Hip Replacement Surgery: Understanding Potential Risks and Complications
While highly successful, hip replacement surgery carries potential risks and complications, both immediate and long-term, that patients should underst...
By Hart
Category: Orthopedic Surgery
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Cemented Hip Replacement: Bone Growth, Fixation, and Considerations
Bone does not grow into a cemented hip replacement; instead, the prosthesis is mechanically secured to the bone using a specialized acrylic bone cemen...
By Jordan
Knee Replacement Surgery: Essential Pre-Operative Blood Tests and Their Purpose
Before knee replacement surgery, essential blood tests like CBC, BMP/CMP, coagulation studies, blood type, and infectious disease screening are perfor...
By Jordan
Tommy John Surgery: Procedure, Recovery, and Outcomes for UCL Injuries
Tommy John surgery, formally known as UCL reconstruction, replaces a torn elbow ligament with a healthy tendon graft, restoring stability and function...
By Hart
Parapatellar Approach: Understanding Knee Joint Access, Advantages, and Rehabilitation
The parapatellar approach is a common surgical incision technique used in knee joint access, primarily for total knee arthroplasty, involving an incis...
By Alex
Knee Replacement: Understanding Implant Weight and Its Functional Impact
A total knee replacement typically adds a negligible amount of weight, often ranging from a few ounces to less than a pound, as prosthetic components ...
By Hart
Open Mumford Procedure: Understanding Distal Clavicle Excision, Indications, and Recovery
An open Mumford procedure, or distal clavicle excision, is a surgical intervention that removes a portion of the collarbone to alleviate pain and impr...
By Jordan
Hip TEP: Understanding Total Hip Replacement Surgery, Procedure, and Recovery
Hip TEP, or Total Hip Arthroplasty (THA)/Total Hip Replacement (THR), is a major surgical procedure that replaces damaged hip joint components with pr...
By Jordan
Ankle Ligament Surgery: Success Rates, Factors, and Recovery
Ankle ligament surgery for chronic instability typically achieves an 85-95% success rate in restoring stability, reducing pain, and enabling return to...
By Alex
