Patient Education

We want our patients to be well-informed about their conditions and treatment options. To learn more, click on the subject below that best describes your problem. If you do not see your specific condition, search the comprehensive OrthoInfo site.

Arthritis

• Knee
• Foot/Ankle
• Shoulder

Bone Health/Staying Active

• Exercise
• Vitamin D
• Bone Health Basics
• Stress Fracture
• Osteoporosis
• Fractures (ankle, calcaneus, lisfranc, stress, talus)

Sports and Exercise

• Aerobic
• Weights
• Cross training
• Starting a program

Deep Venous Thrombosis

• Deep Venous Thrombosis

Elbow

• Bursitis
• Tennis elbow
• Golfer’s elbow

Foot and Ankle

• Ankle sprains
• Adult flat foot
• Posterior tibial tendon dysfunction
• Rheumatoid arthritis
• Achilles tendonosis
• Plantar Fasciitis and Bone Spurs
• Bunions
• Shoe wear (athletes, footwear guide, shoes getting the right fit)
• Shoe and foot problems

Hand and Wrist

• Scaphoid fractures
• Carpal tunnel
• De Quervain’s tenosynovitis
• Trigger finger
• Arthritis of the Hand

Hip

• Hip Replacement

Joint Replacement

• Ankle replacement
• Hip Replacement
• Knee
  • Knee implants
  • Joint Replacement
  • Activity after total knee replacement
  • Total knee replacement guide
  • Preventing infection
• Obesity, Weight Loss, and Joint Replacement Surgery
• Shoulder Replacement

Knee

• ACL injury
• Collateral ligament injury
• Combination knee ligament injury
• Meniscal tears
• Dislocating Patella

Pediatric Athletes

• Growth plate fractures
• Osgood-Schlatter Disease
• Adolescent anterior knee pain
• A Guide to Safety for Young Athletes
• Osteochondritis Dissecans (OCD)
• Throwing injury of the elbow in children
• Baseball injury prevention
• Overuse injuries in children
• Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome

Pediatric Foot and Ankle

• Clubfoot: Ponseti casting
• Flat foot
• Intoeing
• Tarsal Coalition

General Pediatrics

• General Pediatrics

Pediatric Hip Dysplasia

• Developmental Dislocation of the Hip (DDH)

Shoulder

• Biceps tendon tear at shoulder
• Shoulder instability
• Rotator cuff tear
• FAQ rotator cuff tears
• Frozen shoulder
• Impingement
• Labral Tears
• Reverse Total Shoulder Replacement
• Shoulder Injury
• Shoulder injuries in the throwing athlete
• Shoulder Replacement