by empirical360 | Mar 31, 2021 | Hip Pain, Outpatient Total hip and Knee Replacement
The hips are major joints in the body and are essential to carrying out nearly any everyday movement. As the attachment point for the legs to the pelvis, the hip joints perform a wide range of motion while enduring a large amount of stress. This is why hip injuries,...
by empirical360 | Mar 29, 2021 | Outpatient Total hip and Knee Replacement
If you’ve encountered the terms Orthopaedic and Orthopedic and wondered if there was a difference between the two, there’s a simple answer. These are simply two alternate, and correct, spellings for the same branch of medicine. While orthopedic is the more commonly...
by empirical360 | Mar 24, 2021 | Outpatient Total hip and Knee Replacement
Tendonitis is a term describing pain and inflammation from injury to a tendon in the body. Tendons are the soft tissues at the end of muscles that attach to the bone. Without tendons, any range of motion would be impossible, as they allow the muscles to bend and...
by empirical360 | Mar 22, 2021 | Outpatient Total hip and Knee Replacement
Patients in the Tampa Bay area of Florida who are exploring the possibility of orthopedic surgery or other treatments have no shortage of options when looking for a group practice. As a major metropolitan region with an active population and many retirees, some of the...
by empirical360 | Mar 17, 2021 | Knee Pain, Outpatient Total hip and Knee Replacement
Meniscal tears are an extremely common injury that develops in the knee joint. The meniscus is a C-shaped piece of cartilage that cushions and stabilizes the knee and functions like a bushing between the two major bones of the knee. While they are tough pieces of...
