December 18, 2017 COLUMBUS, Ohio – Doctors at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center are using a procedure called Subchondroplasty to give patients with damaged hips more treatment options and ultimately avoid replacement surgery. “We want to preserve the native hip whenever possible because once you have a hip … Continue reading →
Published on Mar 12, 2012 Dr. Brian C. Halpern, Sports Medicine Physician at Hospital for Special Surgery, discusses how platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections may help treat injured bone or soft tissue, such as a tendon or ligament. Produced from a person’s own blood, PRP is a concentration of a type … Continue reading →
Updated 10/1/2014 The most common form of arthritis is osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis is caused by the premature wearing away of cartilage, the gristle that caps the ends of long bones.Osteoarthritis has a predilection for weight-bearing joints such as the neck, low back, hips, and knees. One of the areas that has gained a lot of interest…
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