Fear of Falling
Fear of falling is real. Every 11 seconds an older adult is seen in the emergency room for a fall and every 19 seconds one dies from that fall. One [...]
Telemedicine Visit with Dr. Scott Hacker
Telemedicine Visits Available ! Start a Virtual Office Visit Now Our world continues to adjust to the rise and fall of the pandemic. Our office is on high alert to [...]
Orthopedic Telemedicine
Stay Home San Diego, Talk to Dr. Hacker and have a Virtual Orthopedic Office Visit ! Staying home is the key to avoiding COVID-19, but I don't want that to [...]
Communicate with your doctor
Communicate with your doctor: How is your doctor patient relationship ? Physicians have a responsibility to connect with patients. The doctor patient relationship is the centerpoint of medicine today. Most [...]
Risks Versus Benefits in Orthopedics
Doctor - what do you think about this new treatment for my knee ? Should I give it a try ? Will it work ? Each day in my office, [...]
Scott Hacker Named Top Doctor 2014
San Diego Magazine has announced their list for 2014 of the "Top Doctors" in San Diego. This list is created in part by the San Diego County Medical Society in [...]
Patient fears of seeing an orthopedic surgeon
When I see a patient in my office, I try to sit in their shoes - what did it take for them to be here today? I know it wasn't an [...]
Surgery on the other side: Easier or harder ?
I perform many joint replacements for patients that have already had one side replaced, right or left. For many patients with severe osteoarthritis, they are then left with one joint [...]
Healthcare Policy: Sign in or the physician is penalized
As the layers of the affordable care act continue to unfold, doctors are asked to do even more work to satisfy government regulations and spend less time seeing patients. The [...]
Choosing a surgeon: Who can you trust? 5 key factors
Choosing a surgeon: Who can you trust? 5 key factors Choosing a surgeon is choosing a partner to help change your body…and your life. This is a big decision. There [...]