by William Brown, MD | Apr 6, 2019 | Articles by Dr. Brown, General Information
Do Older Surgeons have Better Results than Younger Surgeons? The last time I flew, the pilot was a 60 plus year old man with gray hair. It made me think, do I want and old and experienced pilot or would it be better and safer to have a young pilot. After all, my life...
by William Brown, MD | Feb 27, 2019 | Articles by Dr. Brown, General Information
Is Bruising Dangerous? After surgery there is always some blood left behind no matter how carefully the operation was performed. Sometimes this blood will slowly work its way up to the surface and form a bruise. A bruise is simply blood in the skin and it can be very...
by William Brown, MD | Feb 20, 2019 | Articles by Dr. Brown, Treatment of Sports Hernias
After any operation the body goes through three stages healing. Inflammatory Stage: During this stage the white blood cells move into the incision to remove injured cells, bacteria, and debris. This stage can be minimized by the surgeon with gentle handling of the...
by William Brown, MD | Jan 28, 2019 | Articles by Dr. Brown, Treatment of Sports Hernias
Post Operative Pain Control You have decided to your inguinal hernia or your sports hernia repaired, but you are worried about having pain after surgery. Luckily by understanding the innervation of the region, pain control after surgery has vastly improved. The...
by William Brown, MD | Nov 28, 2017 | Articles by Dr. Brown, Articles by Others, Sports Hernia News
I am proud to announce that a review article on Sports Hernias was published in in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. I helped write and edit the article with Dr. Justin Hopkins and Dr Cassandra Lee at Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California...
by William Brown, MD | Dec 21, 2016 | Articles by Dr. Brown, Sports Hernia - Insurance
Don’t Let Insurance (or Lack Thereof) Keep You From Sports Hernia Surgery You’ve been through the doctor appointments, the specialist visits and the consultations. Now, sports hernia repair surgery might be in your future. Even with recovery as your top priority, it’s...