Mindy Valcarcel

PHOENIX — Results presented at the Arthroscopy Association of North America Annual Meeting showed the presence of a repairable meniscus tear in an ACL injury does not seem to be a contraindication for ACL repair

In Healio Community's June book club, Todd R. Otten, MD, FAAP , shared the impetus behind his book, Ripple of Change, a collaborative story of

As a coauthor of this column for a number of years now, I have covered the topic of disability insurance in the past. As all orthopedists know , in theory at least, disability can happen to any of us , and for physicians and surgeons who need to use their hands and physically examine patients, a long-term disability can be mean financial devastation if not

Known as the rotator cuff tear of the hip, gluteus tendon tears are a fairly common injury found mostly among women ranging in age as young as 40 years to as old as 70 years.

See all articles from Rehab Consult: A Wellness Toolbox Modern office work often requires long hours of sitting, continuous screen time and sustained mental focus.

For the vast majority of physicians, the financial trajectory of a career looks less like a steady, climbing slope and more like a cliff.

Most gluteal tendon tears can be addressed endoscopically. It is the large, retracted tears that are the trickier ones. If you want to use every technical skill that you can muster, even the bigger tears can be addressed endoscopically but there is a point where there are diminishing returns.

Coadministration of COVID-19 and influenza vaccines on the same day was not associated with an increased risk for adverse events, according to data in Annals of Internal Medicine.The study specifically looked at newer formulations of COVID-19 vaccines.

SEATTLE — Use of non-tobacco nicotine such as vapes, nicotine pouches and e-cigarettes was associated with increased complications at 90 days and re-ruptures at 2 years after Achilles tendon repair, according to results presented here.“Nicotine is a vasoconstrictor. There has been a lot of basic science [research] done that shows this independently affects tissue perfusion, promotes

SEATTLE — Compared with primary Latarjet surgery, revision Latarjet yielded similar outcomes for glenoid bone loss, subluxations, dislocations, revisions and return to sport in contact athletes, according to results presented here.“Contact athletes have a higher rate of recurrent [shoulder] instability after prior arthroscopic procedures, and they do require surgery at a higher