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Joseph Fields

Joseph Fields, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon specializing in sports medicine at an independent private practice. He serves as the head team physician for a minor-league sports franchise and maintains a surgical caseload centered on minimally invasive arthroscopic joint repair. Fields concluded his specialty fellowship training in athletic medicine following an orthopedic surgical residency.

How Long After Meniscus Repair Surgery Can I Walk?Procedures
What Are Your Options If Meniscus Surgery Doesn’t Work?Bones & Muscles
What Is the Sulcus Sign for Shoulder Instability?Bones & Muscles
What Happens to the Rotator Cuff in Reverse Shoulder Replacement?Procedures
How Soon After Achilles Rupture Should I Have Surgery?Procedures
How Long Does Pain Last After Meniscus Surgery?Procedures
Is Mucoid Degeneration of the ACL Serious?Bones & Muscles
How Long Can You Wait Before Meniscus Surgery?Bones & Muscles
Meniscus Vascularity: How Blood Supply Affects Healing Bones & Muscles
How Are Tendons Reattached? Surgical Procedures Procedures
Tendon Graft: Sources, Surgery, and the Healing Process Procedures
When Does Pain Go Away After ACL Surgery?Procedures
What Is a Type 2 SLAP Tear and How Is It Treated?Bones & Muscles
What Are the 3 Types of Achilles Tendon Surgery?Procedures
What Muscles Are Cut During a Total Shoulder Replacement?Procedures
Is a Type 1 Acromion Serious?Bones & Muscles
What Is a Complex Medial Meniscus Tear?Bones & Muscles
What Happens If You Don’t Repair a Torn Meniscus?Bones & Muscles
What Muscles Are Cut During a Reverse Total Shoulder Replacement?Procedures
What Is a Type 2 Acromion and Its Impingement Risk?Bones & Muscles
How Long Does an ACL Take to Heal After Surgery?Bones & Muscles
Is Arthroscopy Necessary for a Meniscus Tear?Procedures
Is PCL Surgery Worth It? What the Evidence Shows Procedures
What Is the Latarjet Procedure for Shoulder Instability?Procedures
How to Know If ACL Surgery Failed: Key Signs Procedures
How Long Should You Ice After ACL Surgery?Procedures
How Soon After ACL Surgery Do You Start Physical Therapy?Therapies
Does a Torn Achilles Always Need Surgery?Bones & Muscles
What Is MPFL Surgery for Patellar Instability?Procedures
When Is ACL Surgery Necessary for a Torn Ligament?Procedures