Dr. Richard James Hawkins M.D.
Orthopedist
1690 Skylyn Dr Suite 230 Spartanburg SC, 29307About
Dr. Richard Hawkins is an orthopaedic surgeon practicing in Spartanburg, SC. Dr. Hawkins specializes in the diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of injuries, diseases and disorders of the bodys musculoskeletal system. As an orthopaedic surgeon, Dr. Hawkins tends to bones, ligaments, muscles, joints, nerves and tendons. Orthopaedic surgeons can specialize in certain areas like the hand, spine, hip, foot and ankle, shoulder and elbow or the knee.
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Orthopaedic SurgeryAmerican Board of Orthopaedic SurgeryABOS
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Accuracy of magnetic resonance imaging in determining the presence and size of recurrent rotator cuff tears.
- Relationship between throwing mechanics and elbow valgus in professional baseball pitchers.
- Management and complications of anterior cruciate ligament injuries in skeletally immature patients: survey of the Herodicus Society and The ACL Study Group.
- The relative importance of acromial morphology and age with respect to rotator cuff pathology.
- Determinants of patient satisfaction with outcome after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.
- Operative versus nonoperative management of acute Achilles tendon rupture: expected-value decision analysis.
- Posterior instability of the shoulder with secondary impingement in elite golfers.
- The prevalence of glenohumeral osteoarthrosis in unstable shoulders.
- Subscapularis muscle activity during selected rehabilitation exercises.
- The microfracture technique in the treatment of full-thickness chondral lesions of the knee in National Football League players.
- Toradol use in the athletic population.
- Effects of braiding on tensile properties of four-strand human hamstring tendon grafts.
- Laser-assisted thermal capsulorrhaphy.
- The belly-press test for the physical examination of the subscapularis muscle: electromyographic validation and comparison to the lift-off test.
- Triceps tendon ruptures in professional football players.
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