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UAB Department of Orthopaedic Surgery faculty and trainees will head to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2023 Annual Meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada from[…]
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UAB Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Professor and John D. Sherrill Chair of Orthopaedic Surgery Steven Theiss, M.D., alongside Associate Professor Sakthivel Rajaram Manoharan, M.D. and[…]
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UAB Department of Orthopaedic Surgery presents at both the North American Spine Society (NASS) Conference in Chicago and the Orthopaedic Trauma Association (OTA) Conference in[…]
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The Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Assistant Professor Scott Mabry, M.D., was a recent guest on UAB Medicine's podcast - UAB MedCast. This podcast series is[…]
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UAB Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Professor Herrick Siegel, M.D. has been selected to be on the Surgeon Faculty for the Johnson & Johnson Institute -[…]
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UAB Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Andrea Boohaker, CRNP was named "Frontline Champion” for the Opioid Stewardship Program during UAB Quality Week 2022. The Opioid Stewardship[…]
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UAB Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Associate Professor Will Brabston, M.D., alongside Associate Professor Amit Momaya, M.D., and former Research Fellow Joseph Elphingstone, M.D., published a[…]
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UAB Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Professor and John D. Sherrill Chair of Orthopaedic Surgery Steven Theiss, M.D., alongside Associate Professor Sakthivel Rajaram Manoharan, M.D., former[…]
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UAB Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Professor Dr. Herrick Siegel has been accepted to the Surgical Leadership Program at Harvard Medical School. This leadership program offers[…]
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UAB Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Assistant Professor Dr. Joseph Johnson has been elected to the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma (COT) Future Trauma Leaders[…]
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Each day, the UAB Sports and Exercise Medicine program supports the community and provides care to patients from across the Southeast. Each story is unique[…]
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UAB Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Associate Professor Will Brabston, M.D., alongside Associate Professor Amit Momaya, M.D., published a study addressing the outcomes of allograft reconstruction[…]
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Each day, the UAB Sports and Exercise Medicine program supports the community and provides care to patients from across the Southeast. Each story is unique[…]
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Dr. John D. Sherrill (right) meets with the Monday Morning Quarterback Club, 1944.Authors: David A. Patch, MD, Matthew C. Hess, MD, Michael D. Johnson, MD, Steven[…]
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The UAB Medicine Office of Patient Experience and Engagement has awarded five Department of Orthopaedic Surgery faculty and staff 2022 Patient Experience Excellence Awards[…]
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UAB Sports & Exercise Medicine offers ways to avoid soccer injuries.
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The Department of Orthopaedic Surgery is pleased to welcome Scott Mabry, M.D. as assistant professor of orthopaedic surgery. Mabry will specialize in joint preservation surgery. Mabry[…]
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The UAB Orthopaedic Surgery Hand Department represented UAB at the American Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH) 2022 Annual Meeting this past September. The[…]
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UAB Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Associate Professor and Section Chief of Sports Medicine Amit Momaya, M.D., was selected to speak at the National Strength and[…]
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Joseph Elphingstone, M.D.UAB Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Research Fellow Joseph Elphingstone, M.D., won the Clinical Orthopaedic Society (COS) Rapid-Fire Presentation Award for his work on[…]
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UAB Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Resident David Patch, M.D., alongside Associate Professor Clay Spitler, M.D., published a study focusing on the effects of prophylactic piperacillin-tazobactam[…]
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Gould’s helmet research added variables such as fall height and the type of surface struck.
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UAB Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Assistant Professor Eugene Brabston, M.D., was selected to speak at the 2022 Annual American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons (ASES) Meeting.
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UAB Orthopaedic Surgery Workers’ Compensation RN Workers’ Comp Coordinator Natasha B. Hatch, MSHQS, BSN, RN, along with physician representative Dr. Richard Meyer and Andrea Boohaker, DNP, CRNP,[…]
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Medical Student Research Day celebrates the research accomplishments of medical students and provides them with the opportunity to present their projects to fellow students and[…]
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Department of Orthopaedic Surgery research fellow Logan Reed alongside Associate Professors Dr. Michael Johnson and Dr. Clay Spitler, published a study focusing on complication rates[…]
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Hockey is a fast moving game played on an unyielding surface. That is a recipe for injury.
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University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Associate Professor and Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Program Director Michael D. Johnson, M.D., and Orthopaedic Surgery Resident[…]
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An internal decapitation is rare but not unheard of, and it takes a team to help a patient recover.
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Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Professor Herrick Siegel, M.D., was invited to present his research at the International Society of Limb Salvage (ISOLS) meeting on September 6-9[…]
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Skateboarding is hot, and UAB Medicine can help young skateboarders stay safe.
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With The World Games 2022 just around the corner, UAB Sports and Exercise Medicine is gearing up to support several events, like outdoor tug of[…]
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The Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Program honored its chief residents, as well as supporting faculty and residents across the program, at Resident Research Day as well[…]
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On January 4, 2022, the Henry family– father, mother, daughter, and girlfriend– were driving to Washington, D.C. to do some sightseeing. With daughter Amy Henry,[…]
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For the first time in two year, UAB Heersink School of Medicine Match Day was held in person. Fourth-year medical students across the country engaged[…]
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The Alabama Orthopaedic Society (AOS) hosted their annual meeting May 19-21 at the Grand Hotel in Point Clear, Alabama, and several UAB Orthopaedic Surgery faculty[…]
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The UAB Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Adult Reconstructive and Total Joints Fellowship has matched with its first fellow, Waleed Hardan, M.D., who will join the[…]
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Department of Orthopaedic Surgery incoming resident David Patch, M.D., alongside his colleagues, published a review article titled “Diagnosis and Management of Traumatic Hemipelvectomy” in the[…]
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Each year, over 250,000 individuals in the United States will suffer an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury, according to the Center for Disease Control. For[…]
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UAB Department of Orthopaedic Surgery PGY3 Resident Kevin Wall, M.D., MPH, received the American College of Surgeons Excellence in Research Award in the orthopaedic surgery[…]
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Her leg broke at mile 16 of a marathon. Thanks to UAB Orthopaedics, she was racing again in seven months.
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Department of Orthopaedic Surgery PGY-5 Resident Shane Strom, M.D., alongside his colleagues published “Risk Factors for Deep Infection and Conversion Total Hip Arthroplasty after Operative Combined[…]
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The UAB Department of Orthopaedic Surgery will travel to White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia for the 39th Annual Southern Orthopaedic Association (SOA) meeting July 21-23.
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Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Associate Professor and Section Chief of Sports Medicine Amit Momaya, M.D., recently published an editorial commentary in Journal of Arthroscopic and[…]
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Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Associate Professor and Vice Chair of Clinical Affairs Clay Spitler, M.D., and team, were selected for the lead article of the Journal[…]
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Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Associate Professor and Section Chief of Sports Medicine Amit Momaya, M.D., was honored to have his abstract accepted at the 15th[…]
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Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Associate Professor and Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs Clay Spitler, M.D., alongside Residents Matthew Hess, M.D., and David Patch,M.D., were awarded a[…]
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The Department of Orthoapedic Surgery is pleased to welcome Swapnil Singh, M.D., to the Foot and Ankle Fellowship program in the 2022-2023 cohort.
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Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Associate Professor Sara Gould, M.D., published “Socioeconomic and demographic considerations of pediatric concussion recovery” in the Journal of Clinical Neuroscience.
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Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Mentee and MS3 in the UAB Heersink School of Medicine Kelly Chandler won a breakout room award at the Medical Student[…]
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Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Professor Herrick Siegel, M.D., is scheduled to present his research virtually at the Orthopaedic Down Under Symposium in Sydney, Australia, May 13-14.
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Editors of The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery and JBJS Open Access selected authors of the research “Disparities Among Industry's Highly Compensated Orthopaedic Surgeons”[…]
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Department of Orthpaedic Surgery Postdoctoral Student Kyle Chichos, B.S., published “Isothermal Microcalorimetry Improves the Time to Diagnosis of Fracture-related Infection Compared with Conventional Tissue Cultures”[…]
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Typically, undergraduate students major in pre-med, chemistry, or even biology before becoming a hopeful applicant to medical school, following their graduation from a four-year bachelor’s[…]
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The Alabama Orthopaedic Society (AOS) is hosting their annual meeting May 19-21 at the Grand Hotel in Point Clear, Alabama.
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Department of Orthopaedic Surgery PGY-3 resident Kevin Wall, M.D., MPH, earned the Southern Orthopaedic Association (SOA) and Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation (OREF) Resident Award.
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Hip arthroscopy is a relatively new and expanding field to treat hip impingement and groin pain in young active individuals. The hip labrum can tear,[…]
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Rotator cuff tears are painful and limiting for patients; larger tears have had poor outcomes in general and have often been deemed irreparable. But a[…]
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UAB Medicine will provide sideline physicians, preseason and postseason player physicals, mental health services, nutritionist consultations, clinical services, an employee health database and other services.
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Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Section Chief of Joint Arthroplasty Elie Ghanem, M.D., and Professor Herrick Siegel, M.D., published “Perioperative Assessment of Muscle Inflammation Susceptibility in[…]
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Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Director of Clinical Research and Vice Chair of Clinical Affairs Clay Spitler, M.D., recently published “The Prevalence of Metabolic and Endocrine[…]
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UAB Department of Orthopaedic Surgery faculty and trainees attended the to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2022 Annual Meeting in Chicago, Illinois from March[…]
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Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Hand Fellow Mohamed Morsy, M.D., presented his research at the American Association for Hand Surgery meeting in California this year.
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Department of Orthopaedic Surgery incoming resident David Patch, M.D., Director of Clinical Research and Vice Chair of Clinical Affairs Clay Spitler, M.D., and Assistant Professor[…]
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This month, a group of staff members from the UAB Department of Orthopaedic Surgery participated in a fundraising event for the Spina Bifida Association of[…]
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According to Periop Case reports from UAB Hospital Highlands, UAB Callahan Eye Hospital, and North Pavilion, Professor Herrick Siegel, M.D., completed the most cases of[…]
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Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Assistant Professor Erin Ransom, M.D., alongside fellow hand surgeons Michael Smith, M.D., Kathleen McKeon, M.D., and Grady Maddox, M.D., have launched the Southeast[…]
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After a successful Match Day 2022, the UAB Orthopaedic Surgery Residency program will welcome six new trainees this summer from medical schools across the nation, including[…]
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Professor Herrick Siegel, M.D., is set to the attend the fourth Biennial Arthroplasty Conference in Miami Beach, Florida on Apr. 29-30 as a faculty member.
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Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Associate Professor Richard Meyer, M.D., and Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Assistant Professor Erin Ransom, M.D., wrote Chapter 29 in Green's Operative Hand[…]
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UAB Department of Orthopaedic Surgery faculty and trainees will head to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2022 Annual Meeting in Chicago, Illinois from March[…]
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Does COVID-19 affect times to surgery and lengths of stay for patients with ankle fractures?
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Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Professor Herrick Siegel, M.D., alongside Division of Infectious Diseases Assistant Professor Daniela de Lima Corvino, M.D., has launched a new UAB Multidisciplinary[…]
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Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Associate Professor and Director of the residency program Michael Johnson, M.D., has been elected president of the Alabama Orthopaedic Society (AOS)[…]
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Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Associate Professor and Section Chief of Sports Medicine Amit Momaya, M.D., will present at the Southern Orthopaedic Association’s (SOA) 2022 Southern[…]
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Two Department of Orthopaedic Surgery residents were recently elected to the national Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Honor Medical Society chapter at UAB.
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UAB Sports and Exercise Medicine (SEM) was honored to recognize Physical Therapist Justin Kirk, PT, DPT, and Jeremy Pritchett at the recent UAB Men’s Basketball[…]
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Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Associate Professor Sameer Naranje, M.D., MRCS, and his research team recently presented two manuscripts at The Orthopaedic Summit 2021 in Las[…]
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The new procedure uses a balloon to separate bones in the shoulder, reducing pain and allowing physical therapy a chance to work.
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Three physicians at the University of Alabama at Birmingham have studied and performed a new procedure that has the ability to bring relief and offer[…]
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UAB Sports and Exercise Medicine (SEM) is pleased to recognize Physical Therapist Justin Kirk, PT, DPT, and Jeremy Pritchett at the upcoming UAB Men’s Basketball[…]
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Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Associate Professor Sara Gould, M.D., MPH, and Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine Assistant Professor Chase Cawyer, M.D., sat down with the Birmingham[…]
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UAB Department of Orthopaedic Surgery faculty, staff, and trainees continue to make strides for medical advancement through basic and clinical research. We look forward to[…]
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UAB Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Chair and Professor Steven Theiss, M.D., alongside his colleagues, published “Association Between COVID-19 and Mortality in Hip Fracture Surgery in the National[…]
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When the U.S. Ski Team went to the World Cup competition in Croatia, a UAB orthopaedic doctor went with them.
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Department of Orthopaedic Surgery postdoctoral student, Kyle Cichos, will be the first Doctor of Philosophy to graduate from the department when he finishes his program[…]
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Former UAB Orthopaedic Surgery Research Fellow David Patch, M.D., alongside his colleagues, published “Civilian Ballistic Femoral Shaft Fractures Compared with Blunt Femur Shaft Fractures” in[…]
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The Department of Orthopaedic Surgery congratulates Nurse Practitioner Andrea Boohaker, DNP, ACNP-BC, who graduated with her Doctorate of Nursing Practice (DNP) from UAB in December[…]
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Pregnant women will receive a 4D ultrasound, clinical evaluation and personalized physical activity plan through the new Exercise in Pregnancy Clinic.
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Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Associate Professor Sara Gould, M.D., presented “Resistance Training Does Not Decrease Placental Blood Flow During Valsalva Maneuver: A Novel Use of 3D[…]
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The UAB Medicine Office of Patient Experience and Engagement (OPXE) has recognized Associate Professor and Chief of Orthopaedic Trauma Jonathan Quade, M.D., as a 2021[…]
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The UAB Department of Orthopaedic Surgery would like to congratulate the following staff members for passing their American Society of Orthopaedic Professionals (ASOP) Registered Orthopaedic[…]
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Former UAB Orthopaedic Surgery Resident J Thompson McMurtrie, M.D., published “Union Rates of Talar Neck Fractures With Substantial Bone Defects Treated With Autograft” in the[…]
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The Department of Orthopaedic Surgery is pleased to partner with the Clinical Research Enterprise (CRE)–housed in the Department of Medicine (DOM) Chair’s Office–that will support[…]
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The department has created a UAB Emergency Department (ED)/Orthopaedic Urgent Care access clinic that means shorter wait times for patients seen in the UAB Hospital-Highlands[…]
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Nicholas Andrews, former orthopaedic research fellow, and other department researchers published “Impact of Patient Resilience on Outcomes of Open Brostrom-Gould Lateral Ligament Repair” in the[…]
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New techniques and understanding of hip disorders are leading to new ways to prevent or treat hip deterioration.
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Drs. Momaya (left) and Casp (right), two key faculty leading the programMany individuals–whether through every-day life or athletic activity–experience degeneration in their hips. Due to[…]
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The department is pleased to welcome Thomas Evely, D.O., to the Sports Medicine Section as an assistant professor.
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