Marc Darrow, MD., JD, Author at Joint Rehab and Sports Medical Center

Biological knee replacement – Meniscal allograft transplantation – microfracture knee surgery

What is microfracture knee surgery? Knee microfracture surgery is a common arthroscopic procedure where an awl (a sharp pointed tool) is pushed into the bone where the protective knee cartilage has worn away. The small holes made by the awl are called microfractures. The goal of this surgery is to build new cartilage. A multinational research team that includes

November 24, 2021 No Comments

301 Golf and hip surgery

Many golfers play as long as they can with a painful hip. Then one day the hip pain becomes severe enough that it is just not worth playing any more. As avid and recreational golfers, many people do not embark on surgery to get themselves back on the course. They get the surgeries because of

November 24, 2021 No Comments

301 Stem cell therapy for Achilles Tendon tears and tendinopathy

I receive many emails about accelerating the healing of a surgically repaired tendon with stem cell therapy. These emails come from athletes or people who need to get back to work much faster than their surgical rehabilitation is allowing them to. Generally speaking stem cell therapy can be effective in augmentation repair of a surgery.

November 10, 2021 No Comments

Too many painkillers after sports knee surgery

As you will see in the research below, surgeons suggest that there will be a need for some type of opioid usage after arthroscopic knee surgery, whether it is meniscus surgery or knee ligament surgery. As effective as opioids can be there are obvious and well documented concerns about opioid usage. At the top of

October 26, 2021 No Comments

301 Hip Tendonitis Injections

People who have tendonitis or bursitis typically are told that they have a problem of inflammation. That is why they have an “itis,” itis meaning inflammation. When they have tendonitis they have inflammation of the tendon. When they have Bursitis, they have inflammation of the bursa. Over the years they have practiced the various remedies

October 22, 2021 No Comments

Injections for a painful golf shoulder 301

If you are like many golfers, sometimes you will continue to play golf with shoulder pain and finally seek medical attention when a) they can no longer play without pain, or b) when they can no longer drive through the ball at a velocity that they are accustomed to and the frustration of added strokes

October 20, 2021 No Comments

PRP treatments for Patellar Tendinopathy – Jumper’s Knee – Tennis Knee

Over the years we have seen a lot of people with knee problems. Many of them with problems of the patellar tendon. They have had many treatments including, cortisone, physical therapy, rest, some of the them wear big braces on their knees. They are doing a consult with me because they are still looking for

October 19, 2021 No Comments

Tennis shoulder treatments

Most people with shoulder pain directly attributed to tennis will suggest that it was “this one serve,” or “this one return serve,” that was the point of their injury. Then after further talking they will reveal that their shoulder has actually been the cuase of on and off discomfort for some time at that this

October 13, 2021 No Comments

301 Injections for Baker’s Cyst

A Baker’s cyst can be a very confusing knee ailment for some patients. First, it has nothing to do with being a baker, but rather it was named for the surgeon who first described it, Dr. William Baker. Secondly, often it is not explained by the attending physician that the Baker’s cyst itself is not

October 11, 2021 No Comments

301 Does a shoulder labrum tear require surgery?

October 5, 2021 No Comments

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