holiday season to kids in the care of Child Protective Services. 

Our goal is to collect as many items on their wishlist as possible. If you would like to help, please feel free to drop off new, unused items at one of our six locations before December 14th.

Holiday Wishlist

  • Toys: cars & trucks, Legos, Building Blocks, Educational toys (LeapFrog, VTech), musical items, Thomas the Train, Toy Story or Cars items, Action figures (Transformers, Spiderman, Batman), arts & crafts, painting & drawing supplies, puzzles, board games, stuffed animals
  • Dolls: (all ethnic origin) Barbie dolls & accessories, Princess theme items, Hannah Montana items
  • Sports: football, basketball, soccer ball, volleyball, skateboard, roller skates, Heelys, bikes, tricycles
  • Books: (English & Spanish) talking books, board books, coloring books
  • Clothing: (infant to teen sizes) onesies, Old Navy, Polo, Vans, DC
  • Bedding: twin sheet sets and pillows
  • Hygiene products: deodorant, toothbrushes, toothpaste, shampoo, conditioner, African American hair products, brushes and combs, baby powder, lotion, bath gel, perfume
  • School supplies for all ages

Thursday, November 15, 2012

Thanksgiving Holiday Information


 
 
Texas Orthopedics will be closed on Thursday, November 22nd and Friday, November 23rd for the Thanksgiving holiday. No medications will be filled over the holiday weekend. Please submit your refill requests by Tuesday, November 20th to allow our office to approve your requests.


Monday, November 12, 2012

Orthopaedic surgeons offer traveling safety tips


Post provided by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

Tense shoulders, or pains in the neck and back, are the all too familiar complaints of travelers who carry heavy luggage. As thousands of Americans gear up for travel this holiday season, orthopaedic surgeons share safety tips to reduce travel related injuries.

"Back pain is very common and affects millions of Americans," said orthopaedic surgeon and AAOS spokesperson Brett Taylor, MD. "While there are many reasons for back pain, twisting or lifting improperly can be a major cause. For that reason it's important to know what to do and what not to do while traveling with heavy bags or luggage."

According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, there were more than 59,400 luggage-related injuries treated at hospital emergency rooms, doctors' offices and clinics in 2011.

  • Of those injuries, more than 25,900 injuries were sprains and strains;
  • More than 26,300 were back injuries;
  • Approximately 2,060 were neck injuries

Travel/Luggage Safety Tips:

  • Lifting properly: When lifting luggage, stand alongside of it, bend at your knees, not your waist, lift with your leg muscles, then grasp the handle and straighten up (do not twist the spine). Once you have lifted your luggage, hold it close to your body.
  • Carrying luggage: Carry light pieces in both hands rather than one heavy item in a hand off to the side. This can decrease stress to the spine. Lift not drag luggage down stairs.
  • Correctly carrying backpacks: If using a backpack, make sure it has two padded and adjustable shoulder straps. Choose one with several compartments to secure various-sized items, packing the heavier things low and towards the center. Slinging a backpack over one shoulder does not allow weight to be distributed evenly, which can cause muscle strain.

Monday, November 5, 2012

Race for the Cure 2012

Thanks to all our employees and their family and friends for volunteering at the Texas Orthopedics water stop at the Race for the Cure. Looking forward to next year!

Monday, October 29, 2012

FREE joint replacement seminar this Thursday



Learn more about non-surgical arthritis treatment options as well as total hip and total knee replacement surgery at Arthritis Camp! Refreshments are served. Bring your friends and family!

Date: Thursday, November 1st
Time: 5 PM to 7 PM
Location: Northwest Austin, 4700 Seton Center Pkwy, Ste. 200, Austin, TX 78759
Speaker: Robert Blais, MD

Please RSVP by registering online or call 439-1100. If you can't make this seminar, plan to attend our next seminar on Thursday, December 6th!

Friday, October 5, 2012

Meningitis Outbreak Under Investigation


A multi-state outbreak of meningitis following epidural steriod injections is currently being investigated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Texas Orthopedics does not use the steriod that has been recalled nor do we use the same compounding pharmacy that was used.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding this issue, please call our office at (512) 439-1000.

For more information regarding this outbreak, please refer to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website.

Monday, October 1, 2012

FREE joint replacement seminar this Thursday



Learn more about non-surgical arthritis treatment options as well as total hip and total knee replacement surgery at Arthritis Camp! Refreshments are served. Bring your friends and family!

Date: Thursday, October 4th
Time: 5 PM to 7 PM
Location: Northwest Austin, 4700 Seton Center Pkwy, Ste. 200, Austin, TX 78759
Speaker: David Savage, MD

Please RSVP by registering online or call 439-1100. If you can't make this seminar, plan to attend our next seminar on Thursday, November 1st!

Monday, September 10, 2012

Saturday Sports Clinic



Texas Orthopedics hosts a Saturday Sports Clinic for student athletes injuried during a school sponsored event every Saturday during football season. No appointment is needed! Call 439-1001 for more information. 

When: Every Saturday, September 1 - November 3, 7-9am

Where: 4700 Seton Center Pkwy, Ste. 200, Austin, TX 78759

Tuesday, September 4, 2012

FREE joint replacement seminar this Thursday



Learn more about non-surgical arthritis treatment options as well as total hip and total knee replacement surgery at Arthritis Camp! Refreshments are served. Bring your friends and family!

Date: Thursday, August 6th
Time: 5 PM to 7 PM
Location: Northwest Austin, 4700 Seton Center Pkwy, Ste. 200, Austin, TX 78759
Speaker: Marc DeHart, MD

Please RSVP by registering online or call 439-1100. If you can't make this seminar, plan to attend our next seminar on Thursday, October 4th!

Friday, August 31, 2012

Fall Sports: Staying Active While Being Safe for the Season

Post provided by the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons


Summer is coming to an end, and it won't be long before athletes and sports enthusiasts take to the field to play soccer, football, volleyball or some other fall sport.

Staying active is ideal for building strong bones and weight-bearing activities such as running and playing sports helps achieve that. That is why the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM) and the STOP Sports Injuries campaign is urging everyone to stay active, but to keep safety first when engaging in these activities.

Statistics from the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) show the following results for individuals treated in emergency rooms and doctors' offices in the U.S. during 2011:
  • More than 581,400 treated for injuries related to soccer.
  • Approximately 1.2 million sustained football-related injuries.
  • More than 170,600 for injuries related to volleyball.
EXPERT ADVICE
"Not all injuries can be prevented, however many can be avoided," said orthopaedic suregeon and American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) spokesperson Jeffrey Abrams, MD. "The fact is, when one decides to participate in a sport, he or she needs to consider everything that comes with the territory. That includes taking the responsibility to follow proper safety measures such as warming up, and completing a health and wellness evaluation to determine their ability to play in the game before each season."

This season, the AAOS, AOSSM and the STOP Sports Injuries campaign recommend taking the following safety tips into consideration:
  • Play multiple positions and/or sports during the off-season to minimize overuse injuries.
  • Consistently incorporate strength training and stretching. A good stretch involves not going beyond the point of resistance and should be held for 10-12 seconds.
  • Hydrate adequately to maintain health and minimize cramps. Waiting until you are thirsty is often too late to hydrate properly.
  • Don't play through the pain. Speak with an orthopaedic sports medicine specialist or athletic trainer if you have any concerns about injuries or tips on injury prevention.
  • Avoid the pressure that is now exerted on many young athletes to overtrain. Listen to your body and decrease training time and intensity if pain or discomfort develops. This will reduce the risk of injury and help avoid "burn-out."

Monday, August 6, 2012

Recurring Shoulder Instability Injuries Likely Among Young Athletes Playing Contact Sports


Post provided by The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons



Summer is a peak season for many sports, and with that comes sport-related injuries. Among those injuries is shoulder joint dislocation. According to a literature review in the August 2012 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, most incidences of shoulder joint instability are the result of traumatic contact injuries like force or falling on an outstretched arm; a direct blow to the shoulder area; forceful throwing, lifting or hitting; or contact with another player.
  • In 45 percent of shoulder joint instability injuries, young athletes lost more than 10 days from sport.
  • Young male athletes are at greatest risk of shoulder joint instability injuries and recurrences.
  • In one study, the rate of athletes reinjuring their shoulder was higher in patients younger than 23 years of age.
  • Young athletes between the ages of 15 to 20 years of age who were treated nonsurgically had an injury recurrence rate of 87 percent.
  • Arthritis of the shoulder occurred in up to 40 percent of athletes with recurring shoulder instability injuries.
Symptoms of shoulder joint dislocation include: pain, often severe; instability and weakness in the shoulder area; inability to move the shoulder; swelling; bruising; abnormal contouring of the shoulder; and numbness and tingling around the shoulder or in the arm or fingers.

Nonsurgical management includes:
  • Brief shoulder immobilization and early rehabilitation.
  • Motion-restricting braces or sleeves that prevent extreme overhead motion may be helpful in preventing recurring injuries among nonthrowing athletes, but can potentially limit function and level of play.
  • Although rehabilitation may help some athletes return to sport within three weeks after an initial injury, there is a greater risk of shoulder joint instability recurring with early return to sport.
Surgical management includes:
  • Recurrent shoulder joint instability or an inability to safely perform sport-specific drills despite rehabilitation, activity modification, or bracing are indications that surgical management options need to be considered.
  • Early surgical stabilization removes the athlete from the competitive season and typically with unrestricted return to sport in six to nine months.
  • Athletes with bone loss, recurrent instability, an instability event that occurs at the end of the season, or an inability to perform sport-specific drills are candidates for surgical stabilization.
Minimize the chances of shoulder dislocation:
  • Strength- the shoulder relies on strong tendons and muscles to keep it stable. Keeping these muscles strong can relieve shoulder pain and prevent further injury.
  • Flexibility- stretching the shoulder muscles is important for restoring range of motion and preventing injury. Gently stretching after strenghening exercises can help reduce muslce soreness and keep muscles long and flexible.

Monday, July 30, 2012

FREE joint replacment seminar this Thursday



Learn more about non-surgical arthritis treatment options as well as total hip and total knee replacement surgery at Arthritis Camp! Refreshments are served. Bring your friends and family!

Date: Thursday, July 12th
Time: 5 PM to 7 PM
Location: Northwest Austin, 4700 Seton Center Pkwy, Ste. 200, Austin, TX 78759
Speaker: Robert Blais, MD

Please RSVP by registering online or call 439-1100. If you can't make this seminar, plan to attend our next seminar on Thursday, September 6th!

Thursday, July 26, 2012

How Safe Is Your Child's Playground?


Post provided by The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

Thousands of children are treated for injuries related to playground equipment each year. The numbers are alarming and parents should pay attention.
Statistics from the Consumber Product Safety Commission show the following results for kids 3-16 years in teh US in 2011:
  • Approximately 104,157 were treated for injuires from swing sets
  • More than 8,800 from seesaws or teeterboards
  • Approximately 80,668 from slides and sliding boards.
The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) recomments the following safety tips:
Tips for Parents & Kids:
  • Avoid playgrounds that have concrete, asphalt, hard-packed dirt, or grass. Recommended surfaces include shock-absorbing unitary materials like rubber mats or loose fill such as double-shredded bark mulch, engineered wood fibers, sand, and fine or medium gravel of suitable depth.
  • Check to see that there is enough space for kids to easily get off the slide or merry-go-round. Don't let children crowd exit areas.
  • Remove drawstrings and hoods from clothing that could catch on equipment.
  • Use care in the sun. In hot weather, equipment exposed to direct sunlight can burn skin.
  • Wear proper footware- no bare feet.

Monday, July 9, 2012

FREE joint replacement seminar this Thursday



Learn more about non-surgical arthritis treatment options as well as total hip and total knee replacement surgery at Arthritis Camp! Refreshments are served. Bring your friends and family!

Date: Thursday, July 12th
Time: 5 PM to 7 PM
Location: Northwest Austin, 4700 Seton Center Pkwy, Ste. 200, Austin, TX 78759
Speaker: Tyler Goldberg, MD

Please RSVP by registering online or call 439-1100.

If you can't make this seminar, plan to attend our next seminar on Thursday, August 2nd!

Thursday, July 5, 2012

Arthritis Camp moved to July 12th

Arthritis Camp will be held Thursday, July 12th at 5pm this month due to the 4th of July holiday. Join us next Thursday to learn more about hip and knee replacement at our free seminar. Register today!

Friday, June 8, 2012

Smoking Associated with Knee Replacement Failure


Post provided by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

Tobacco and nicotine use are known to impair the body’s ability to heal bones and wounds. A new study presented at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons looked at the effects of smoking on total joint replacement. 

The study on total knee replacement (TKR) surgery had a 10-fold higher revision rate compared to non-smokers. The investigation involved 621 TKR patients, including 131 smokers (median age 62). All patients who were smokers were encouraged to participate in a smoking cessation program prior to TKR surgery. Clinical outcomes, including pain, function and range of motion, were assessed following surgery in both groups. The smoking group had 13 knee replacement failures (10 percent) compared to five in the non-smoking group (1 percent). The medical complication rate also was “significantly higher” in the smoking group, with 27 patients (21 percent) having a medical complication compared to 60 (12 percent) of non-smokers. Complications included deep venous thrombosis (DVT) or blood clots, anemia requiring treatment, cardiac problems, and acute renal failure. Investigators recommend that patients stop or minimize nicotine use prior to TKR.

Monday, June 4, 2012

FREE joint replacement seminar this Thursday



Learn more about non-surgical arthritis treatment options as well as total hip and total knee replacement surgery at Arthritis Camp! Refreshments are served. Bring your friends and family!

Date: Thursday, June 7th
Time: 5 PM to 7 PM
Location: Northwest Austin, 4700 Seton Center Pkwy, Ste. 200, Austin, TX 78759
Speaker: Marc DeHart, MD

Please RSVP by registering online or call 439-1100.

If you can't make this seminar, plan to attend our next seminar on Thursday, July 12th!

Thursday, May 10, 2012

Happy Nurses Week!

Monday, April 2, 2012

FREE Joint Replacement Seminar this Thursday

Learn more about non-surgical arthritis treatment options as well as total hip and total knee replacement surgery at Arthritis Camp! Refreshments are served. Bring your friends and family!

Date: Thursday, April 5th
Time: 5 PM to 7 PM
Location: Northwest Austin, 4700 Seton Center Pkwy, Ste. 200, Austin, TX 78759
Speaker: Marc DeHart, MD

Please RSVP by registering online or call 439-1100.

This FREE informative seminar is held the first Thursday of every month so if you can't make it this Thursday, plan to attend our next seminar on May 3rd!

Thursday, March 15, 2012

Knee Replacement Can Lead to Longer Life

Post provided by Medscape Medical News

Patients with severe osteoarthritis of the knee who undergo knee replacement have a 7-year mortality rate that is half that of those who don't undergo the procedure, researchers reported at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2012 Annual Meeting.

"This is more good evidence for the benefits of knee arthroplasty," lead researcher Scott Lovald, PhD, told Medscape Medical News.

Dr. Lovald and his colleagues from Exponenet, a private consulting firm in San Francisco, California, were hired by Biomet, which makes products for knee arthroplasty, to analyze the costs and benefits of the procedure.

They looked at a 5% sample of patients insured by Medicare to identify those with osteoarthritis of the knee. They divided these patients into those who did not undergo total knee arthroplasty and those who did from 1997-2009.

They looked at the patients' data for up to 7 years to compare their health statistics and to measure how much they spent on healthcare.

Over the 7 years, they found that the Medicare payments for patients who did not get knee replacments totaled $63,940; for those who did get knee replacements, they were $83,783- a difference of $19,843.

What did that money buy? The most dramatic difference between the 2 groups was in mortality.

Those with knee replacement had half the 3.1% 7-year mortality rate of those who did not.

Also, those with knee replacements had a slightly lower rate of heart failure at 3 years.

"Many would consider that a cost-effective treatment," said Dr. Lovald.

However, both groups had roughly the same rate of diabetes.

In addition, those with knee replaced knees had a higher rate of depression in the first year after the procedure, although this difference faded in the subsequent years.

The study does not prove that knee replacement reduces mortality or heart failure rates, Dr. Lovald acknowledged. The patients who had knee replacements might have been healthier to begin with than those who did not, he pointed out.

Marc DeHart, MD, clinical assistant professor of orthopaedic surgery at the University of Texas in Galveston and partner at Texas Orthopedics, Sports and Rehabilitation Associates, told Medscape Medical News that it makes sense that knee replacements would lead to longer lives. "You are able to walk and exercise more," he said. "That would help with the most common causes of death, which are cardiac."

He cautioned, however, that knee replacement surgery has not been shown to reduce body mass index. This could account for its failure in this study to change the rate of diabetes, he said.

The increased depression in the first year could be related to the long recovery period from the procedure, and perhaps to patients' high expectations. "It could be that they had expectations that the knee replacement would do more than ease the pain," he said.

A limitation to this type of study, which culls information from a database rather than enrolling patients who can be interviewed, is that it's hard to get answers to questions like this, he said.

Still, Dr. DeHart was impressed by the powerful benefits of knee replacement surgery, compared with its cost. In fact, knee replacement could be even more cost-effective because this study did not take into consideration the expense of prescription drugs, which could be higher in people who don't have the procedure because they likely need more pain control.

Monday, February 27, 2012

FREE Joint Replacement Seminar this Thursday


Learn more about non-surgical arthritis treatment options as well as total hip and total knee replacement surgery at Arthritis Camp! Refreshments are served. Bring your friends and family!

Date: Thursday, March 1st
Time: 5 PM to 7 PM
Location: Northwest Austin, 4700 Seton Center Pkwy, Ste. 200, Austin, TX 78759
Speaker: Tyler Goldberg, MD

Please RSVP by registering online or call 439-1100.This FREE informative seminar is held the first Thursday of every month so if you can't make it this Thursday, plan to attend our next seminar on April 5th!

Thursday, February 23, 2012

Geometry, Not Gender

Post provided by American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery.

Much orthopaedic research has been devoted to determining why women are far more susceptible to knee ligament injuries than men. According to a new study, the answer may lie in geometry – the length and shape of a patient’s knee bone – more than gender.

Research recently published in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (JBJS), compared magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans of male and female athletes with non-contact anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries with those of athletes who participated in similar, at-risk sports but without a history of ligament injury.

The ACL is a ligament that runs through, and stabilizes, the middle of the knee joint. While the ACL can be injured through contact, it is most commonly strained or torn without contact, when a person suddenly changes direction, stops abruptly or lands incorrectly after a jump, such as in soccer, basketball and skiing.

The study found that most of the women (those who had ACL injuries and those who did not) and only the ACL-injured men shared a common geometry on the outside of their knee joint: The upper part of their shin bone at the joint (tibial plateau) was much shorter and more rounded. This may help to explain why women have an ACL injury rate that is two-to-five times greater than that of men.

“A lot of people who have ACL tears have a high degree of laxity (loose ligaments) in their knee joints,” said Christopher J. Wahl, MD, the study’s lead author and an orthopaedic surgeon and team physician in the Department of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine at the University of Washington, Seattle.

“When I started looking closely at the MRI images of the ‘lax’ individuals, the tibial plateau seemed very rounded and very short compared to those patients with stable knees,” said Dr. Wahl. “The outside of the knee joint almost doesn’t make sense—it is a round surface resting on a round surface—like a ball on a ball. This would seem to be inherently unstable.

“We were surprised to find that statistically, most of the women in the study share that geometry, even if they hadn’t been injured. However, only some men have this geometry, and they were the ones who got ACL tears,” said Dr. Wahl. “Put a different way, instead of asking why all females are more prone to ACL injuries, we might consider why only some men are. The male geometry is more variable than the female’s in this respect.”

The findings also may explain why women have a higher rate of ACL injuries, and yet the rate of re-injury is the same among men and women.

Monday, February 20, 2012

Patient Stories Needed!


The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery is launching a new public awareness campaign called "A Nation in Motion: One Patient at a Time." The campaign will tell the stories of patients across the country whose lives have been saved or restored by orthopaedic care.

The physicians of Texas Orthopedics would love for our patients to submit their story! To submit a story, visit www.anationinmotion.org before Friday, March 23, 2012. You can even submit a video or picture of you doing what you love!

If you would also like to share your story and photo on our Facebook page, like our page today and post on our wall "Because of my orthoapedic care, I can _________."

Monday, January 30, 2012

New Year's Resolution Camp


Texas Orthopedics has a new seminar to help patients with the #1 New Year's Resolution! Join us the fourth Tuesday of every month from 6-7pm at our Northwest Austion location to learn more about weight management, healthy eating and exercise from orthopedic surgeon Dr. Barbara Bergin and personal trainer and dietician Tom McLernon at NYR Camp!

NYR Camp is a FREE seminar to help you learn how to live a healthy lifestyle. Bring your family and friends.

RSVP TODAY 439-1100

Date: Tuesday, February 28th
Time: 6-7 pm
Location: 4700 Seton Center Pkwy, Ste. 200, Austin, TX 78759