Alexis E Dixon, MD

10/12/2018

And now we will learn bunion surgery from an old banana. 🍌 Here’s a recreation of the scarf osteotomy for bunions

09/21/2018

Physician, heal thyself... or prevent your own injuries

A recent review published in JAMA found that surgeons are at a high risk of sustaining work-related musculoskeletal injuries. It is safe to say the orthopaedic surgeons in my circle and I are not good examples of applying the knowledge we have about acute and chronic overuse injuries to ourselves.

08/24/2018

I’m thrilled to announce that after 10 years of post-graduate schooling, a two-part Board exam, and continuous practice for two years, I’m a Board Certified Orthopaedic Surgeon!

05/21/2018

It’s not nearly often enough that we see this many women in orthopaedics together! This was the first annual Women of Orthopaedic Surgery brunch. Proud to be a part of this group of Pods in L.A. 💪

05/07/2018

I was asked today about when to use an external fixator. Here’s a fracture I treated last month. Initial films show severe trauma in this pilon fracture. The fracture was reduced and an external fixator placed to allow for provisional stability while awaiting soft tissue to heal from the initial trauma (second picture). Open reduction was performed and internal fixation placed the following week (third picture). Note the prior angulated tibial fracture and pre-existing arthritis that made it a little tougher than the usual! And he picked my favorite cast color AND asked me to sign it ⭐️ These were posted with permission by the patient of course!

04/28/2018

Bunion and forefoot correction is one of my FAVORITE 💕 surgeries. Here’s a 6-month follow up of a lovely patient of mine who is so happy with the outcome and pain relief he’s had with this surgery! I use the scarf osteotomy, which is a powerful and stable correction. Note that a bunion is NOT a bump and no bone was resected from the medial eminence! Also note the soft tissue balancing (through tendon transfers and plantar plate repair) that’s keeping the second toe down and BEHAVING ITSELF.

04/06/2018

At DISC Sports & Spine Center we’re proud to be official team providers for Red Bull athletes. We had a chance to chat over dinner with Red Bull leadership about what we can do better to optimize our high performance athletes. Topics included regenerative medicine, mindfulness, mentorship. Such an incredible opportunity to hear stories from phenomenal athletes, trainers, and physical therapists alongside our own physicians!

08/21/2017

I had a 10:15am new patient so before I'd examine him I had him come with me to the patio and watch the eclipse through the pinhole camera I made 😂😎

04/07/2017

The Dallas fellowship has a long history of incredibly strong women graduates. So happy to be able to associate faces with the names I've heard over and over

03/04/2017

Why does training for hills feel so much like studying for pharmacology exams in med school? Maybe because I put it off until the last second when I'm supposed to be tapering... 😬