Orthopaedics

Artificial disk replacement surgery replaces damaged spinal discs with manufactured discs. Learn more about this procedure.

A broken ankle is a condition in which tiny fissures to larger cracks and snaps occur in the ankle. Learn about symptoms and treatment.

Damage to articular cartilage at the ends of bones in joints like the knee, elbow, ankle, and hip.

Cerebral palsy is a group of neurological disorders that affects a person's movement, balance, and/or posture. The condition is caused by differences in the brain that occurs before, during, or within the first three years of life. Though cerebral palsy is a lifelong condition, treatments are available that can help manage symptoms and improve motor function.

Cervical radiculopathy occurs when a nerve in the neck becomes irritated, resulting in pain, numbness and/or weakness in the shoulders and arms.

Chronic pain is discomfort that persists or progresses over a long period of time. Learn about symptoms and treatment.

New drugs and medical treatments need to go through a series tests called clinical trials. This is how new and better treatments are made possible.

A complex fracture is a traumatic injury involving multiple breaks in a bone and damaged soft tissue. Learn about symptoms and treatment.

Degenerative back pain, due to loss of bone or tissue, is often age-related. Rheumatologic back pain is an autoimmune condition.

Hip fractures occur when a trauma or fall causes a hairline break in the upper quarter of the thighbone. Learn about symptoms and treatment, especially in the elderly.

Hand surgeries are procedures to correct hand injuries or conditions. Learn more about these procedures.

A herniated disk is a rupture to one of the rubbery discs located between vertebrae on the spine. Learn about symptoms and treatment.

A minimally invasive surgical technique used to diagnose and treat a range of hip injuries and disorders.

A hip fracture is a break in the upper part of the thigh bone at the hip. Learn about symptoms and treatment.

A tear resulting from acute injury to or degeneration of meniscus.

A hip preservation surgery that is commonly used to treat hip dysplasia, a condition in which the hip joint does not develop properly. It is also used to treat other conditions in which the acetabulum--the “socket“ of the hip joint“ is not oriented or positions correctly. The procedures reorients and repositions the acetabulum.

Physiatry is a branch of medicine that aims to treat physical pain or limited movement nonsurgically.

Rotator cuff injuries include inflammation, tendinosis, partial and full-thickness tears, rotator cuff arthropathy, and shoulder impingement.

An abnormal curvature of the spine. Scoliosis can affect people of any age, but most commonly begins between ages 10 and 15.

Surgical procedure in which both hips are replaced with prosthetic joints during a single surgery.

Spinal deformities are abnormal alignments or curves in the bony vertebral column that forms the spine. Learn about causes and treatment.

A condition that occurs when age-related spinal changes lead to compression of the nerves in the back.

Wear and tear on the joints and disks of the spine that cause pain and stiffness in the neck and back

Also known as wry neck or twisted neck, torticllis is a condition in which a person's head tilts to one side.

Total ankle replacement, like similar operations for arthritic or injured hips and knees, can restore the ankle to normal functionality.