I am happy to let you know that starting Monday May 4, I will be seeing patients in the office again. Like everything else, instead of our office going back to “normal,” we have adopted the CDC recommended guidelines and have moved forward to a “new...
It seems that right now, most of us are being told to wait. Wait for the viral pandemic to go away. Wait for life to return back to normal. Wait for hip or knee replacement surgery. While a a period of slowing down can be good in some ways, it can be frustrating when...
First of all, I hope all of you are doing well and are staying healthy and safe. While cancelling appointments and surgeries is disappointing, I do agree with the decision by our local hospitals to postpone all elective surgeries for now. Until we have a better...
One of the most common questions I answer has to do with the right time to undergo joint replacement surgery. Some patients worry about having the surgery too soon. Others are concerned about whether or not they have waited too long. I do think timing of surgery is an...
Ever wonder what osteoarthritis is? In order to understand the reason I perform total joint surgery, I think it is helpful to understand the nature of the disease. When you understand what is going on, the procedure makes more sense. Osteoarthritis is a Joint Surface...
