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  1. New Office hours effective 4/23. adamsoyer.com
  2. 2012 AAOS Primer 'Social Media in Healthcare' launched last week. aaos.org/member/prac_ma…
  3. HIPAA 5010 transition creating billing problems nationwide. See MGMA letter to CMS adamsoyer.com
  4. AAOS lectures 'Enhancing Physician Productivity and Practice Transition to ICD 10' available via my website adamsoyer.com
  5. AAOS 2012 Primer on Social Media in Healthcare debuts at AAOS meeting San Francisco 2/7/12
  6. Compensation at NY Non-profit Hospitals finally under scrutiny. beckershospitalreview.com/compensation-i…
  7. Osteoporosis effects all age groups aaos.org/news/aaosnow/n…
  8. 'Pes' bursitis is treated with NSAIDS, supportive orthosis, PT and often injections. It can easily be misdiagnosed.
  9. 'Pes' Bursitis is named for the anatomical area in which it occurs. The tendons here form a 'duck's foot' appearance and hence the name.
  10. I'm seeing an increase in Pes Anserinus Bursitis in the office.This is a common condition in knee arthritis before/after replacement surgery
  11. FHL tendonitis can be the bane of ballet dancers. If pain persists seek medical advice and treatment.
  12. FHL tendonitis may need surgery if not responding to nonoperative treatment. Release of the tendon behind the medial ankle has high success.
  13. Treatment of FHL tendonitis is early diagnosis.It is often confused with achilles tendonitis & tarsal tunnel syndrome.Rest/stretches/therapy
  14. FHL tendonitis is from en pointe in dancers. The tendon arises from the posterior fibula and courses around the medial ankle to the big toe.
  15. I had a couple of Ballet dancers in the office w 'Dancers Tendonitis'. This is Flexor Hallucis Tendonitis(FHL) caused from extreme plantar
  16. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons - Practice Forward 2011 soc.li/oyZdPCd Great course!attended last year-excellent faculty!!
  17. MTSS diagnosis is key.Diagnostic testing MRI/ Bone scan/ compartment measurement may be needed to establish dx.Good luck in your meets!
  18. MTSS treatment for type 1 is rest, stretches/ local modalities and evaluation of shoewear/ running mechanics. type 2&3 may require surgery.
  19. MTSS is more common in females running less than 5 yrs, hx of foot pronation and orthotic use contributing to poor running mechanics.
  20. MTSS type1-tibial microfracture or stress reaction,type 2-periostalgia from chronic avulsion,type 3-chronic exertional compartment syndrome