Orthopedics in the news

Physicians at CGH test innovative implant to relieve patients’ pain

Chesapeake resident Paul Bogdan lived with a constant pain in his neck. His arm was numb and, after many failed treatments, he had become resigned to bearing the pain day, in and day out... MORE

Weekend warriors wage endurance battles with their aging bodies

Adults who spend their leisure time working out at the gym, playing on soccer leagues and hitting the tennis courts a couple times a week are finding that they’re waging an ongoing battle with their aging bodies... MORE

Chesapeake Health surgeon is among the first nationally to use a recently approved partial knee implant

Dr. Edward Habeeb, a Chesapeake Health orthopedic surgeon, is one of the first surgeons in the United States to perform partial knee replacement surgery utilizing the Oxford Unicompartmental Knee System... MORE

A knee designed just for a woman

Anne Tate's son has a theory about her knees: One will walk like a cowboy, the other like a go-go dancer. In September, Tate became something of an experiment when she had her right knee replaced with a new implant designed specifically for women... MORE