Articles about surgery and recovery.
Orthopedics is the medical specialty that focuses on injuries and diseases of your body’s musculoskeletal system. This complex system includes your bones, joints, ligaments, tendons, muscles, and nerves.
Orthopedists care for patients of all ages, from newborns with clubfeet to young athletes requiring arthroscopic surgery to older people with arthritis. And anybody can break a bone.
In addition to seeing patients and delivering babies, OB/GYNs (obstetrician/gynecologist) also perform “female surgery.” Some surgeries are done in the office (cryosurgery), some are done as part of delivering a baby (cesarean or episiotomy), and the others are diagnostic (breast biopsy) or for repairs (stress incontinence).
Neurosurgery is a term that refers to any surgical procedure or operation having to do with the neurovascular system, and it is performed by a neurosurgeon. Definition: What is a neurosurgeon? A neurosurgeon (commonly referred to as a brain surgeon) is a highly trained and specialized medical professional and surgeon who treats the neurovascular system … Read more
A cardiovascular surgeon is commonly known as a heart surgeon and the most common surgery they are known for is bypass surgery, also called CABG (coronary artery bypass graft). The image shown is of a CABG surgery. They also do stents, pacemakers, heart valve repairs, and replacements. And when the heart fails, they can give you a new one with a heart transplant.
The following is an alphabetical list of operations performed by a general surgeon.
The most common cause for shoulder joint replacement is osteoarthritis or degeneration of the joint. Though osteoarthritis is more common in the hip and knee joints, because these are weight-bearing joints, it can also affect the shoulder joint with wear and tear over time, even if without an injury to the shoulder joint. Total, partial or reverse shoulder replacement with a prosthetic joint has become a more common treatment to relieve pain and restore independence.
Common types of weight loss surgeries Roux-en-Y (ROO-en-WEYE) gastric bypass. The surgeon uses surgical staples to create a small stomach pouch. This limits the amount of food you can eat. The pouch is attached to the middle part of the small intestine. Food bypasses the upper part of the small intestine and stomach, reducing the … Read more
Hip replacement is usually scheduled weeks in advance. Use this time wisely. There is a lot you can do before surgery to make your recovery at home go smoothly. Keep a list of questions and make notes about what your appointment times and to do list. Here is a checklist of basic steps for getting … Read more
Hip precautions are important guidelines for those who have recently undergone hip surgery to replace their hip joint and stop joint pain. Hip precautions are ways of moving around that help prevent hip dislocation or separation of the new joint until the joint heals.
This article gives you basic facts about hip replacement surgery, your hospital stay and recovery. Share this article with your family. It explains what happens before, during, and after hip replacement surgery. But, it cannot answer all of the questions you might have about your own hip problem and the treatment of it.