Total Knee Replacement: Procedure, Components, Recovery, and Longevity
Total knee replacement surgery involves precisely removing damaged bone and cartilage from the femur, tibia, and patella, then fitting them with metal...
By Hart
Category: Orthopedic Surgery
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Wrist Surgery: Procedures, Indications, and Recovery
Wrist surgery involves various procedures to repair, reconstruct, or stabilize the wrist joint, addressing issues like fractures, ligament tears, nerv...
By Jordan
Brostrom Repair: Procedure, Recovery, Benefits, and Risks for Ankle Instability
A Brostrom repair is a surgical procedure that tightens and reattaches damaged lateral ankle ligaments to restore stability to an ankle joint chronica...
By Alex
Meniscus Surgery: Potential Risks, Complications, and Recovery
Meniscus surgery, while generally safe and effective, carries potential risks and complications, including general surgical issues and specific concer...
By Jordan
Total Knee Replacement (TKR): Contraindications, Risks, and Patient Selection
Total knee replacement is contraindicated by conditions that significantly increase surgical risks or compromise outcomes, including absolute factors ...
By Alex
Foot Fusion: Immediate, Short-Term, and Long-Term Side Effects and Complications
Foot fusion surgery can lead to immediate post-operative complications like pain and infection, short-to-medium term issues such as non-union or hardw...
By Hart
Hip Surgery: History, Pioneers, and Modern Advancements
While no single individual invented hip surgery, it evolved over centuries of medical inquiry, with Sir John Charnley being widely recognized for pion...
By Hart
Elbow Replacement Surgery (Total Elbow Arthroplasty): What It Is, Why It's Done, and Recovery
Elbow transplant, more accurately known as total elbow arthroplasty (TEA), is a surgical procedure to replace damaged parts of the elbow joint with ar...
By Alex
Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty: Complications, Scapular Notching, and Prevention
Scapular notching, characterized by erosion of the inferior scapular neck by the humeral component, is the most common complication following reverse ...
By Jordan
