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Just like no two people are built the same, no two menisci tear the same way. There are several varieties of meniscal tears and different options for treatment based upon your type of tear.

If you suffer from hip pain, it’s helpful to know your options. For the last 20 years orthopedic surgeons have had another way to manage your chronic and acute hip pain- Hip Arthroscopy.

Patients often ask if they are candidate for a meniscal transplant to manage their torn or damaged meniscus. While meniscal transplant is a great option, is it the right choice for you and your knee?

Dr. Mejia discusses shoulder pain as a known side effect some patients experience after a vaccination.

Cortisone injections are commonly used to treat many musculoskeletal conditions and can provide relief of pain and improvement in function.

With the start of the baseball season, every year I see an influx of upper extremity throwing injuries in my office.

Use of Immobilizer for Rotator Cuff Repair

As I returned from our annual family ski vacation, I wondered what my office waiting room would look like, usually packed with patients that stacked up while I was out of the office.

Knee pain is one of the most common conditions prompting patients to present to my office. Although there are many causes of knee pain, many people have pain around the front of the knee, or what we call “patellofemoral pain.” The patella is the kneecap.

Frozen shoulder is a common cause of shoulder pain. It is poorly understood, and unfortunately, it is often missed or misdiagnosed and treated inappropriately.

Colleen Dreher is spending the summer of 2020 enjoying the “Lake Life” with her family. The CEO of Dreher Collision Centers steps from the dock into the hull of her boat with ease, hugging two of her 12 grandchildren as she takes a seat next to them.

Frozen shoulder, also called adhesive capsulitis, is a thickening and tightening of the soft tissue capsule that surrounds the glenohumeral joint, the ball and socket joint of the shoulder.