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Hints for a Patient Having a Total Knee Replacement….From a Knee Doctor Who Has Had One!!
My name is Dr. David Waddell. I am one of the founding members of Orthopedic Specialists of Louisiana and Specialists Hospital Shreveport in Shreveport, Louisiana. I practiced for over 40 years and retired in 2017. Years of sports, working on a farm and standing...
Happy and Healthy Feet for Summer
5 tips to keep your feet healthy and free of injury this summer American writer/ satirist, Russell Baker wrote “Ah, summer, what power you have to make us suffer and like it.” Even though temperatures may rise to nearly unbearable in our beloved Louisiana, we still...
5 questions to ask your orthopedic surgeon before total knee replacement?
Your knee pain or knee instability has finally gotten to the point where you made an appointment with an orthopedic surgeon and they have confirmed that you are indeed a candidate for a total knee replacement. The key word in the last sentence is CANDIDATE! Taking an...
Does the surgical approach impact a patient’s outcome following their total hip replacement?
Total hip replacement surgery is extremely common with more than 300,000 total hip replacements being performed in the United States annually. A total hip replacement procedure can be performed using a variety of surgical approaches, but the posterior approach,...
The more you know… the better the outcome.
Pre-operative Education for Total Knee or Hip Replacement Surgery Patients Preparing for your total knee replacement or hip replacement begins the moment you and your surgeon have scheduled a surgery date. At that moment, you have become the key player in your...
They take care of our kids when they get sick. They meet the ambulances at the door of the emergency room. They put our broken bones back together and replace our hips and knees. They work long hours and grueling shifts, just to go home to their own families and take...
Preventing Football Injuries
Football has long been a popular pastime in America, especially here in the South. Generations upon generations have participated in the beloved game. Approximately 2.8 million children ages 6-14, play organized youth tackle football, placing it among the most...
An Orthopedic Surgeon’s Guide to Fitness, Val Irion, MD
An Orthopedic Surgeon’s Guide to Fitness in your 30s, 40s, 50s and beyond…. Before completing my Sports Medicine Fellowship at Ohio State and joining Orthopedic Specialists of Louisiana, I was a high school athlete… played football and baseball right here in...
Direct Superior Approach – Total Hip Replacement
A New, Innovative Approach to Hip Replacement So, you have always been moderately active, you play golf or tennis 1-2 times a week, walk or jog daily, but recently you have started to experience joint pain… particularly in your hip. Your fairly regular exercise...
Fear Not: Neck and Back Pain
Neck and back pain are extremely common problems that most people will experience in their lifetime. Unfortunately, most people who have one episode will go on to have a recurrence at some point. Sudden paralysis resulting from these episodes is fortunately very...