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EXPERT: Doug Nowak, M.D.
Certified by the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery and Team Physician for the Everett Silvertips Hockey Club and Washington Stealth. Dr. Nowak completed a clinical fellowship in Orthopaedic Sports Medicine at the Steadman Clinic.

FROM: Everett Bone & Joint

TOPIC: The hip is a ball-and-socket joint. The socket is formed by the acetabulum, which is part of the large pelvis bone. The ball is the femoral head, which is the upper end of the femur or thighbone. The articular cartilage covers the surface of the ball and the socket. It creates a smooth surface that helps the bones glide easily across each other. The acetabulum is ringed by strong fibrocartilage called the labrum. The labrum forms a seal around the socket and helps provide stability to the joint.

In Femoroacetabular Impingement, bone spurs develop around the femoral head and or along the acetabulum. The bone overgrowth causes the hip bones to hit against each other. With time this can result in the tearing of the labrum and breakdown of articular cartilage. Learn how Femoroacetabular Impingement (Hip Pain) occurs, is diagnosed and treated.

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EXPERT: Michael Codsi, M.D.
Certified by the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery and Team Physician for the Everett Aquasox. Dr. Codsi has been selected as Top Doctor in US News and World Reports and received the Patient Choice Award in 2008, 2009, 2010.

FROM: The Everett Clinic

TOPIC: The elbow is a critical joint for motion of the hand and upper extremity. Instability injuries to the elbow can occur in athletes such as repetitive throwers or individuals who have had a sudden fall. The major two ligaments involved are the lateral collateral ligament and the medial collateral ligament also known as the ulnar collateral ligament ( UCL). They act as hinge ligaments to maintain the stability of the elbow. Whether you’re throwing a baseball or javelin you can put a great deal of stress on the elbow. Repetitive strain can lead to inflammation, tissue trauma and ultimately a tear in the ulnar collateral ligament ( UCL). Learn how elbow instability occurs, is diagnosed and treated.

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EXPERT: Mitchel D. Storey, D.O.
Dr. Mitch Storey is a founding member of the American Medical Society of Sports Medicine, past president of the American Osteopathic Association of Sports Medicine, and a member of the Professional Baseball Team Physicians Association. He is the team physician for the Seattle Mariners and an event physician for the Seafair Unlimited Hydroplane races and a consulting physician for the Unlimited Hydroplane Racing Commission.

FROM: The Sports Medicine Clinic

TOPIC: The shoulder is the most mobile joint in the human body. The shoulder helps you lift your arm, rotate, and reach up over head. This greater range of motion, however, results in less stability. Shoulder instability occurs when the head of the upper arm bone is forced out of the shoulder socket. This can happen as a result of a sudden injury or from overuse. A bad injury to the shoulder can cause the shoulder to become unstable by stretching or tearing the ligaments of the shoulder. Learn the different causes, symptoms and treatment for an unstable shoulder.

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EXPERT: Jeffery Roh, M.D.
Dr. Jeffery Roh is a fellowship-trained Spine Surgeon with Orthopedics International Spine. He has published numerous articles in a variety of prestigious publications such as the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Orthopedic Clinics of North America, and Spine. He has presented his research at numerous national scientific meetings such as the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, the Cervical Spine Research Society, the Orthopaedic Research Society, the Scoliosis Research Society and the North American Spine Society

FROM: Orthopedics International

TOPIC: A cervical disc herniates when part of the center nucleus pushes through the outer edge of the disc and back toward the spinal canal. This can place pressure on the nerves. The spinal nerves are very sensitive to even slight amounts of pressure, which can result in pain, numbness, or weakness in the neck or arms. Learn about the causes symptoms and new surgical minimally invasive treatment for the cervical spine.

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EXPERT: Richard Angelo, M.D.
Certified by the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery and President of the Arthroscopy Association of North America 2011 – 2012. Dr. Angelo has a special interest and has lectured nationally and internationally on the development of new arthroscopic reconstructive and minimally invasive surgical techniques for the knee and shoulder.

FROM: Evergreen Orthopedic Clinic

TOPIC: The bone structure of the knee joint is formed by the femur, the tibia, and the patella. The ACL is one of the four main ligaments within the knee that connect the femur to the tibia. It runs diagonally in the middle of the knee, preventing the tibia from sliding out in front of the femur, as well as providing rotational stability to the knee. The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is one of the most commonly injured ligaments of the knee. ACL injuries can commonly occur in combination with damage to the meniscus or other ligaments. Discover the symptoms and how an ACL tear is diagnosed and treated. If surgery is indicated gain insight of the new ACL minimally invasive surgical repair techniques.

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EXPERT: Vincent Santoro, M.D.
Board certified member of the American Academy of Orthopedic surgeons, The Arthroscopy Association of North America and the Orthopedic Trauma Association. Special interests in reconstruction of the injured or arthritic shoulder and knee.

FROM: Orthopedics International- ShoulderWorks

TOPIC: Injuries to the tissue rim surrounding the shoulder socket can occur from trauma or repetitive shoulder motion. Learn more about the types of labral tears, symptoms, and how they are diagnosed and treated.

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EXPERT: Jeffery Roh, M.D.
Dr. Jeffery Roh is a fellowship-trained Spine Surgeon with Orthopedics International Spine. He has published numerous articles in a variety of prestigious publications such as the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Orthopedic Clinics of North America, and Spine. He has presented his research at numerous national scientific meetings such as the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, the Cervical Spine Research Society, the Orthopaedic Research Society, the Scoliosis Research Society and the North American Spine Society.

FROM: Orthopedics International

TOPIC: A disc herniates when part of the center nucleus pushes through the outer edge of the disc and back toward the spinal canal. This can place pressure on the nerves. The spinal nerves are very sensitive to even slight amounts of pressure, which can result in pain, numbness, or weakness. Learn about the causes symptoms and new surgical minimally invasive treatment techniques.

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EXPERT: Richard Angelo, M.D.
Certified by the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery and President of the Arthroscopy Association of North America 2011 – 2012. Dr. Angelo has a special interest and has lectured nationally and internationally on the development of new arthroscopic reconstructive and minimally invasive surgical techniques for the knee and shoulder.

FROM: Evergreen Orthopedic Clinic

TOPIC: The rotator cuff is made up of four muscles (subscapularis, the supraspinatus, the infraspinatus and the teres minor) that help move and stabilize the shoulder joint. Damage to any one of the four muscles or their ligaments that attach the muscle to bone can occur because of acute injury, chronic condition , or gradual aging. This can cause significant pain and disability with movement and use of the shoulder . Learn how the rotator cuff tear is diagnosed and treated and if surgery is needed the new minimally invasive surgical techniques.