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Today, May 1, marks the beginning of National Arthritis Month, which occurs in May of every year. According to the Arthritis Foundation, one in five adults will be afflicted with arthritis. This makes it the front-runner for disability in the U.S., something we in the field of interventional orthopedics are…

At the Centeno-Schultz Clinic we understand the significant adverse consequences of steroids. These include the following: A hip steroid shot given during the year prior to hip replacement surgery increases the risk for surgical infection by 37% and risk of a second hip replacement surgery (within two years of the…

Does your butt hurt? Has what you thought was a cramp in your butt muscle turned out to be a persistent pain that just won’t go away? While a tight piriformis muscle is often to blame, there is usually another reason this muscle is tight and hurting that typically goes…

When anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) surgery first came on the scene, it was big news, especially for athletes in sports that are notorious for torn ACLs. However, since it involves replacing a native ligament with a poor copy in a highly invasive procedure, it was certain to be replaced at…

In the field of regenerative medicine, we treat ACL tears by injecting orthobiologics, such as bone marrow stem cells. First, it’s important to understand that there are numerous subtypes and classifications of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears, and in order to properly inject an ACL tear, we need to know…