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Children
Arthroscopy in Children and Teenagers (Ages 8 to 18)
Spinal Fusion for the Treatment of Idiopathic Scoliosis in Children: Orthopedic Surgery to Treat Curvature of the Back in Children and Teenagers
Surgery for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Deficiency in Children and Young Adults.
Foot & Ankle
Ankle Arthritis.
Hallux Valgus (Bunions).
Total Ankle / Ankle Replacement Surgery for Arthritis.
Hand & Wrist
Advances in Hand and Wrist Arthritis Surgery.
Avascular Necrosis of the Lunate.
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Minimally Invasive Endoscopic Carpal Tunnel Release.
Hand Surgery for Rheumatoid Arthritis.
Information for patients with Dupuytren's Disease.
Surgery for painful elbow joint arthritis, elbow instability, and tendonitis: Elbow replacement, ligament reconstruction and repair, and tendon surgery
Hip & Knee
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tears and Their Treatment: arthroscopic and minimally-invasive surgery for ACL reconstruction
Bone-Sparing, Total Hip Resurfacing Arthroplasty Surgery (Metal-on-Metal Device)
Hip and Knee Questions and Answers
Hip arthritis
Knee arthritis
Minimally-Invasive Surgery (MIS) Quadriceps-Sparing Total Knee Replacement: New Quad Sparing Technique May Provide Faster Recovery for Patients with Arthritis of the Knee
Minimally-Invasive Total Hip Replacement Surgery
Total Knee Replacement: A Patient's Guide
Osteoarthritis of the hip (hip arthritis): "Degenerative Joint Disease" can cause pain, stiffness, and cartilage breakdown
Osteoarthritis of the knee (knee arthritis): "Degenerative Joint Disease" can cause pain, stiffness, and cartilage breakdown
Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty: A Patient's Guide to Partial Knee Replacement using Minimally-Invasive Surgery (MIS) Techniques
What is Hip Replacement? A Review of Total Hip Arthroplasty, Hip Resurfacing, and Minimally-Invasive Hip Surgery
Metabolic Bone Disease
Osteoporosis
Shoulder & Elbow
Anterior glenoid reconstruction for unstable dislocating shoulders. Surgery to restore lost anterior glenoid bone and deep the socket with a bone graft can restore shoulder anatomy and lessen pain and improve function.
Bankart repair for unstable dislocating shoulders: Surgery to anatomically and securely repair the torn anterior glenoid labrum and capsule without arthroscopy can lessen pain and improve function for active individuals.
Chondrolysis
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Compartmental Syndromes.
Cuff tear arthropathy - CTA - prosthesis for shoulder arthritis: Surgery with a cementless CTA prosthesis can lessen pain and improve function in shoulders with the combination of arthritis and rotator cuff tears.
Posterior glenoid osteoplasty for unstable dislocating shoulders. Surgery to build up the back of the glenoid socket using an osteotomy and graft can restore shoulder anatomy and lessen pain and improve function.
Ream and Run non-prosthetic glenoid arthroplasty for shoulder arthritis: Regenerative cementless surgery designed for individuals desiring higher levels of activity than recommended for traditional total joint replacement.
Repair of Rotator Cuff Tears: Surgery for shoulders with torn rotator cuff tendons can lessen shoulder pain and improve function without acromioplasty.
Reverse Shoulder Replacement (Delta joint replacement) for arthritis: Surgery with a reverse prosthesis can lessen shoulder pain and improve function in shoulders with failed surgery or combined arthritis, rotator cuff tears and instability.
Shoulder arthritis: Osteoarthritis, Chondrolysis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Degenerative joint disease, and arthritis after shoulder surgery.
Shoulder arthritis and rotator cuff tears: The combination of arthritis and rotator cuff tears is called rotator cuff tear arthropathy. The management of this condition requires thought and experience.
Shoulder osteoarthritis, chondrolysis, rheumatoid arthritis, degenerative joint disease, and arthritis after shoulder arthroscopy and open surgery.
Surgery for painful shoulders and shoulders weakened by rotator cuff tears
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Surface replacement for shoulder arthritis: Surgery with a CAP, a special type of conservative resurfacing joint replacement that resurfaces the ball of the ball and socket joint, can lessen pain and improve function.
Surgical options for early arthritis in young persons and athletes: the role of meniscus transplants, microfracture, Osteoarticular Transplants (OATs), Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation (ACI) and osteotomy
Total elbow joint replacement for elbow arthritis: Surgery with a dependable, time-tested prosthesis can lessen pain and improve function in elbows, especially in rheumatoid arthritis of the elbow.
Treating Shoulder Dislocation / Subluxation (Instability) and Associated Pain with Minimally Invasive Arthroscopy
Total shoulder joint replacement for shoulder arthritis: Surgery with a dependable, time-tested conservative prosthesis and accelerated rehabilitation can lessen pain and improve function in shoulders with arthritis.
Spine
Anterior Cervical Discectomy, Decompression and Fusion for the Treatment of Pain, Weakness, Numbness and Tingling in the Neck and Arm caused by Radiculopathy or Myelopathy.
Is it a slipped disc? Pinched nerve? Sciatica? Leg Pain May Stem from pinched nerve in the low back
Kyphoplasty and Vertebroplasty: Minimally Invasive Percutaneous Treatment for Osteoporotic Compression Fractures
Scoliosis - A Patient Primer
Spine Surgery for Rheumatoid Arthritis.
Surgical Management of Spinal Stenosis
Surgical Treatment of Spine Cancer
Sports
Active after ACL surgery
Arthroscopic Meniscectomy-Minimally Invasive Arthroscopic Surgery for Torn Meniscus Cartilage in the Knee.
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tears and Their Treatment: arthroscopic and minimally-invasive surgery for ACL reconstruction
Arthroscopic Meniscus Repair: A minimally invasive method to repair torn knee cartilage
Arthroscopic shoulder surgery for shoulder dislocation, subluxation, and instability: why, when and how it is done.
Arthroscopic shoulder surgery for the treatment of rotator cuff tears: why, when and how it is done.
Meniscus Allograft Replacement Surgery: A minimally invasive method to restore previously removed torn knee cartilage with cadaver tissue
Surgical options for early arthritis in young persons and athletes: the role of meniscus transplants, microfracture, Osteoarticular Transplants (OATs), Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation (ACI) and osteotomy
Torn Meniscus-torn knee cartilage not limited to athletes or sports.
Treating Shoulder Dislocation / Subluxation (Instability) and Associated Pain with Minimally Invasive Arthroscopy
Trauma
Hip Socket Fracture Surgery.
Pelvic Fracture Surgery.
Surgical and non-surgical treatment for dislocation of the elbow
Tumor Service
Soft Tissue Masses: Diagnosis and Surgery for Benign and Cancerous Tumors (Sarcoma)
When Cancer Spreads to the Bone: Surgery for Metastatic Bone Disease
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