Arthritis

• Ankylosing Spondylitis.
• Arthritis Foundation.
• Aspirin and Related Drugs (NSAIDs).
• Back Pain.
• Basics of Surgery for Arthritis.
• Behcet's Disease.
• Bursitis, Tendinitis, and Other Soft Tissue Rheumatic Syndromes.
• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.
• College and Arthritis.
• Continuing Medical Education: Polymyalgia Rheumatica.
• Continuing Medical Education: Spondyloarthropathies.
• Continuing Medical Education: Synovitis.
• Continuing Medical Education: Understanding Osteoarthritis.
• Corticosteroids for Arthritis.
• CPPD Deposition Disease.
• Cytotoxic Drugs.
• Diabetes Basics.
• Diet and Arthritis.
• Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome.
• Exercise and Arthritis.
• Exercise Movies
• Families and arthritis.
• Fatigue.
• Fibromyalgia.
• Frequently Asked Questions about Arthritis Medications.
• Frequently Asked Questions about Arthritis.
• Frequently Asked Questions about Living with Arthritis.
• Gold Treatment.
• Gout.
• Infectious Arthritis.
• Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
• Joints.
• Juvenile Arthritis.
• Lab Tests.
• Lupus Erythematosus.
• Lyme disease.
• Managing Arthritis Pain.
• Marfan Syndrome.
• Methotrexate.
• Myositis.
• Osteoarthritis.
• Osteogenesis Imperfecta.
• Osteonecrosis.
• Osteoporosis
• Osteoporosis.
• Paget's Disease.
• Polyarteritis.
• Polymyalgia Rheumatica.
• Pregnancy and Arthritis.
• Psoriatic Arthritis.
• Raynaud's Phenomenon.
• Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome.
• Reiter's Syndrome.
• Research on Arthritis.
• Rheumatoid Arthritis.
• Scleroderma.
• Sex and Arthritis.
• Sjogren's Syndrome.
• Stress and Arthritis.
• Technical Information: Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Fibromyalgia.
• Travel and Arthritis.
• Unproven Remedies for Arthritis.
• Using Joints Wisely.
• Vocational Rehabilitation.
• Washington/Alaska Chapter of the Arthritis Foundation.
• Water Exercises.
• Work and Arthritis.
• Working with Your Doctor.

Children

• Arthroscopy in Children and Teenagers (Ages 8 to 18)
• Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip.
• Spinal Fusion for the Treatment of Idiopathic Scoliosis in Children: Orthopedic Surgery to Treat Curvature of the Back in Children and Teenagers
• Surgery for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Deficiency in Children and Young Adults.
• Technical Information about ACL Injuries in Children.

Foot & Ankle

• Ankle Arthritis.
• Hallux Valgus (Bunions).
• Total Ankle / Ankle Replacement Surgery for Arthritis

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Hand & Wrist

• Advances in Hand and Wrist Arthritis Surgery.
• Avascular Necrosis of the Lunate.
• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Minimally Invasive Endoscopic Carpal Tunnel Release
• Continuing Medical Education: Orthopaedic Educational Texts
• Hand Cases to Consider.
• Hand Replantation Surgery.
• Hand Surgery for Rheumatoid Arthritis.
• Information for patients with Dupuytren's Disease.
• Surgery for painful elbow joint arthritis, elbow instability, and tendonitis: Elbow replacement, ligament reconstruction and repair, and tendon surgery

Hip & Knee

• Bone-Sparing, Total Hip Resurfacing Arthroplasty Surgery (Metal-on-Metal Device)
• Hip and Knee Questions and Answers.
• Hip Surgery for Rheumatoid Arthritis.
• Knee Surgery for Rheumatoid Arthritis.
• Minimally-Invasive Surgery (MIS) Quadriceps-Sparing Total Knee Replacement: New Quad Sparing Technique May Provide Faster Recovery for Patients with Arthritis of the Knee.
• Minimally-Invasive Total Hip Replacement Surgery
• Osteoarthritis of the Hip (Hip Arthritis): "Degenerative Joint Disease" can cause pain, stiffness, and cartilage breakdown
• Osteoarthritis of the Knee (Knee Arthritis): "Degenerative Joint Disease" can cause pain, stiffness, and cartilage breakdown.
• Soft Tissue Masses: Diagnosis and Surgery for Benign and Cancerous Tumors (Sarcoma)
• Total Knee Replacement: A Patient's Guide.
• Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty: A Patient's Guide to Partial Knee Replacement using Minimally-Invasive Surgery (MIS) Techniques.
• What is Hip Replacement? A Review of Total Hip Arthroplasty, Hip Resurfacing, and Minimally-Invasive Hip Surgery.
• When Cancer Spreads to the Bone: Surgery for Metastatic Bone Disease

Metabolic Bone Disease

• Osteoporosis

Shoulder & Elbow

• About the Mechanics of Shoulder Stability.
• Adhesion-Cohesion
• Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tears and Their Treatment: arthroscopic and minimally-invasive surgery for ACL reconstruction
• Anterior glenoid reconstruction for unstable dislocating shoulders. Surgery to restore lost anterior glenoid bone and deep the socket with a bone graft can restore shoulder anatomy and lessen pain and improve function.
• Arthroplasty in Cuff Tear Arthropathy: Surgery for shoulders with a rotator cuff tear and arthritis can lessen shoulder pain and improve function with joint replacement.
• Arthroplasty in Post-traumatic Arthritis: Surgery for shoulders with arthritis after and injury, fracture, or previous surgery can lessen shoulder pain and improve function with a special type of joint replacement.
• Arthroscopic shoulder surgery for shoulder dislocation, subluxation, and instability: why, when and how it is done.
• Arthroscopic shoulder surgery for the treatment of rotator cuff tears: why, when and how it is done.
• Atraumatic Shoulder Instability.
• Bankart repair for unstable dislocating shoulders: Surgery to anatomically and securely repair the torn anterior glenoid labrum and capsule without arthroscopy can lessen pain and improve function for active individuals.
• Capsuloligamentous Constraint.
• Chondrolysis
• Clinical Conditions Involving the Cuff.
• Clinical Conditions Related to the Rotator Cuff.
• Clinical Presentation and Evaluation of Glenohumeral Arthritis.
• Clinical Presentation of Glenohumeral Instability.
• Clinical Problems of the Shoulder.
• Compartmental Syndromes.
• Concavity Compression
• Cuff tear arthropathy - CTA - prosthesis for shoulder arthritis: Surgery with a cementless CTA prosthesis can lessen pain and improve function in shoulders with the combination of arthritis and rotator cuff tears.
• Diagnosis of Anterior Glenohumeral Instability.
• Diagnosis of Capsulorraphy Arthropathy.
• Diagnosis of Cuff Tear Arthropathy.
• Diagnosis of Glenohumeral Avascular Necrosis.
• Diagnosis of Glenohumeral Degenerative Joint Disease.
• Diagnosis of Glenohumeral Rheumatoid Arthritis.
• Diagnosis of Rotator Cuff Tears.
• Diagnosis of Subacromial Abrasion.
• Diagnosis of the Frozen Shoulder.
• Diagnosis of the Post-traumatic Stiff Shoulder.
• Effectiveness of Glenohumeral Arthroplasty.
• Evaluation of Recurrent Instability.
• Evaluation of the Rough Shoulder.
• Evaluation of the Stiff Shoulder.
• Evaluation of the Weak Shoulder.
• Examination Under Anesthesia.
• Glenohumeral Arthritis References.
• Glenohumeral Arthroplasty Technique.
• Glenohumeral Balance.
• Glenohumeral Suction Cup.
• Home Exercises for the Rough Shoulder.
• Home Exercises for the Stiff Shoulder.
• Home Exercises for the Unstable Shoulder.
• Home Exercises for the Weak Shoulder.
• Humeroscapular Positions and Motion.
• Humerothoracic Positions and Motion.
• Injuries Associated with Anterior Dislocations.
• Injuries Associated with Posterior Dislocations.
• Intermediate Shoulder Instability.
• Limited Joint Volume.
• Management of Glenohumeral Arthritis.
• Management of Humeroscapular Roughness.
• Management of Scapulothoracic Roughness.
• Mechanics of Glenohumeral Arthritis.
• Mechanics of Glenohumeral Arthroplasty.
• Mechanics of Glenohumeral Instability.
• Mechanics of Shoulder Strength.
• More Information on Rotator Cuff Surgery.
• Outcome Measurement.
• Posterior glenoid osteoplasty for unstable dislocating shoulders. Surgery to build up the back of the glenoid socket using an osteotomy and graft can restore shoulder anatomy and lessen pain and improve function.
• Ream and Run non-prosthetic glenoid arthroplasty for shoulder arthritis: Regenerative cementless surgery designed for individuals desiring higher levels of activity than recommended for traditional total joint replacement.
• Recurrent Instability References.
• Rehabilitation after Shoulder Arthroplasty.
• Relevant Anatomy of Glenohumeral Instability.
• Repair of Rotator Cuff Tears: Surgery for shoulders with torn rotator cuff tendons can lessen shoulder pain and improve function without acromioplasty.
• Reverse Shoulder Replacement (Delta joint replacement) for arthritis: Surgery with a reverse prosthesis can lessen shoulder pain and improve function in shoulders with failed surgery or combined arthritis, rotator cuff tears and instability.
• Rotator Cuff Clinical Presentation.
• Rotator Cuff Differential Diagnosis.
• Rotator Cuff Failure.
• Rotator Cuff Historical Review.
• Rotator Cuff Imaging Techniques.
• Rotator Cuff References.
• Rotator Cuff Relevant Anatomy and Mechanics.
• Rotator Cuff Treatment.
• Scapulothoracic Positions and Motion.
• SF 36 and Health Status.
• Shoulder and Elbow Cases to Consider.
• Shoulder arthritis and rotator cuff tears: The combination of arthritis and rotator cuff tears is called rotator cuff tear arthropathy. The management of this condition requires thought and experience.
• Shoulder arthritis: Osteoarthritis, Chondrolysis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Degenerative joint disease, and arthritis after shoulder surgery.
• Shoulder Bibliography.
• Shoulder Instability References.
• Shoulder osteoarthritis, chondrolysis, rheumatoid arthritis, degenerative joint disease, and arthritis after shoulder arthroscopy and open surgery.
• Simple Shoulder Test.
• Subacromial Smoothing.
• Surface replacement for shoulder arthritis: Surgery with a CAP, a special type of conservative resurfacing joint replacement that resurfaces the ball of the ball and socket joint, can lessen pain and improve function.
• Surgery for Atraumatic Instability of the Shoulder.
• Surgery for painful shoulders and shoulders weakened by rotator cuff tears
• Surgery for Traumatic Instability of the Shoulder.
• Surgical options for early arthritis in young persons and athletes: the role of meniscus transplants, microfracture, Osteoarticular Transplants (OATs), Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation (ACI) and osteotomy
• Surgical release for stiff frozen shoulders: Surgery to remove scar tissue and release contractures can lessen pain and improve function for stiff shoulders that have not responded to rehabilitation or physical therapy.
• Total elbow joint replacement for elbow arthritis: Surgery with a dependable, time-tested prosthesis can lessen pain and improve function in elbows, especially in rheumatoid arthritis of the elbow
• Total shoulder joint replacement for shoulder arthritis: Surgery with a dependable, time-tested conservative prosthesis and accelerated rehabilitation can lessen pain and improve function in shoulders with arthritis.
• Traumatic Shoulder Instability.
• Treating Shoulder Dislocation / Subluxation (Instability) and Associated Pain with Minimally Invasive Arthroscopy
• Treatment of Recurrent Instability.
• Treatment of Rotator Cuff Lesions.
• Treatment of Traumatic Dislocations.
• Types of Glenohumeral Instability.
• What is the relationship between frozen shoulder and diabetes?

Spine

• Anterior Cervical Discectomy, Decompression and Fusion for the Treatment of Pain, Weakness, Numbness and Tingling in the Neck and Arm caused by Radiculopathy or Myelopathy.
• Is it a slipped disc? Pinched nerve? Sciatica? Leg Pain May Stem from pinched nerve in the low back
• Kyphoplasty - A Minimally Invasive Approach to the Treatment of Vertebral Compression Fractures.
• Preventing Back Pain with Exercise.
• Scoliosis - A Patient Primer.
• Spine Surgery for Rheumatoid Arthritis.
• Surgical Management of Spinal Stenosis
• Surgical Treatment of Spine Cancer

Sports

• Active after ACL surgery
• Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tears and Their Treatment: arthroscopic and minimally-invasive surgery for ACL reconstruction
• Arthroscopic Meniscectomy-Minimally Invasive Arthroscopic Surgery for Torn Meniscus Cartilage in the Knee.
• Arthroscopic Meniscus Repair: A minimally invasive method to repair torn knee cartilage
• Arthroscopic shoulder surgery for shoulder dislocation, subluxation, and instability: why, when and how it is done.
• Arthroscopic shoulder surgery for the treatment of rotator cuff tears: why, when and how it is done.
• Is it a slipped disc? Pinched nerve? Sciatica? Leg Pain May Stem from pinched nerve in the low back
• Meniscus Allograft Replacement Surgery: A minimally invasive method to restore previously removed torn knee cartilage with cadaver tissue
• Surgical options for early arthritis in young persons and athletes: the role of meniscus transplants, microfracture, Osteoarticular Transplants (OATs), Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation (ACI) and osteotomy
• Technical Information about Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.
• Torn Meniscus-torn knee cartilage not limited to athletes or sports.
• Treating Shoulder Dislocation / Subluxation (Instability) and Associated Pain with Minimally Invasive Arthroscopy

Trauma

• Anterior Cervical Discectomy, Decompression and Fusion for the Treatment of Pain, Weakness, Numbness and Tingling in the Neck and Arm caused by Radiculopathy or Myelopathy.
• Hip Socket Fracture Surgery.
• Pelvic Fracture Surgery.
• Spine Surgery for Rheumatoid Arthritis.
• Surgical and non-surgical treatment for dislocation of the elbow
• Traumatology Biosketches.

Tumor Service

• Bone-Sparing, Total Hip Resurfacing Arthroplasty Surgery (Metal-on-Metal Device)
• Soft Tissue Masses: Diagnosis and Surgery for Benign and Cancerous Tumors (Sarcoma)
• When Cancer Spreads to the Bone: Surgery for Metastatic Bone Disease