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  • Win $50,000

    Operation Walk Sweepstakes Raffle

    Operation Walk is a not-for-profit volunteer medical service organization providing free hip and knee replacements to those with disabling arthritis or other bone and joint conditions in developing countries and in the USA. Your contribution in this sweepstakes will assist in funding the more than $200,000 needed to travel for 50 volunteer professionals to help change the lives of those less fortunate. We will be selling 2,000 Raffle tickets at $100 each to win prizes worth $100,000. We antic

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  • Tips for Injury-Free Holidays

    Tips for Injury-Free Holidays

    With just a few weeks to go before the holidays, people are hustling and bustling to get their final presents bought and wrapped, their trees decorated perfectly and the lights twinkling merrily from their homes. Even during this joyous time and flurry of activity, there are risks for injuries. According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), approximately 1,300 people are treated each year in emergency departments for injuries related to holiday lights and another 6,200 are t

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  • Dr. Tim Izant

    Meet Your Doctor - Tim Izant, MD

    Orthopedic surgeon Dr. Tim Izant talks about new program: ‘Hip Today, Home Tomorrow’ where patients go home a day after hip replacement

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  • Dr. Nathan Everding

    Can a Shoulder be Replaced?

    Nathan Everding, MD, SOS Hand & Wrist and Shoulder physician discusses Shoulder Replacement.

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  • Turkey Carving Tips

    Turkey Carving Tips

    DON'T LET YOUR TURKEY DAY CELEBRATIONS GO FOWL THIS YEAR BECAUSE OF A HAND INJURY. FOLLOW THESE TIPS FROM THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR SURGERY OF THE HAND AND HAVE A HAPPY AND HEALTHY THANKSGIVING! Safety Tips Never cut towards yourself. One slip of the knife can cause a horrific injury.  While carving a turkey or cutting a pumpkin your free hand should be placed opposite the side you are carving towards. Don’t place your hand underneath the blade to catch the slice of meat. Keep your cutting ar

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