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Ah, look out at the gorgeous snow covered mountains and the splendor of winter’s majesty…and ice on the roads and walkways that can present serious risk of slips and falls. To improve safety and reduce your risk of falls and injury, here are some tips to consider: PLAN AHEAD Wear warm clothing that can keep…
Hip Arthroscopy may be the solution to your hip pain! What is Arthroscopy? Arthroscopy is a minimally invasive surgical procedure that allows your surgeon to see the structures inside your joint. Because the instruments are thin, your surgeon can use very small incisions to repair any damage inside the joint. A small camera, called an…
New Outpatient Surgery Center is Open First surgery center patient at our new facility on Monday January 6th, 2020. Dr. Brent Roster, foot & ankle surgeon, is with Cindy in the post operative room, and it’s all smiles! Missoula Bone & Joint’s new 2-story, 31,949 square foot outpatient surgery center on Mullan Road in Missoula,…
We are always surprised when we learn that someone in our community didn’t know we had a walk-in clinic when they fell and broke their wrist, or slipped on the ice and felt a pop in their knee, or woke up with back pain. Yes, we offer a Walk-In Orthopedic Clinic that is open in…
Athletic trainers (AT) are health care professionals typically found on the sidelines of sporting events, ready to take action and provide immediate medical care to athletes that acquire an injury. However, an athletic trainer’s scope reaches far beyond acute care of injuries. ATs in the field can also implement injury prevention tactics, clinically diagnose injuries,…
MBJ Athletic Trainers at MYF games in Missoula. As an athletic trainer, we are trained to help athletes of all ages and in many settings. At Missoula Bone & Joint (MBJ), our sports medicine outreach team is most often found in the clinic as physician extenders or orthopedic assistants during the day, and at high…
Same quality care. Same location. New facility. New services. This is so exciting! The ribbon cutting ceremony will be held on Monday, December 2, 2019 at 5.30pm with tours being offered from 5pm-6pm. This facility is a two story, 31,949 square foot building with four (4) state of the art surgical suites and private recovery…
Throughout Western Montana, thousands of kids enjoy the life lessons and health benefits that accompany participation in athletics. With these life lessons come an inherit risk for injury to bones, muscles, and ligaments. The top cause of trips to the emergency room for children 12-17 years of age is due to sports-related injuries (1). Additionally,…
This x-ray of the knee shows degeneration in one compartment while the other compartment is normal. Partial knee replacement may be a good option for this patient. Traditionally, when patients develop arthritis of the knee that does not respond to conservative treatment, a total knee replacement was offered as the definitive treatment of choice. However,…
How can Pain Injections and Radiofrequency ablations help eliminate pain? Injections are a tool that Dr. Justin Kruer uses to help diagnose a painful condition (diagnostic injections) and then to help treat a painful condition (therapeutic injections). The evaluation process starts with a careful history: what causes your pain, where is the pain, how often…
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