Is the medical information on this site reviewed by a doctor?
Yes. Every condition and treatment page is reviewed by Tyler Goldberg, MD, an orthopedic surgeon in Austin, Texas whose practice is focused on the hip, knee, and shoulder.
Dr. Goldberg completed fellowship training in Adult Reconstruction at the University of Utah, and that background shapes how the hip and knee pages on this site describe diagnosis, non-surgical options, and surgery.
Does this site replace a visit to my own doctor?
No. The pages here are written to help you understand a condition or a procedure before or after you see a physician, not instead of seeing one.
If something you read here doesn't match what you're experiencing, the next step is an evaluation, not a guess based on this page.
Where does the health information on this site come from?
From established medical sources, not from opinion.
Facts about conditions, procedures, and recovery timelines are drawn from organizations such as the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and named in the text wherever a number appears. Dr. Goldberg's own clinical focus on hip and knee reconstruction informs which details get emphasized on the pages about those joints.
Can this site tell me what's wrong with my knee, hip, or shoulder?
No. Nothing on this site is a diagnosis.
The condition pages describe symptoms the way patients usually describe them, so you can tell whether a page is relevant to you, but matching a symptom to a page is not the same as having a diagnosis. That takes an exam, which is why each page points toward scheduling a visit instead of drawing a conclusion for you.
How often is this content updated?
On an ongoing basis.
Treatment approaches in hip and knee reconstruction change as techniques and research change, so pages are reviewed and revised as that happens rather than left untouched after they're published.
Will the treatment options described here match what's right for me?
Not necessarily. The treatment ladders on this site, non-surgical options first and surgery further down, describe the general sequence of care for a condition rather than a recommendation for your specific case.
Dr. Goldberg's practice in Austin is accepting new patients, and a specific plan comes out of an exam, not out of a web page.
This content is educational and is not a substitute for medical advice from your own physician.