Brian Nielsen, MD

Orthopedic Surgery

5301 East Grant Road, Tucson, AZ, USA

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Dr. Nielsen has over 20 years of expertise and specializes in Pediatric Orthopaedic surgery, scoliosis and childhood spinal deformity, limb lengthening and deformity correction. There are so many benefits from playing sports at a young age. With the benefits, there are also risks of injury. Dr. Nielsen and his team can assist you with sprains and strains, growth plate injuries, repetitive motion injuries, and other incidental injuries and get you back in the game!

Education

Internship in General Surgery: Penn State College of Medicine
Fellowship in Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery: The Nemours Children's Clinic, Orlando Regional Health System
Residency in Orthopaedic Surgery: Penn State College of Medicine
MD: University of Washington School of Medicine

Board Certifications

American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

Areas of Expertise

Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery
Scoliosis and Childhood Spinal Deformity
Limb Lengthening and Deformity Correction
Sports Injuries

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Brian Nielsen, MD

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Meniscus Tear – Treatment

A meniscus tear can usually be treated two ways. We usually start with a little bit of physical therapy and maybe an anti-inflammatory drug, but if that doesn’t fix the problem, then surgery is going...

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Meniscus Tear – Recovery

After surgery for a meniscus tear, it usually takes between three and six weeks to fully recover. But after that time and a little bit of physical therapy, usually you can get back to about...

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Meniscus Tear – Overview

A meniscus of course is a C shaped ring in the knee. And only a little portion of it has a blood supply. So if you tear it where there’s no blood supply, it will...

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Meniscus – Latest Research

A meniscus and other cartilage injuries in the knee can be quite devastating. We’re trying to do a lot of research right now to figure out ways that we can better help the cartilage regrow...

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Meniscus – Definition

A meniscus is a disc shaped piece of cartilage in the knee. There are two of them in each knee, one on the medial side, one on the lateral side. They’re used to provide surface...

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