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Orthopaedic Care

Read how Duke orthopaedic specialists are taking new approaches to care for children and adults with joint pain and injuries. 

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Football Helmet Safety
Football Helmet Safety

With football season about to get underway, Duke concussion specialist Jeff Bytomski, DO, shares his thoughts on a new football helmet rating system that shoul ...

Preventing Weekend Warrior Injuries
Preventing Weekend Warrior Injuries

Guys never think they’re too old for a friendly game of football. Yet it’s all too common to find at least one member of the team nursing a sprained ankle, twi ...

'No Pain, No Gain' Not the Best Medicine
'No Pain, No Gain' Not the Best Medicine

Young athletes who take a “no pain, no gain” approach to sports may not realize how harmful that mantra can be to their growing bodies.

Flexible Running Schedule Helps Prevent Injuries
Flexible Running Schedule Helps Prevent Injuries

Marathon training requires a pretty strict schedule. If you’re a mom, however, time is not always on your side. “Being a mom is the best thing that ever happen ...

Young Dancer Active Again After Hip Surgery
Young Dancer Active Again After Hip Surgery

Kate McPherson of Raleigh is dancing again after arthroscopic hip surgery relieved her of chronic hip pain.

Active and Pain Free After Hip Replacement
Active and Pain Free After Hip Replacement

“If not for Duke Orthopaedics and modern science I would be in a wheelchair,” says Gwen Palmer who underwent hip replacement surgery. Instead, she spends her d ...

New Options for Relieving Hip Pain
New Options for Relieving Hip Pain

The Duke Young Hip Center helps people age 50(ish) and younger find solutions for hip ailments, to prevent the development of severe arthritis in the hip, and ...

Pain Free and Active After Joint Replacement
Pain Free and Active After Joint Replacement

Hip and knee replacements allow people to be pain free, often with no activity restrictions.

Knowing When Pain is Normal, and When to Seek Care
Knowing When Pain is Normal, and When to Seek Care

Debra Pasquale is an experienced long distance runner who travels the world to participate in marathons. She’d been running for almost seven years when she sta ...