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  • Soccer Safety: Sports Medicine Tips For Injury Prevention

    Soccer Safety: Sports Medicine Tips For Injury Prevention

    Our Summit Orthopedics OrthoQUICK clinics and sports medicine team have the sport-specific experience to handle your young athlete’s injury quickly and efficiently—we also have expert tips to help your child enjoy the game of soccer safely. Soccer is an active contact sport. Racing, jumping, and kicking are part of the game, but injuries don’t have…

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  • Know The Most Common Soccer Injuries

    Know The Most Common Soccer Injuries

    Soccer is a lively team sport that encourages children to cultivate the active habits of a healthy lifestyle. We’ve got some information about common soccer injuries to increase your awareness and help you to take steps that can keep your child safe on the field. Soccer is internationally beloved—and the fastest-growing team sport in our…

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  • Ask Dr. Strothman: What Is A Minimally Invasive Spine Fusion?

    Ask Dr. Strothman: What Is A Minimally Invasive Spine Fusion?

    When severe pain and inability to function can’t be eased by conservative treatments, minimally invasive spine fusion surgery may be considered.

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  • Ask Dr. Strothman: What is Spinal Fusion Surgery?

    Ask Dr. Strothman: What is Spinal Fusion Surgery?

    When conservative treatments fail to resolve or control back pain, you and your spine physician may consider surgical options. Dr. Strothman explains how one of these options, spinal fusion, works to address pain. Spine pain can be caused by a number of factors. When the cause is identified as an issue in a vertebral segment…

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  • Ask Dr. Santos: How Do You Evaluate Surgical Options For Degenerative Discs?

    Ask Dr. Santos: How Do You Evaluate Surgical Options For Degenerative Discs?

    Time is not kind to the discs in our spine. Fortunately, most of us do not experience pain as our discs become less flexible over the years. When disc degeneration is accompanied by painful symptoms, Dr. Santos walks us through the medical evaluation we can expect. “Disc degeneration sounds alarming, but it is part of…

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  • Ask Dr. Santos: What Is The “Gold Standard” In Spine Surgery?

    Ask Dr. Santos: What Is The “Gold Standard” In Spine Surgery?

    Dr. Santos explains how a procedure comes to be considered the gold standard in spine surgery for disc degeneration conditions.

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  • Comparing ACL Reconstruction And Bridge-Enhanced ACL Repair Surgeries

    Comparing ACL Reconstruction And Bridge-Enhanced ACL Repair Surgeries

    An ACL tear can be a serious injury. Today, ACL reconstruction is the proven repair for the approximately 400,000 anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries that happen every year. But thanks to a new technique being developed here and in Europe, there may soon be a new surgical option for those who tear their ACL. Injuries…

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  • How Is Little Leaguer’s Elbow Treated?

    How Is Little Leaguer’s Elbow Treated?

    As sports grow in popularity and more young athletes focus on a single sport, we are seeing an increase in overuse injuries like Little Leaguer’s elbow. We explain the treatment options for this painful condition. The symptoms of overuse injuries appear gradually. Caught up in the thrill of competition, young players may be tempted to…

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  • Ask Dr. Santos: Can I Request Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery?

    Ask Dr. Santos: Can I Request Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery?

    The prospect of spine surgery is unsettling for any patient. Dr. Santos explains the surgical approaches used to correct back problems, and discusses the considerations that come into play when evaluating a traditional versus a minimally invasive surgical approach. “It is understandable that patients may be scared of undergoing surgery on the spine,” says Summit…

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