This fracture happens in the center of the knee, between two cushions of cartilage known as the "menisci." It involves a bony protrusion we call…
Patient Education Articles
Listed below are numerous patient education articles that can help keep you healthy and active or address questions you may have regarding specific injuries, conditions, or treatments. However, it's important to remember and understand that no online article will or should replace direct communication between you and your doctor.
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Patient Education
We understand that a sports injury is frustrating and challenging to overcome. One of the main goals of the sports medicine doctors at Orthopaedic…
One of the most common knee injuries among athletes is a torn ACL. The anterior cruciate ligament is one of four major ligaments that provide…
Planning for your return home prior to surgery can help assure a smoother recovery. The following are some things to keep in mind when returning…
TLIF is generally used to treat back or leg pain caused by degenerative disc disease. The surgeon will stabilize the spine by fusing vertebrae…
One goal of this procedure is to relieve the pain caused by pinched nerves or discogenic pain in the lumbar spine by replacing a diseased or…
During this procedure, your damaged hip joint is replaced with implants that recreate the ball and socket of a healthy hip. This can reduce pain…
This surgery replaces diseased and damaged portions of the hip with implants designed to restore function to the hip joint.
This procedure restores function to a severely damaged knee. Most commonly, it is used to repair a knee that has been damaged by arthritis. During…
This surgery replaces the damaged or diseased head of the humerus (also called the ball) and cartilage from the shoulder joint with a metal and…