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  • Meniscus Repair vs Removal

    When your knee functions normally – and without pain – it’s easy to take it for granted. Lots of joint components work together to support normal, pain-free movement in your knees. Among those components, the meniscus – a fibrous, crescent-shaped piece of cartilage – plays a very critical role. Each knee contains two “menisci,” and each serves similar purposes:

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  • Dr. Van Thiel demonstrates MACI Cartilage Restoration Technique to attendees of Conference

    Education of other orthopedic surgeons on the benefits and techniques for cartilage restoration. Specifically, demonstrating a surgical technique for taking a patient’s own cartilage, growing more of it, and implanting it back into the knee. This is a technique called MACI.

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  • ACL Reconstruction Q&A Interview with Dr. Van Thiel

    ACL ruptures (tears) are common. Every year in the US, between 100,000 and 300,000 ACL reconstruction surgeries are performed.

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  • 4 Common Hip Injuries and Their Symptoms

    Hip injuries may not get as much media attention as knee injuries, but that doesn’t mean they’re not common. In fact, evidence suggests hip injuries actually are becoming more common among athletes of all levels – and even among people who aren’t involved in sports. Regardless of the underlying cause, hip injury symptoms can be painful – and they can take a big toll on your quality of life. Here are a few of the most common hip injuries you should be aware of.

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  • The Cutting Edge in Training and Rehab: Blood Flow Restriction Therapy

    Pretty much everyone knows a steady supply of blood is necessary to promote healthy tissue growth and development. But recently, doctors and physical therapists have begun looking at a new technique that actually restricts blood flow to help improve muscle mass or hypertrophy, helping muscle tissue get bigger and rehabilitate without resorting to increasingly heavier weights and more and more reps.

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