Orthopedic Surgery
When you’re struggling with severe discomfort, it may be time to consider orthopedic surgery to help you overcome injuries that won’t heal on their own.
Orthopedic surgery provides various treatment options to help with medical conditions that require a more intensive treatment approach.
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Procedure Overview
What Orthopedic Surgery Is
The goal of orthopedic surgery is to help patients overcome severe discomfort, injuries that won’t heal on their own, and to provide intensive treatment options for chronic, urgent, or congenital musculoskeletal conditions.
Treatment Description
Orthopedic surgery provides a solution for injuries that do not heal on their own, offering relief from severe discomfort. It focuses on diagnosing, treating, preventing, and rehabilitating conditions and injuries related to the musculoskeletal system.
What It Includes
Orthopedic surgery can include various treatment options Orthopedic surgery covers a range of treatment options for chronic conditions, urgent injuries, and congenital issues that need specialized care. This includes procedures such as joint replacements, fracture repairs, and treatments for severe pain and mobility issues tailored to each patient’s specific requirements or chronic issues, urgent injuries, and congenital conditions that require intensive care. This encompasses joint replacements, fracture repairs, and treatments for severe pain and mobility issues based on individual needs.
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Knee Replacement
Knee Replacement Total knee replacement surgery is most commonly performed to help reduce severe pain often caused by osteoarthritis. This is for individuals who have difficulty walking, standing, climbing stairs, and other activities that require knee flexibility. Knee replacement surgery is usually recommended when more conservative approaches don’t completely work. Intermediate treatments include steroid injections, physiotherapy, and other non-invasive treatments. Total knee replacement involves removing damaged bone or cartilage from the kneecap, shin, and thigh. The joint is then replaced with a prosthetic comprised of high-grade plastics, polymers, and metal alloys.
Uni-compartmental
Uni-compartmental Unicompartmental knee replacement surgery is helpful for individuals who do not see any results for more non-invasive procedures. This differs from total knee replacement surgery because it only replaces part of the knee. A partial knee replacement surgery reduces the amount of blood loss, has a lower incidence of blood clots and bacterial infections, requires less time to recover, and is less painful. With this surgery, orthopedic surgeons leave behind the healthy part of the knee and remove the damaged parts. This knee surgery is recommended for significant knee stiffness, ligament damage, and inflammatory arthritis.
Hip Replacement
Hip Replacement Total hip replacement surgery treats injuries that can also cause inflammation, damage, and severe pain to the hip joint. Hip fractures, osteonecrosis, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, and tumors in the hip joint are some of the many reasons you may require hip replacement surgery. The surgical team removes the damaged cartilage and bone so that prosthetic components can replace them. Next, the surgeon removes the damaged femoral head of the thigh bone, and in its place, they implant a metal stem in the hollow center of the femur bone.
Shoulder Joint Replacement
Shoulder Joint Replacement Shoulder joint replacement surgery reduces pain and improves mobility in the shoulder joint. This procedure is commonly reserved for osteoarthritis, which prevents the joint from moving smoothly due to damaged cartilage. It can help improve the ability to lift heavy items, perform normal tasks such as opening or closing doors, and enhance a full range of movement in the arms. This treatment method can greatly benefit individuals who do yoga, tennis, golf, or swimming. Typically, shoulder replacement surgery involves the removal of the damaged humeral head, which is replaced by a metal ball. The glenoid cavity is also replaced with a smooth plastic cup that mimics the joint socket.
Reverse Shoulder
Reverse Shoulder Reverse shoulder replacement surgery helps patients with shoulder joint damage caused by rheumatoid or osteoarthritis. It is commonly used for rotator cuff tears or damage that can’t be repaired with other methods. When there is friction between the shoulder’s ball and socket, it can lead to joint instability, also known as rotator cuff arthropathy. Reverse shoulder replacement is often recommended for those who are partially or fully paralyzed or are unable to move their shoulder. If traditional shoulder replacement surgery has failed, the doctor may recommend reverse shoulder replacement. In this procedure, the ball and socket parts of the shoulder joint are switched in reverse, and a prosthetic is installed to improve shoulder movement.
Total Elbow Replacement
Total Elbow Replacement Total elbow replacement surgery may be recommended if the arm is so severely damaged, causing terrible pain. Some reasons that you may need total elbow replacement surgery include osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, or if you had a poor outcome after the last elbow surgery you received. A severe fracture due to trauma or an overuse injury may also require total elbow replacement. A surgeon makes an incision toward the back of your elbow and then replaces the damaged tissue of the arm bones up to where the elbow joint is located. After a drill is used to make a hole in the center of the arm bone, the end of the artificial joint is then attached to each bone to create a hinge. The tissue then heals around the new joint.
Wrist Joint Replacement
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Frequently Asked Questions
Quick and helpful answers to common inquiries.
What Is The Difference Between Doctors And Surgeons?
Orthopedic surgeons and orthopedic doctors are both physicians that specialize in the diagnosis, treatment, and management of musculoskeletal problems that impact the soft tissues and bones within the body. An orthopedic surgeon, however, has the ability to perform all the tasks that an orthopedic doctor can, but they are also able to perform surgical procedures. Orthopedic doctors can diagnose, provide follow-up treatments, and additional care necessary for the treatment of a medical disorder, but they’re unable to perform surgery. The surgeon will perform invasive procedures on the hips, ankles, shoulders, knees, elbows, feet, or spine if the orthopedic doctor recommends it. The surgeon is typically able to help with serious conditions that require invasive treatment, like chronic back pain, ruptured disc, spinal stenosis, carpal tunnel syndrome, bone tumors, and arthritis. In short, all orthopedic surgeons are doctors, but not all orthopedists are surgeons.
What Education Do Orthopedic Surgeons Get?
An orthopedic surgeon requires a doctor of medicine degree (M.D.). This requires a bachelor’s degree, four years of medical school, and up to five years of residency in a graduate medical school program. The residency must include general surgical practice, patient treatment, research, and subspecialty work. The surgeon may require an additional fellowship after the residency so that they can specialize in an area that they want to mainly focus on. The undergraduate major does not have to be specific, but there need to be at least three years of college coursework, including biology, physics, chemistry, and math. Orthopedic surgeons must be able to examine patients accurately, diagnose their musculoskeletal medical condition, and decide whether or not surgery is absolutely necessary. They must also be able to perform surgery on ligaments, bones, and tendons. All doctors must be board certified and licensed.
What Does It Mean For An Orthopedic Surgeon To Be Board-Certified?
In order for an orthopedic surgeon to be board-certified, they must have a valid medical license. Board certification is not absolutely necessary for licensure. However, it sets apart the surgeon from their peers and helps get them recognized as a specialist by their patients, employers, hospitals, and insurers. To date, there are 29,908 board-certified orthopedic surgeons. The orthopedic surgeon must have completed their accredited residency before applying to become board-certified. They must take a computer-based examination that is absolutely secure, computer-administered, and timed. The exam is made up of 320 multiple choice questions that revolve around the orthopedic specialty. Candidates take the exams at Prometric testing sites. The test is divided into seven sections and must be completed within eight hours. The exam is created by the national board of medical examiners and each question must be supported by at least two peer-reviewed references. All the questions are also reviewed by at least three different surgeons before they appear on the exam. Once the surgeon passes the part one multiple-choice question examination, they can then be eligible for the part two oral examination. Within a five-year time period, candidates can be admitted to the oral examination after they’ve been in practice for 17 months at one location. In the oral examination, 12 cases are selected and presented to the test applicant. The exam is two hours long and divided into four parts with two different examiners for each period. The oral examination evaluates the test candidate regarding how they handle complications, their level of professionalism, their ethics, and surgical indications of variability. If they pass the examination, they become board-certified for ten years before renewal.
How Do I Know Whether I Need Surgery Or Not?
In general, patients will be presented with different treatment options by their doctor regarding whether they may or may not require surgery. Patients will need an intensive review of the type of pain or disability they are experiencing to hone in on their unique medical conditions. Even if some injuries are similar, each and every patient has a unique medical history that requires a special approach to their treatment. You may not require surgery, and there are less invasive or minimally invasive treatment options available. For example, your condition may only need rehabilitation, physical therapy, and a pain management plan. The only way to truly know whether orthopedic surgery is the right approach for you is a speak to a medical doctor regarding your particular disorder.
A certified Miami doctor that specializes in orthopedics can diagnose the issue that you have in your elbow, shoulder, hip, wrist, or ankle. Based on the type of injury you have, you may receive an intervention strategy for your rehabilitation. Our orthopedic surgeons will work closely with you and other team members to support you through your treatment. Before you consider surgery, speak with one of our orthopedic surgeons in South Florida.
I Have More Questions About The Type Of Injury I Have
Let one of our certified team members know about your injury. Our clinic specializes in orthopedics, and we provide cutting-edge solutions for our patients. Before introducing the idea of surgery, we will first try to diagnose your condition and determine whether or not there are alternative treatments. Let our dedicated Miami team diagnose the type of trauma, fractures, chronic pain, or congenital musculoskeletal disorder that you have. During your orthopedic surgery plan, we will guide you from start to finish, helping you achieve full recovery. Speak to Ceda Orthopedic Group for an initial consultation in South Florida.
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