Some orthopedic procedures should be avoided, or at least questioned
Common Sense Family Doctor is a regular feature on our website. Today’s topic involves orthopedic procedures.
This essay from the Common Sense Family Doctor relates some interesting information that might provoke questions and even anger. But things we routinely did in the past (radiation for big tonsils, freezing duodenal ulcers, routine gallbladder removal for all gallstones) have fallen into disfavor based on better science.
This essay should at least call into question some procedures being recommended routinely.
Read the Common Sense Family Doctor here: Patients: steer clear of these six orthopedic procedures, published March 1, 2017
Sincerely,
Dr. Birdwell