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Thomas Fortney, MD

@TomFortneyMD

Orthopaedic Surgeon at New Hampshire Orthopaedic Center; Columbia University Shoulder & Sports Fellow @OrthoColumbia; Dartmouth Orthopaedic Resident @DHOrtho

 New York, NY
Joined February 2022
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🔥off the press. Our study in @JAMANetworkOpen of 6039 former NHL players looking at the long term consequences of fighting in the NHL. Enforcers dying a decade younger than their peers. #stopthefight🏒👊🏻🥅
JAMA Network Open (@JAMANetworkOpen) profile pictureJAMA Network Open@JAMANetworkOpen10 May 2023
The risk of fighting and repetitive head trauma are concerns for @NHL player safety advocates. NHL enforcers with ≥50 career fights or ≥3 penalty minutes per game died 10 years earlier, more often of drug overdose and suicide. ja.ma/42nrRyb
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Dr. William Levine@BillLevineMD14 Oct 2022
Thx @TomFortneyMD @NKopydlowski for tremendous year as fellows and creating outstanding video on subscap-sparing TSA (Catalyst) which we shared 2022 TASC Int'l shoulder live/relive surgery. @ASESmembers @MikeKnudsenMD @JSanchezSotelo @OrthoColumbia
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#Protectthezebras 🦓 Ice Hockey Referees face injury as they patrol the ice dodging pucks, sticks and players. This study from @drcharliepopkin, @MichaelStuartMD, @IIHFHockey look at injury patterns in ice hockey officials with some surprising findings!! journals.sagepub.com/doi/ful…
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Started with the “Bauer Bump” but led to all the hockey bumps #ColumbiaSports
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New article showing dramatic decrease in NHL fighting rates during the past 20 years, while fan attendance increased. More evidence to #StoptheFight and prevent head trauma. @OrthoColumbia @LianaTedescoMD, @NKopydlowski, @sdesai_1, @drcharliepopkin frontiersin.org/article/10.3…
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Aaron Chen@AaronChenMD25 Jun 2022
More exciting work showing excellent clinical outcomes following arthroscopic bony Bankart repair in shoulder instability from @OrthoColumbia x @OrthoCarolina ! @demeireles18 @TomFortneyMD @DavidTrofaMD
Bryan M. Saltzman, MD FAAOS (@DrBryanSaltzman) profile pictureBryan M. Saltzman, MD FAAOS@DrBryanSaltzman25 Jun 2022
Our new #Systematic #Review now indexed in @AJSM_SportsMed evaluates 21 studies (769 patients) after arthroscopic #Bony #Bankart repair in shoulder #instability, finding 11.9% overall recurrent instability rate and pooled #RTS of 91%! @OrthoCarolina @AtriumMSKI @DavidTrofaMD
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🔥off the press @PhysSportsMed. Read about how to treat the “Bauer Bump” a common cause of foot and ankle pain in ice hockey players.@columbiaOrtho, @Bauerhockey, @USAhockey #everydayagreatday4hockey 🏒 tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
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More influential research coming out of @OrthoColumbia by @drcharliepopkin and team. Time to make fighting a game misconduct in the NHL. #stopthefight
Charles A. Popkin, MD (@drcharliepopkin) profile pictureCharles A. Popkin, MD@drcharliepopkin30 May 2022
Fighting in professional ice hockey: it’s time for a change. The time is now to stop hockey’s most blatant cause of head trauma. The @NHL should make fighting a game misconduct for the 22-23 season.RT #Stopthefight 🏒tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
Fighting in professional ice hockey: it’s time for a change

Fighting in professional ice hockey: it’s time for a change

Ice hockey has long been defined by a level of violence not seen in other sports. The rough-and-tough vigilante nature of the game was often employed as a method of enticing fans. Play in the Natio...

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OJSM_SportsMed@OJSM_SportsMed1 Apr 2022
Advanced degrees in orthopaedic sports medicine were associated with greater faculty research engagement and employment at a higher ranked institution @OrthoColumbia ow.ly/imsW50Ik0Cj
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Impact of the Instigator Rule on Fighting in the NHL. Click below for interesting read: @OrthoColumbia @drcharliepopkin hindawi.com/journals/tsmed/2…
The Impact of the Instigator Rule on Fighting in the National Hockey League

The Impact of the Instigator Rule on Fighting in the National Hockey League

Background. Fighting is often considered an essential part of professional hockey. Increased ticket sales, a means to self-regulate other dangerous gameplay, and helping teams win are a few of the...

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