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Ortho Times Vol 11
May 2008
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INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
Boston Ronald McDonald House: A home-away-from-home
Waltham continues to grow
Meet the staff: Brian Fitzgerald
Research notes: clubfoot
Locks of love
Ask Me Program
Kid's corner
Ortho Times Cover
Ortho Times vol 11
   
Ortho Times Vol 10
Dec 2007
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Ortho Times Vol 9
Oct 2007
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Ortho Times Vol 8
Apr 2007
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Ortho Times Vol 4
Aug 2005
Ortho Times Vol 7
Dec 2006
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Ortho Times Vol 3
Feb 2005
Ortho Times Vol 6
Jun 2006
Ortho Times Vol 2
Oct 2004
Ortho Times Vol 5
Dec 2005
Ortho Times Vol 1
Mar 2004

The Washington Post interviews Mininder S. Kocher, MD, MPH, about the risks of youths involved in triathlons
Washington Post, November 10, 2008
Big league problem: protecting young pitchers
NorthJersey.com, July 11, 2008
Torn ACLs, other big injuries hit little athletes
USAToday.com, July 8, 2008
Torn ACLs, other big injuries hit little athletes
Boston.com, July 7, 2008
The Rise in Diagnosis of ACL Injuries in Children
Sports Medicine's Dr. Mininder Kocher talks with ReachMD Radio about ACL injuries in children.
ReachMD Radio XM157, New York Times, Jun 30, 2008
Listen online or download in podcast format.

How was Tiger Woods able to play golf for a year with a badly injured knee?
Scientific American, Jun 27, 2008
A Big-Time Injury Striking Little Players Knees
Orthopedic's Dr. Mininder Kocher talks to the New York Times about the growing problem of ACL injuries in children.
New York Times, Feb 18, 2008
Marstons Mills boy prepares for innovative scoliosis surgery
Nathan Winslow, an 11-year old from Barnstable, is the first patient to undergo vertebral stapling at Children's Hospital Boston.
Cape Cod Times, Dec 6, 2007
Exceptional Care Exceptional Service:
Sports Medicine's Tammy Hill and fellow colleagues came to the aid of a recently discharged patient during last weeks winter storm.
Fox News onlline, Dec 14, 2007
Keeping kids connected: Chats help kids with scoliosis connect from home.
Dream Magazine, Spring 2007
Dr. Martha Murray talks to WCVB-TV about ACL injuries in girls
WCVB-TV, Jul 19, 2007
Research aims to heal ACL surgery faster.
KGO-TV, May 31, 2007
Dr. Martha Murray talks to WTVF-TV about healing ACL tears
WTVF-TV, Apr 11, 2007
Pain is not gain for adolescent athletes
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Feb 17, 2007
Surgeon makes 'gel gun' to heal female athletes' injuries
Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology, Feb 9, 2007
MRI breakthrough for cartilage diagnosis wins Lanier Award
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS). Feb 14, 2007
Is my child's backpack too heavy?
www.childrenshospital.org, Sep 2006
The Right Backpack Can Ease A Child's Load
The Boston Globe, Aug 13, 2006
Our right hand man
Children's News, Aug 2006
ACL surgery for kids
Chicago Tribune, Jul 31, 2006
Looking for Alternatives to Ligament Replacement Surgery
NY Times, Apr 20, 2006
Torn Knee Ligament: Can It Be Healed?
New Technique May Some Day Allow Torn ACL to Be Healed, Not Just Replaced
WebMD Medical News, Mar 24, 2006
Researcher seeks better fix for knees
Boston Globe, Jan 2, 2006
"Hip" to Knee Pain
Pediatric Views, Dec 2005
Dr. Mininder Kocher   Film crew travels to Children's Hospital Boston to film Orthopedic surgeon perform multiple ACL procedures.

On Tuesday, October 18, 2005, Video Journal of Orthopaedics (VJO) traveled to Children's Hospital Boston, to film Dr. Mininder Kocher as he performed two ACL related surgical procedures.

Dr. Kocher an Associate Director for the Division of Sports Medicine, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Children's Hospital Boston and, Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at Harvard Medical School/ Harvard School of Public performed a hamstring ACL reconstruction and an IT band reconstruction, two procedures recently discussed in Physeal Sparing Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in Skeletally Immature Prepubescent Children and Adolescents, Kocher MS, Garg S, Micheli LJ. appearing in the November, 2005 issue of The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.

This 30 minute surgical video, produced and directed by Video Journal of Orthopaedic is made possible through a multimedia alliance formed between VJO and The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (JBJS). This partnership supplements select print articles reported in JBJS by publishing video supplements focusing on the surgical procedure(s) described within that article.

Suggested reading:

ACL Reconstruction in the Skeletally Immature Patient (pdf 128kb)
Elbow Injuries in the Throwing Athlete by Donald Bae, MD
Children's nurse straightens out Russian girl's life.
Children's News, May 2005
Targeting ACL injury: Orthopedic surgeon Martha Murray is working on a safer, less invasive repair for ACL tears.
Dream Magazine, Spring 2005
Orthopedic services expand to Waltham
Children's News, May 2005
Dr. Mininder Kocher, HMS assistant professor of orthopedic surgery at Children's Hospital Boston, wins the 2005 Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation Clinical Research Award.
Focus, May 6, 2005
Children's Hospital Boston ranked 2nd in the nation for orthopedic care in CHILD magazine's 2005 survey.
Beaker bytes: Building bridges to better ACL healing
Children's News, January 2005
Keeping an eye on the curve: Dr. Daniel Hedequist discusses the importance of regular scoliosis exams.
Pediatric Views, August 2004
Micro manager: Children's surgeon leads a study of when, and if, to fix damaged nerves.
Dream Magazine, Spring 2002
Testing Their Metal: Titanium rib procedure gives patients room to breathe.
Dream Magazine, Spring 2002
       
       
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