WKOW 27 – Madison, WI
By Veronica Rohrmoser

MADISON, WI (WKOW) — Ten year-old Gabriela Mays is one of the top swimmers in her age in the country. She’s ranked fifth in the nation in four different events. [Read more]

U~T San Diego
By Paul Sisson

A pair of thin metal rods that can grow along with the spines of their young patients could help two Southern California boys escape years of risky surgeries. [Read more]

Men’s Health Magazine
By Lara Rosenbaum

Play pickup games on turf? Bad news: Artificial turf surfaces are linked to more knee and ankle injuries than grass and dirt, says a recent study in the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons. [Read more]

Associated Press
By Marilynn Marchione

A dark-haired little girl arrived with singed eyebrows, nails sticking out of her and a badly damaged leg. A little boy also was full of metal fragments, one of his legs bound by a tourniquet that saved his life. A day later, the injuries from the Boston Marathon explosions are now more of a threat to limbs than to lives, doctors and hospitals report. [Read more]

The New York Times

By Tara Parker-Pope

Want better sex? Consider getting a new hip or knee.

Before Mary Ann Oklesson, a Manhattan magazine publisher, had both hips replaced a few years ago, the pain of arthritis made it difficult to walk, exercise or even climb into a taxi. Her failing hips had also taken a toll on her sex life. [Read more]

CNN

By CNN Staff

Open fractures often cause damage to the surrounding muscles, tendons and ligaments, according to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. [Read more]

Men’s Health News

By Madeline Haller

Another reason to nix your nicotine fix: Fractured bones take roughly 6 weeks longer to heal in smokers than in nonsmokers, says research presented at the 2013 American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons’ Annual Meeting in Chicago. [Read more]

Washington Post
By Barbara Koeppel

Over the past two decades, the number of Americans having total hip replacements has more than doubled, to more than 300,000 a year. [Read more]

Arthritis Today

By Linda Rath

Patients who’ve had a knee or a hip replaced report an improved sex life after surgery, according to new research presented as a poster at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery (AAOS) annual meeting in Chicago.[Read more]

Huffington Post

Osteoarthritis-related joint replacement surgery – particularly for knees and hips — has another bonus besides decreasing chronic pain: it can improve your sex life. [Read more]