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Finding a Surgeon
Finding a surgeon refers to the process of choosing a doctor with specialized training in one or more branches of surgery to perform a specific...

Orthopedic Surgery
Orthopedic (sometimes spelled orthopedic) surgery is an operation performed by a medical specialist such as an orthopedist or orthopedic surgeon...

Choosing a Surgeon
While you will probably not be golfing with him or her anytime soon (nor would you likely want to!), you should learn a few things about the person...

Finding an Orthopedic Surgeon
Finding an orthopedic surgeon is a critically important task and one the needs a bit of research and information. First of all, do you need an orthopedic...

Finding an Orthopedic Surgery Doctor
Finding an orthopedic surgeon is a critically important task and one the needs a bit of research and information. First of all, do you need an orthopedic...

Preoperative Preparation
There will be many healthcare professionals working to make sure you have an excellent outcome from your surgery. Besides the surgeons, there are...

Preparing For Surgery: Preoperative Studies
Many people do not realize that there are a great number of things that need to occur well in advance of the day of surgery. There are a number of...

What Could Be Happening During Your Surgery
As surgical techniques advance in sophistication, there are a number of intraoperative procedures that could be taking place during your surgery....

What to Expect on the Day of Surgery
Surgery can be somewhat frightening even for the bravest among us. You are only partially clothed, everywhere you look people are dressed in masks...

Surgery Recovery Period
The period after your surgery, called the recovery period, is a very important part of your overall surgical experience. The ease with which you...

Types of Shoulder Surgery
Our shoulder is one of the most amazing joints in our body, with a full 360 degree range of motion at close to full extension. The rotator cuff is actually...

Foreign Body Removal
As unlikely as it may sound, foreign body removal is actually a very common procedure in emergency departments, after-hours clinics, and pediatrician...

Fem-pop Bypass Information
Both the “fem” and “pop” of fem-pop bypass are abbreviations for arteries in the leg. The femoral artery is the major artery...

Joint Aspiration Surgery
Joint aspiration or arthrocentesis is one of the more rewarding procedures in medicine because it can be both diagnostic and therapeutic. When a patient...

Shoulder Arthroscopy Surgery - Treatments and Information
We ask the shoulder joint to do some pretty amazing things. It must move the entire arm, sometimes with great force, in a great number of directions...

Peripheral Nerve Surgery Information
There are two main types of peripheral nerve surgery: peripheral nerve decompression surgery and nerve repair surgery. Peripheral nerve decompression...

Hernia Surgery Cost
The cost of hernia surgery in the United States can vary widely depending on a number of circumstances. The major factor influencing hernia surgery cost...

One Day Surgery
Day surgery refers to a surgical procedure that takes place in a single working day, from preoperative preparation, the surgical procedure, postoperative...

Keyhole Surgery
The term keyhole surgery is commonly used, but it may not be terribly descriptive for some patients. What is keyhole surgery? Keyhole surgery is another...

Minimally Invasive Surgery
There are two main ways to think about minimally invasive surgery: as a collection of minimally invasive surgical procedures and as a way of approaching...

Therapeutic Procedure
A therapeutic procedure is a procedure in which the patient experiences relief from a symptom, a stop to the progression of a disease, or some other...

Acromioplasty - Changing the Shape of the Acromion
The shoulder joint is one of the most amazing joints in the body. It allows the arm to move in almost any direction. The shoulder joint not only provides...

Arthrodesis - Orthopedic Surgical Procedure
Arthrodesis is an orthopedic surgical procedure in which a joint is surgically fused together. An arthrodesis procedure is performed on patients that...

Treating the Ankle - Broström Surgery Information
Broström surgery is a surgical procedure that was first introduced in the 1960s. The Broström surgery is performed to stabilize the ankle...

Cauterization Definition and Tools
Cauterization has been used as a method of wound closure since ancient times. Severed limbs suffered in battle were burned to stop bleeding and, while...

Discectomy Surgery and Procedures
The spine is made up of 24 vertebrae that stack on top of one another to form the spinal column. These individual bones must simultaneously support...

Myotomy Definition and Information
Myotomy is defined as a surgery in which a muscle is cut (myo- is the prefix that denotes muscle). While many surgeries may involve the cutting of...

Back Pain Treatment - Hemilaminectomy
The spinal column is made of a number on individual vertebral bones stacked on one another. These vertebrae have a hollow section around which the...

Noninvasive Surgery Info
Noninvasive surgery is a term that is applied loosely depending on the source. Strictly speaking, a noninvasive surgery or procedure is one in which...