“Shaking it off” and “toughing it out” are all too synonymous with sports injuries. While sprains and breaks are nothing new for athletes, teens are especially likely to push through the pain for fear of missed practices, games and scholarships. “The fall sports season often brings to light injuries that have plagued athletes all summer […]
FRANKLIN, Tenn. — The Bone and Joint Institute of Tennessee and Williamson Medical Center are partnering to serve as the official sports medicine providers for Williamson County’s high school athletes. As of July 2018, trained medical professionals will be on hand at all TSSAA-sanctioned practices and games. Certified athletic trainers employed by Williamson Medical will […]
FRANKLIN, Tenn.—More than 7 million Americans have undergone joint or knee replacement. Advances in technology have made orthopaedic surgery a seemingly simple and accessible process in the U.S., with minimally invasive and robotic-assisted procedures often sending patients home the same day with little pain. But that’s not the case elsewhere, said orthopaedic surgeon Cory Calendine, […]
FRANKLIN, Tenn.—Dozens of people came out April 16 for the Bone and Joint Institute of Tennessee’s groundbreaking ceremony. As construction continued on the Institute’s eventual 121,000-square foot home, representatives from the practice, and medical partner Williamson Medical Center, spoke of its future. Surgeons with the Bone and Joint Institute of Tennessee—Brian Perkinson, M.D., Todd […]
FRANKLIN, Tenn.—February 2018 will be a month that Williamson Medical Center’s cardiac rehab program will not soon forget, thanks to the generosity of hundreds of donors. Among those donors is our own Michael McNamara, M.D.! As the year began, the popular cardiac rehab program found that it needed two new treadmills for its growing number […]
