JANUARY 2025

Best of 2024: Top Five Posts


Last year, we published various educational blog posts, and we're excited to spotlight the most popular articles on conditions and procedures from 2024. This Top Five list captured your attention by addressing cutting-edge treatments, providing detailed condition management strategies, and describing innovative procedures. Click the link below to see the articles that made the list.

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Game On: Pickleball Safety


As with any physical activity, playing pickleball should be done safely to minimize your risk of developing an orthopaedic injury or condition that can impact your health in the long term. To learn how to stay safe and healthy on the court, click the link below and read the latest post from our North Florida Bone & Joint Specialists Lob Docs.

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Dr. Hackel Presents at Baseball Injuries Course


This past weekend, Dr. Josh Hackel presented “Adipose Aspirate for Musculoskeletal Injuries” at the 43rd Annual Andrews Injuries in Baseball course in Birmingham, AL. Designed to attract all members of the baseball healthcare team, the course is multidisciplinary and features nationally recognized faculty who foster an exchange of information regarding all aspects of baseball healthcare.

Bayside Medical Missions is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit charitable organization with an exemplary track record of fulfilling its mission to improve the lives of the patients it serves.

There's Still Time to Support Dr. Kronlage's Mission Trip


First and foremost, thank you to everyone who has generously supported Dr. Steven Kronlage's upcoming trip to Portoviejo, Ecuador, with Bayside Medical Missions (BMM) as part of a Surgical Team next month. During the trip, Dr. Kronlage and others will provide much-needed orthopaedic surgeries and treatments to patients who would not otherwise have access to these life-changing corrective measures. Click the button below to learn more and consider a gift to support the mission trip.

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Plantar Fibromatosis Treatment Study Participants Needed


This study is aiming to evaluate different injection treatments to treat plantar fibromatosis. To be included in this study, patients must reside in the state of Florida, be clinically diagnosed with 1 plantar fibroma, and be available to attend 5 in-person visits to the Andrews Institute in Gulf Breeze, FL. Compensation to the participant will be provided.


Please contact a clinical research coordinator at 850.610.0423 or 850.679.5542.

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As experts in their field, Dr. Josh Hackel, Dr. Chris O'Grady, Dr. Roger Ostrander and Dr. Ryan Riggs provide specialized care for a variety of orthopaedic and sports medicine injuries and conditions. 

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Dr. Steven Kronlage, Dr. Alex Coleman and Dr. Jim Piorkowski provide adult and pediatric patients orthopaedic care for injuries and conditions of the hand and upper extremities.

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Dr. Brett Smith is a board-certified and fellowship-trained orthopaedic surgeon specializing in total joint and adult reconstruction of the knee and the hip.

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Dr. Matthew Mai is a board-certified orthopaedic surgeon specializing in the treatment of musculoskeletal conditions of the hip, including comprehensive surgical intervention.

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Fellowship-trained orthopaedic surgeons Dr. Erik Nilssen and

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providing care for all foot and ankle injuries, conditions and disorders.

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