Spinal Fusion Surgery
Is spinal fusion a major surgery? What is the success rate of spinal fusion surgery? How much does Spinal fusion surgery cost? What is spinal fusion? Spinal fusion is a surgery to permanently connect two or more vertebrae in your spine, eliminating motion between them. Spinal fusion involves techniques designed to mimic the normal healing […]
Bimalleolar and Trimalleolar Ankle Fractures
Bimalleolar and Trimalleolar Ankle Fractures The ankle joint is where the bones of the leg (the tibia and fibula) meet with the bones on the hindfoot (talus) to form a joint that allows the foot to bend up and down. The ankle joint is susceptible to injury and one common typeof injury is called an ankle fracture. Ankle fractures can […]
Hip replacement
Hip replacement is a surgical procedure in which the hip joint is replaced by a prosthetic implant, that is, a hip prosthesis. Hip replacement surgery can be performed as a total replacement or a hemi (half) replacement. Such joint replacement orthopaedic surgery is generally conducted to relieve arthritis pain or in some hip fractures. A total hip replacement (total hip arthroplasty) consists of replacing both the acetabulum and the femoral head […]