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Advances Allow More Outpatient Orthopaedic Surgeries, Shorter Hospital Stays
Whether it is repairing a torn rotator cuff in the shoulder of an athlete after a fall or replacing the arthritic hip of an older adult, orthopaedic procedures are increasingly being performed on an outpatient basis or with only a few days of recovery in the hospital, says Robert Pedowitz, M.D., Ph.D., the new chair of orthopaedic surgery at UCLA. Read full article >>
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Shoulder Repair with Minimal Cutting
Surgeons can now repair a torn rotator cuff without cutting through the deltoid muscle that surrounds the shoulder, facilitating quicker recovery with less pain and fewer complications. Read full article >>
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What to Do When Hurt on the Playing Field
Most sports-related head injuries are mild concussions that typically will resolve without serious complications, but even a seemingly minor head injury should be evaluated by a physician and monitored closely, says John DiFiori, M.D., chief of the Division of Sports Medicine in the UCLA Department of Family Medicine. Read full article >>
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UCLA Sports Medicine Specialist Help Keep Bruin Athletes Ready to Compete
To ensure the student athletes are always ready to compete, the Bruins rely on a team of dedicated certified athletic trainers and the expertise of the UCLA Athletics Department medical staff, which includes five orthopaedic surgeons and three family medicine physicians affiliated with the UCLA Sports Medicine Program. The medical staff provides consultations, surgical care and non-surgical care for approximately 700 athletes competing in 22 different varsity sports ranging from basketball, football and soccer to tennis, golf, gymnastics and track. Read full article >>
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Arthroscopic Rotator-cuff Repair Avoids Cutting the Deltoid Muscle
An innovative arthroscopic procedure offers a minimally invasive approach to treating rotator-cuff tears. The operation is performed through three or four puncture wounds using a camera and specialized arthroscopic instruments. Traditional rotator-cuff repair surgery involves a 3-to-6 cm incision in the deltoid muscle. Read full article >>
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Arthroscopic Procedure Used to Repair Rotator-cuff
The procedure allows surgeons to reach the site of the injury and reattach muscle and tendon to bone without cutting through the deltoid muscle, which surrounds the shoulder. The arthroscopic procedure, which is performed on an outpatient basis, "is just as effective and results in less post-operative pain and a shorter recovery time than the traditional 'open' surgery," explains UCLA orthopaedic surgeon Seth C. Gamradt, M.D. Read full article >>
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X-Stop offers spinal stenosis patients a low-risk alternative to invasive surgery
Surgeons at UCLA are pioneering an effective, low-risk alternative to laminectomy. The X-Stop Interspinous Process Decompression Device (X-Stop) is a titanium implant that opens spaces in the lower spine to relieve pressure on nerves. Read full article >>
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Surgical Strides Improve Repair of Bones and Joints
Improvements in both technique and technology have led to significant advances in treatments to repair shattered bones. Similarly, joint replacement has evolved and benefited from innovations in materials and surgical techniques. There once was a clear divide between these two surgical worlds, but in some cases those lines are blurring or even overlapping, enabling surgeons to better manage complex scenarios, says UCLA orthopaedic surgeon Benjamin C. Bengs, M.D. Read full article >>
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Flexibility Added to Spine Surgery
A new device to treat spinal stenosis that allows movement of the spine is now offered at UCLA, one of only five centers in the nation participating in a pilot study. Read full article >>
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