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We offer our Injury Access Clinic at our Main Office Monday through Thursday, 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., and on Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
We offer our Injury Access Clinic at our Main Office Monday through Thursday, 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., and on Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
News & Events
News & Events
As patients of Orthopedic Associates, we want you to hear it first! The following news and events articles are available for you to learn more about our practice updates, new service offerings, and specialized expertise.
5 Vital Tips for Hydration
Whether you are training over a prolonged period or playing hard during a competition, hydration can keep you at peak performance and help you avoid serious health risks.
Dehydration in athletes can lead to decreased coordination, fatigue, headaches, and muscle cramps. Additional heat-…
Athletes and Meniscus Tears: The Need-to-Know Basics
In young athletes, most injuries to the meniscus are a result of trauma. The menisci are vulnerable to injuries that involve both compression and twisting across the joint, which is a common occurrence in contact sports, like football, as well as in skiing and volleyball. Meniscal injuries also…
ACL Injuries Can Take a Toll on Female Athletes
It’s a trend happening on playing fields and basketball courts at an alarming rate: a young girl jumps or pivots and collapses in excruciating pain. In fact, teenage girls sustain serious knee injuries, like ACL tears, at much higher rates than boys playing the same sports.
The…
Dr. Christopher Mudd Performing Advanced, Minimally Invasive Hip Replacement
Fellowship-trained adult hip and knee reconstruction surgeon Christopher D. Mudd, M.D., of Orthopedic Associates is performing hip replacement procedures using the muscle-sparing direct anterior technique for patients meeting specific criteria. Patients who would like to…
Direct Anterior Hip Replacement Success Story
Dr. Christopher Mudd, board-certified orthopedic surgeon at Orthopedic Associates in St. Louis, is one of the few surgeons in the area who currently does direct anterior total hip arthroplasty, otherwise known as anterior hip replacement.
An innovative, less invasive procedure, the…