This is a test of your muscles and nerves. It usually has two parts. One is a nerve conduction study. This measures how well electricity moves…
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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The lower back is one of the most common sources of pain, but the upper portion of the spine—called the cervical spine—can also be a pain in the…
This injection treats the pain of an inflamed nerve in your cervical spine. It relieves nerve swelling. If you have a herniated disc, spinal…
Morton's neuroma is an enlarged nerve, compressed or pinched between the bones and the ligament that holds them together. This procedure eases the…
Total knee replacement surgery removes damaged and painful areas of the femur and tibia, replacing them with specially designed metal and plastic…
The facet joints, found on both sides of the back of the spine, can become painfully irritated or inflamed. A facet joint injection may help…
This procedure stabilizes severe fractures of the femur with a metal rod and screws implanted into the center of the bone. This system provides…
This surgical procedure uses a metal plate and screws to repair a fractured femur. It retains the femoral head, allowing for more natural movement…
This surgical procedure stabilizes severe fractures of the femur by placing a metal rod into the center of the femur.
The thigh bone, also called the "femur", is the largest and strongest bone in your body. A femur fracture is a crack or a break of this bone.