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Total Hip Replacement
Overview
In a total hip replacement surgery, the parts of your damaged hip joint are replaced with implants to recreate the ball and socket. This procedure reduces pain and restores hip mobility and function.
Preparation
To start the surgery, you are put to sleep with general anesthesia. …
Tibia Fractures
Overview
The tibia is the larger of the two lower leg bones and is often called the shinbone. This strong bone supports most of your body weight, so fracturing the tibia can have painful consequences.
Causes
It takes a great deal of force to fracture a tibia. Car crashes and falls are a f…
Sacroiliac Joint Pain
Overview
Your sacroiliac joints (often called “SI” joints) are where your hips meet your spine. These joints don’t have much flexibility but do move slightly as you move your body. Injured or damaged SI joints cause pain.
Causes
Sacroiliac joints hurt when tiny nerves become irritated. Th…
Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA) – Neurotomy in the Lumbar Spine
Overview
Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) uses heat from radio waves to treat the nerves in painful facet joints in your lumbar spine (low back). It is used when physical therapy, medications, or other treatments have not relieved the pain.
Preparation
To begin, you lie on your stomach and …
Paraplegia
Overview
Paraplegia is lower body paralysis. You lose feeling and control when nerve signals can’t travel up and down your spinal cord. This paralysis affects your legs, sometimes also affecting your trunk and pelvic organs.
Causes
Paraplegia happens when you injure your spinal cord or th…
Nerve Conduction Study (NCS and NCV)
Overview
A nerve conduction study (NCS), also called a nerve conduction velocity (NCV), is a noninvasive exam that measures how quickly nerves conduct electrical signals through the body. It helps your doctor diagnose nerve damage and devise an appropriate treatment plan.
Exam
You are pos…
Lumbar Radiculopathy (Sciatica)
Overview
Radiculopathy occurs when a nerve root is compressed as it exits the spinal canal, causing pain and symptoms in the spine and down to the body areas where that nerve extends. Lumbar radiculopathy is often called sciatica and causes pain in the low back, hips, buttocks, lets, and feet.
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Lisfranc Injury Surgery
Overview
The Lisfranc joint complex is a cluster of small bones and ligaments in the middle foot. Fractured or dislocated bones in this joint often require surgery to repair.
Preparation
To prepare for surgery, you are put to sleep under general anesthesia. The surgeon cuts an incision a…
Labral Tear of the Hip (Acetabular Labrum Tear)
Overview
If you have hip pain or if your hip catches or clicks when you move your leg, you may have a torn labrum. This is a rim of tissue that surrounds the hip’s “socket” (acetabulum). The acetabular labrum deepens the socket, cushions the joint, and allows smooth movement.
Causes
You ca…
Jones Fracture Fixation (Open Reduction and Internal Fixation, ORIF)
Overview
A Jones Fracture is a fracture of the fifth metatarsal bone of the foot. This condition is treated with an open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) surgery that uses screws and possibly other hardware to align and stabilize the fractured bone.
Preparation
The patient is positio…
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