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calcific tendonitis and severe shoulder pain

I have been told I have calcium deposits in my shoulder… what is that?

Calcific tendonitis or calcium in your rotator cuff is one of the most painful shoulder conditions I see in the office.  The pain from calcific tendonitis

Considering a Total Knee Replacement?

If you are considering a total knee replacement you no doubt you are in significant pain, you likely have a significant disability and your quality of life is

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Over-testing, Over-utilization – Unintended Consequences and Associated *Costs*

As many would agree, we are an over-tested society.  Who is driving this? Are docs ordering more tests because it is easier than explaing the natural history of

I Don’t Know …

"I don't know" Three (powerful) words that are clearly not utilized enough in the multitude of daily encounters that take place between patients and

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Social Media and Health Care … Physician Engagement

One day a physician will look in the mirror and see a patient ! That patient will know where to look for evidence based, useful, actionable information they

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Social media for orthopaedic surgeons #hcsm #Li

Social media for orthopaedic surgeons By Michael F. Schafer, MD, and Lauren L. Pearson Putting the specialty at our patients’ fingertips A century ago,

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Patient Outcomes Similar for Gender-Specific and Conventional Knee Replacements

Patient Outcomes Similar for Gender-Specific and Conventional Knees BY LAUREN UZDIENSKI, AUGUST 24, 2010 Patients who received both a gender-specific and a

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Healthcare and Social Media: The Hospital IT Perspective

Guest Post by:  Marc Chasin, M.D., MMM, CPE It has been almost a decade since the last time I sat down to write about the impact of the smartphone on

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Shoulder Cartilage Defects….

Cartilage defects are a potentially serious issue in any joint.  A large enough defect can lead to pain, catching, snapping, instability and potentially

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They Work !!! Checklists and Protocols Save Lives.

From JAMA: Conclusion  Over the 4-year period from 2005 through 2008 in 9 diverse metropolitan areas, rates of invasive health

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A Difficult Diagnosis: A Useful Approach

The failures of the 5-foot view and the *usefulness* of the 20,000-foot view. Sometimes we have been treating a patient for a while, know them well, worked

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The Near Death *Gift*

You are now out of the *Gray Zone*, and you are now a member of an exclusive club. ... but membership to this club comes at a steep price.  Membership is not

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