Salvatore J. Frangiamore, M.D., M.S., a fellowship-trained, board-certified orthopaedic surgeon specializing in the non-operative and operative treatment of shoulder, knee and sports- related injuries, has joined Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center. He is now seeing patients in Independence and Solon. Dr. Frangiamore’s special interests include joint preservation techniques, particularly in young, active individuals with shoulder arthritis, as well as rotator cuff repair, shoulder dislocation and instability repair, complex shoulder arthroscopy, shoulder replacement, complex knee arthroscopy, knee ligament reconstruction and meniscus repair cartilage restoration procedures.