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News and Treatment Updates
April 1, 2012
Dr. Carreira to deliver a Hip Arthroscopy course in Spanish
Dr. Carreira will be teaching a hip arthroscopy course in Spanish on May 7 in Andover, MA. The course will be focused on surgical techniques, with hands on instruction in a lab, and will include a review of non-arthritic hip pain, labral tears, FAI, hip snapping, ligamentum teres injuries, and focal cartilage injuries. For more information, please contact the office.
March 6, 2012
Dominic Carreira, M.D., will deliver a course at Nashville Hip Arthroscopy Course on March 30-31, 2012
In addition to serving as faculty at Arthroscopy Association of North America (AANA) conferences in Chicago, Dr. Carreira also will be instructing on hip arthroscopy in Nashville in March. This upcoming course will include the following training in hip arthroscopy.
March 6, 2012
Presentation on the Shuttle Technique for Arthroscopic Hip Labrum Reconstruction at the International Vail Hip Arthroscopy Symposium
This symposium draws surgeons from all over the world. This year, Dr. Carreira again will serve as faculty, including instructing surgeons on the surgical techniques in the lab. In addition, Dr. Carreira will present his technique on hip labrum reconstruction using a shuttle technique during the lecture series.
In cases where the labrum tissue is torn beyond repair, replacing it with cadaver tissue is an alternative. This technique has been developed by Dr. Carreira. Patients who have been treated with this technique are being asked to enroll in a research study.
January 24, 2012
New videos about recovery from hip, foot and ankle arthroscopy
Recently, Dr. Carreira published on his website a considerable amount of new information about hip, foot and ankle arthroscopy. This new and expanded content includes detailed information and videos about many aspects of arthroscopy.
November 17, 2011
New information about Plantar Fasciitis and Achilles Tendon Injuries now available
Responding to the needs of his foot and ankle injury patients, Dr. Dominic Carreira recently added important information to his website for patients suffering from plantar fasciitis or from Achilles tendon injuries.
June 8, 2011
Driving directions from Miami International Airport
In looking to provide a bit of assistance to both local and international patients, Dr. Carreira has added links to his website for driving directions from Miami International Airport to his office in Fort Lauderdale.
May 13, 2011
Video of Psoas tendon release for internal snapping hip added to website
As part of his regular efforts to share educational materials with his patients, Dr. Carreira has posted a video of about the diagnosis of snapping hip, which is also called internal snap.
March 4, 2011
A new Hip Arthroscopy FAQ section
As a service to his clients in the Ft. Lauderdale and Miami, Florida area, and to the general public, Dr. Carreira has created a new page on his website to answer some of the frequently asked questions (FAQ) about hip arthroscopy that he regularly fields from patients and other medical professionals.
