Hip resurfacing is a type of surgery to replace a damaged hip joint. https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/treatment-tests-and-therapies/hip-resurfacing#:~:text=Hip%20resurfacing%20is%20a%20type,helps%20the%20bones%20move%20smoothly.
Two common disorders that occur in the heel cord are Achilles tendonitis and Achilles tendonosis.https://www.foothealthfacts.org/conditions/achilles-tendon-disorders
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Achilles Tendon Disorders - Foot Health Facts
When is surgery needed for rotator cuff impingement and what is the most common surgery? https://www.webmd.com/pain-management/qa/when-is-surgery-needed-for-rotator-cuff-impingement-and-what-is-the-most-common-surgery#:~:text=The%20most%20common%20surgery%20to,isn't%20pinched%20any%20longer.
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When is surgery needed for rotator cuff impingement and what is the most common surgery?
Lumbar spinal stenosis is a narrowing of the spinal canal, compressing the nerves traveling through the lower back into the legs. https://www.aans.org/en/Patients/Neurosurgical-Conditions-and-Treatments/Lumbar-Spinal-Stenosis#:~:text=Lumbar%20spinal%20stenosis%20is%20a,typically%20age%2060%20and%20older.
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American Association of Neurological Surgeons
All-arthroscopic repair is usually an outpatient procedure and is the least invasive method to repair a torn rotator cuff.
https://orthoinfo.aaos.org/en/treatment/rotator-cuff-tears-surgical-treatment-options/#:~:text=All%2Darthroscopic%20repair%20is%20usually,tendon%20and%20the%20humeral%20head.
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Rotator Cuff Tears: Surgical Treatment Options - OrthoInfo - AAOS
At the University Orthopaedic Clinic & Spine Center, we are experienced in treating the many problems that arise from the lumbar spine.http://uocortho.com/spine-surgery/
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Spine Surgery: Spine Center | Tuscaloosa, AL | University Orthopaedic Clinic
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/herniated-disk/symptoms-causes/syc-20354095A herniated disk, which can occur in any part of the spine, can irritate a nearby nerve. Depending on where the herniated disk is, it can result in pain, numbness or weakness in an arm or leg.
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Herniated disk - Symptoms and causes
Arthroscopic knee surgery may be a treatment option for certain types of knee pain. https://www.verywellhealth.com/arthroscopic-knee-surgery-2549898
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Do You Need Arthroscopic Knee Surgery?
Spine deformity can happen when unnatural curvature occurs, as in scoliosis (side-to-side curvature) or kyphosis and Scheuermann's disease (front-to-back curvature). https://www.spine-health.com/conditions/spinal-deformities
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Spinal Deformities
Decompression surgery relieves this pressure by expanding the available space for soft tissue.https://www.sports-health.com/treatment/shoulder-injury-treatment/decompression-surgery-shoulder-impingement
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Decompression Surgery for Shoulder Impingement
Hip revision surgery is performed to repair an artificial hip joint (prosthesis) that has been damaged over time due to an infection, or due to normal wear and tear of the prosthetic hip. https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/treatments/17104-hip-revision
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Hip Pain & Hip Revision Surgery
A total hip replacement is a type of surgery. It replaces your hip joint with an artificial one. It is also called total hip arthroplasty. https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/treatment-tests-and-therapies/total-hip-replacement-anterior-approach
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Total Hip Replacement: Anterior Approach
Learn more about specific injuries and our practice by following this link: http://uocortho.com/uoc-health-notes/
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UOC Health Notes | Tuscaloosa, AL | University Orthopaedic Clinic
If you have diabetes, having too much glucose (aka sugar) in your blood for a long time can cause some serious complications, including foot problems.https://www.webmd.com/diabetes/foot-problems
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Diabetic Foot Problems
https://www.verywellhealth.com/knee-replacements-for-women-2549503
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Understanding Why Gender-Specific Knee Replacements Are Needed
Sciatica refers to pain that radiates along the path of the sciatic nerve, which branches from your lower back through your hips and buttocks and down each leg. Typically, sciatica affects only one side of your body.
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/sciatica/symptoms-causes/syc-20377435#:~:text=Sciatica%20refers%20to%20pain%20that,one%20side%20of%20your%20body.
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Sciatica - Symptoms and causes
At University Orthopaedic Clinic & Spine Center, we provide all-inclusive services within our office so you don't have to go all over town to get the orthopaedic care you need. One of these valuable services is our Open MRI.
http://uocortho.com/mri-services/
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MRI Services | Tuscaloosa, AL | University Orthopaedic Clinic
What is the difference? https://www.healthline.com/health/sprain-vs-strain
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Sprain vs. Strain: What’s the Difference?
While tendinitis can occur in any of your tendons, it's most common around your shoulders, elbows, wrists, knees and heels.https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/tendinitis/symptoms-causes/syc-20378243
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Tendinitis - Symptoms and causes
Spinal stenosis occurs most often in the lower back and the neck.
Some people with spinal stenosis may not have symptoms. Others may experience pain, tingling, numbness and muscle weakness. Symptoms can worsen over time. https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/spinal-stenosis/symptoms-causes/syc-20352961
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Spinal stenosis - Symptoms and causes
Dupuytren's (du-pwe-TRANZ) contracture is a hand deformity that usually develops over years. The condition affects a layer of tissue that lies under the skin of your palm.https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/dupuytrens-contracture/symptoms-causes/syc-20371943#:~:text=Dupuytren's%20(du%2Dpwe%2DTRANZ,fingers%20into%20a%20bent%20position.
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Dupuytren's contracture - Symptoms and causes
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Ankle injuries can happen to anyone at any age. However, men between 15 and 24 years old have higher rates of ankle sprain, compared to women older than age 30 who have higher rates than men. https://www.webmd.com/fitness-exercise/guide/ankle-injuries-causes-and-treatments
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Ankle Injuries: Causes and Treatments
What are the advantages and disadvantages of this type of hip replacement? https://www.arthritis-health.com/surgery/hip-surgery/advantages-and-disadvantages-anterior-hip-replacement
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Advantages and Disadvantages of Anterior Hip Replacement
When you experience a bone break (also known as a fracture), it’s important that the bone can heal properly in its original position.
https://www.healthline.com/health/bone-fracture-repair
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Bone Fracture Repair: Procedure, Preparation, and Risks
Sciatica originates in the lower back, radiates deep into the buttock, and travels down the leg.
https://www.spine-health.com/conditions/sciatica/what-you-need-know-about-sciatica
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What You Need to Know About Sciatica
Ankle arthroscopy is surgery that uses a tiny camera and surgical tools to examine or repair the tissues inside or around your ankle. The camera is called an arthroscope. https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007584.htm
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Ankle arthroscopy: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia
Tendinitis, also known as tendonitis, is the inflammation of a tendon. https://bit.ly/389z1v0
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Tendinitis: Types, symptoms, causes, and treatment
If symptoms are similar, then it’s usually best for the hip replacement to be done first. You’ll need to allow about six weeks for recovery and rehabilitation after your hip replacement.https://mayocl.in/34AXkRJ
The lumbar spine (lower back) consists of five vertebrae in the lower part of the spine, between the ribs and the pelvis. Lumbar spinal stenosis is a narrowing of the spinal canal, compressing the nerves traveling through the lower back into the legs. https://bit.ly/2WQSv2t
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American Association of Neurological Surgeons
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Carpal tunnel release is a surgery used to treat and potentially heal the painful condition known as carpal tunnel syndrome. https://bit.ly/3hShX0V
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Carpal Tunnel Release
Trigger finger is a condition in which one of your fingers gets stuck in a bent position. Your finger may bend or straighten with a snap — like a trigger being pulled and released.
https://mayocl.in/3bdtmr0
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Trigger finger - Symptoms and causes
Diabetes is a condition of elevated blood sugar that affects about 6 percent of the population in the United States, or about 16 million people. https://bit.ly/2XLqjOE
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Diabetic (Charcot) Foot - OrthoInfo - AAOS
This can stretch or tear the tough bands of tissue (ligaments) that help hold your ankle bones together. https://mayocl.in/2KjtKcv
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Sprained ankle - Symptoms and causes
Spinal cord compression can often be helped with medicines, physical therapy, or other treatments. Except in emergencies, surgery is usually the last resort.
https://bit.ly/3a1CCfM
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Spinal Cord Compression
A herniated disk refers to a problem with one of the rubbery cushions (disks) that sit between the individual bones (vertebrae) that stack to make your spine.
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/herniated-disk/symptoms-causes/syc-20354095
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Herniated disk - Symptoms and causes
Patients with severe shoulder arthritis should weigh the associated benefits and risks when deciding whether or not to have shoulder replacement surgery. https://bit.ly/3cmv5L7
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Deciding on Shoulder Replacement Surgery
Spinal fractures can vary widely in severity. Some fractures are very serious injuries that result from high-energy trauma and require emergency treatment. https://bit.ly/3ae2CV7
ORTHOINFO.AAOS.ORG
Fractures of the Thoracic and Lumbar Spine - OrthoInfo - AAOS
Ankle arthroscopy is a minimally invasive surgical procedure that orthopaedic surgeons use to treat problems in the ankle joint.https://www.footcaremd.org/conditions-treatments/ankle/ankle-arthroscopy
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Ankle Arthroscopy | FootCareMD
Could you have a herniated disk ?https://www.webmd.com/pain-management/do-i-have-a-herniated-disk#1
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Do I Have a Herniated Disk?
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Arthroscopy is a surgical procedure orthopaedic surgeons use to visualize, diagnose, and treat problems inside a joint. https://orthoinfo.aaos.org/en/treatment/arthroscopy/
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Arthroscopy - OrthoInfo - AAOS
Replacing these surfaces with an implant or "prosthesis" will relieve pain and increase mobility, allowing you to return to your normal, everyday activities.https://orthoinfo.aaos.org/en/treatment/minimally-invasive-total-knee-replacement/
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Minimally Invasive Total Knee Replacement - OrthoInfo - AAOS
Whether cancerous or not, a vertebral tumor can be life-threatening and cause permanent disability.
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/vertebral-tumor/symptoms-causes/syc-20350123
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Vertebral tumor - Symptoms and causes
Although shoulder joint replacement is less common than knee or hip replacement, it is just as successful in relieving joint pain. https://bit.ly/3bkucly
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Shoulder Joint Replacement - OrthoInfo - AAOS
Spine deformity can happen when unnatural curvature occurs, as in scoliosis (side-to-side curvature) or kyphosis and Scheuermann's disease (front-to-back curvature). https://www.spine-health.com/conditions/spinal-deformities
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Spinal Deformities
A fracture is a broken bone. A bone may be completely fractured or partially fractured in any number of ways (crosswise, lengthwise, in multiple pieces)https://bit.ly/2QqnoLb
ORTHOINFO.AAOS.ORG
Fractures (Broken Bones) - OrthoInfo - AAOS
While most cases of shoulder impingement can be treated without surgery, sometimes it is recommended. https://www.sports-health.com/sports-injuries/shoulder-injuries/surgical-treatment-options-shoulder-impingement
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Surgical Treatment Options for Shoulder Impingement
A fracture is a broken bone. A bone may be completely fractured or partially fractured in any number of ways (crosswise, lengthwise, in multiple pieces)https://bit.ly/2QqnoLb
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Fractures (Broken Bones) - OrthoInfo - AAOS
While most cases of shoulder impingement can be treated without surgery, sometimes it is recommended. https://www.sports-health.com/sports-injuries/shoulder-injuries/surgical-treatment-options-shoulder-impingement
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Surgical Treatment Options for Shoulder Impingement
