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Up until today, I didn't give much consideration to how I, as an orthopaedic surgeon, could contribute to the discussion of how much is safe with regards to safe quantities of alcohol consumption.

April is Youth Sports Safety Month. Take a look at my blog post on AOSSM's STOP Sports Injuries website for tips to help maximize the benefits of sports for your children while minimizing the risk of injury:

It's biking season all year long in Seattle but with the warmer and drier weather upon us, more and more bikes are on the road. Both cyclists and motorists have the responsibility to maximize safety.

I finished reading Atul Gawande's book Better and loved his five suggestions for how a physician "might make a worthy difference" professionally. Here they are with some editing:

Summer is here, and with it are many outdoor activities, adventures, and possibly some heavy lifting. I recently had a patient who was on a camping trip and attempted to move a heavy picnic bench; he bent at the elbows, pulled against the bench, and . . . POP!

To help keep kids in the game for life, STOP Sports Injuries targets the sports that have the highest rates of overuse and trauma injuries. I have just accepted a position as a member of the STOP Sports Injuries Outreach and Education Committee for a four year term effective August 1, 2014.

Dr. Lynn Kovacevich and I will again be at Super Jock 'n Jill Running Store in Greenlake for Medical Night Tuesday, July 15th from 6:30 to 7:30 pm. Bring your questions and your injuries! Hope to see you there!!

Big thanks to Super Jock 'n Jill in Greenlake for hosting my Minor & James colleague, Dr. Lynn Kovacevich, and me for their Medical Nights at the store last night. We saw many athletes and runners and discussed injury prevention, training and medical issues.

Kudos to SonoSite for hosting an outstanding webinar this weekend on musculoskeletal ultrasound, Diagnostic Shoulder Ultrasound, Part 2, featuring Dr. Antonio Bouffard. Dr. Bouffard is a senior staff radiologist in the division of musculoskeletal imaging at Henry Ford Hospital and is a consultant to NASA.

I recently attended a comprehensive course to learn how to utilize ultrasound to diagnose injuries and pathology in my patients. Additionally, I learned how to use ultrasound to guide injections and aspirations (removal of fluid) into difficult-to-access joints such as the hip.