Jack Stern, MD, PhD, Neurosurgeon and Spine Specialist, discusses how to approach teaching patients how to sit, walk and lift properly, using the aid of allied health professionals…
Jack Stern, MD, PhD, Neurosurgeon and Spinal Specialist, discusses the challenges in using an artificial lumbar disc. Artificial lumbar disc insertion to stabilize L3-4 and L4-5 is possible…
Jack Stern, MD, PhD, discusses the indications for the use of artificial cervical discs replacing the need for cervical spinal fusion. 1.The artificial cervical disc is a relatively…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The prevalence of heterotopic ossification in victims of war injuries is roughly 65%, much higher than the rates typically reported with civilian trauma,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Roughly one in five deaths after lumbar fusion surgery is related to analgesic use, according to a report in the April 1st issue…
Jack Stern, MD, PhD, Neurosurgeon and Spine Specialist, discusses back pain, a condition that one in three Americans will experience, its diagnosis, causes and treatment options. References and…
Casey Kerrigan, MD, MS, Department Chair, Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Virginia Health System, discusses osteoarthritis in the tibiofemoral joint and knee varus torque, which…
Elderly patients take shorter steps than young adults and are far more likely to fall while walking. Until recently, however, the precise reason for this difference was unknown.…
A teenager’s ability to perform the most basic tasks is threatened by a disorder that requires the replacement of both hip joints by a DMC pediatric orthopedic specialist.…
DMC Orthopaedic Specialists are the state leaders in a unique new procedure to resurface the knee joint, preserving more bone for the patient. ~ Detroit Medical Center Submitted…
