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Please feel free to browse our expanded Patient Education library using the topics listed below.

Joint Diseases
Arthritis of the Hand
Arthritis of the Thumb
Osteoarthritis of the Hip

Hip Replacement
Hip replacement is a surgical procedure — performed in the US since the 1960s — in which a diseased or damaged joint is replaced with an artificial joint called a prosthesis. Made of metal alloys and high-grade plastics (which are intended to mimic the function of bone and cartilage, respectively), the prosthesis is designed to move just like a healthy human joint. Over the years, hip replacement techniques and instrumentation have undergone countless improvements. Today, hip replacement is one of the safest and most successful types of major surgery; in well over 90% of cases it is complication-free and results in significant pain relief and restoration of mobility.

Your Hip
Activities After a Hip Replacement
Osteonecrosis of the Hip
Snapping Hip

Knee Replacement Knee replacement is a surgical procedure — performed in the US since the 1960s — in which a diseased or damaged joint is replaced with an artificial joint called a prosthesis. Made of metal alloys and high-grade plastics (which are intended to mimic the function of bone and cartilage, respectively), the prosthesis is designed to move just like a healthy human joint. Over the years, knee replacement techniques and instrumentation have undergone countless improvements. Today, knee replacement is one of the safest and most successful types of major surgery; in well over 90% of cases it is complication-free and results in significant pain relief and restoration of mobility.

Your Knee
Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Injury
Activities After a Knee Replacement
Common Knee Injuries
Knee Arthroscopy
Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) Tear

Your Shoulder
Shoulder Arthroscopy
Dislocated Shoulder
Rotator Cuff Tears: Frequently Asked Questions
Shoulder Impingement

Total Joint Surgery
Total Hip Replacement
Total Knee Replacement
Total Shoulder Replacement

Foot & Ankle
Broken/Fractured Ankle
Calcaneus (Heel Bone) Fractures
Fracture of the Talus
Morton's Neuroma
Plantar Fasciitis
Sprained Ankle
Stress Fractures of the Foot and Ankle

Spine
Cervical Fracture
Cervical Radiculopathy
Herniated Disk
Low Back Pain
Low Back Pain Exercise Guide
Lumbar Disk Herniation
Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
Neck Pain
Osteoporosis
Preventing Back Pain at Work and at Home
Sciatica
Scoliosis in Children and Adolescents
Spondylolysis and Spondylolisthesis

Sports Medicine
Burners and Stingers
Hamstring Muscle Strain
Heat Injury and Heat Exhaustion
Meniscal Tear
Muscle Cramp
Rupture of the Biceps Tendon
Shin Splints
Sprains, Strains, and Other Soft-Tissue Injuries
Stress Fractures

Surgical Procedures & Protocols
ACL Allograft
ACL Hamstring Graft
ACL Patellar Tendon Bone Graft
ACL Quadriceps Tendon Graft
Bankart Repair
Bicep Tenodesis
Capsular Shift
Distal Clavicle Resection
Fully Torn Rotator Cuff
Partially Torn Rotator Cuff
Posterior Labral Repair
SLAP Lesion Repair
Subacromial Decompression

Trauma
Growth Plate Fractures
Fractures: An Overview
Fracture of the Pelvis
Fractures of the Proximal Tibia
Kienböck's Disease
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder After Orthopaedic Trauma

Hand, Arm & Elbow
Distal Radius Fracture (Colles' Fracture)
Dupuytren's Contracture
Ganglions (Cysts) of the Wrist
Hand Fractures
Mallet Finger (Baseball Finger)
Trigger Finger

Arm & Elbow AAOS Links
Dislocations and Fracture-Dislocations (Elbow)
Distal Radius Fracture
Rupture of the Biceps Tendon
Tennis Elbow (Lateral Epicondylitis)

En Español
Escoliosis en niños y adolescentes (Scoliosis in Children and Adolescents)
Guía de ejercicios para la parte baja de la espalda (Back Exercises)
Lumbalgia (Low Back Pain)
Prevención de dolor en la baja espalda (Preventing Back Pain)