Orthopedics

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• Jaw - broken or dislocated Date: May 15, 2008

  A broken jaw is a break in the jaw bone. A dislocated jaw means the lower part of the jaw has moved out of its normal position at one or both joints where the jaw bone connects to the skull (temporomandibular joints).

• Pectus Excavatum Repair Date: May 15, 2008

  Pectus excavatum repair is surgery to correct pectus excavatum, a deformity of the front of the chest wall with a sunken breastbone (sternum) and ribs.

• Herniated nucleus pulposus (slipped disk) Date: May 12, 2008

  A herniated nucleus pulposus is a slipped disk along the spinal cord. The condition occurs when all or part of the soft center of a spinal disk is forced through a weakened part of the disk.

• Lateral collateral ligament (LCL) injury of the knee Date: May 12, 2008

  Lateral collateral ligament (LCL) injury is a stretch, partial tear, or complete tear of the ligament on the outside of the knee.

• Dislocation Date: May 12, 2008

  A dislocation is a separation of two bones where they meet at a joint. (Joints are areas where two bones come together.) A dislocated bone is no longer in its normal position. A dislocation may also cause ligament or nerve damage.

• Nonspecific back pain Date: May 12, 2008

  Nonspecific back pain refers to pain in the back due to an unknown cause.

• Microdiskectomy Date: May 12, 2008

  Spinal microdiskectomy is surgery to remove disk fragments from a herniated disk, usually in the lower back (lumbar area).

• Heel pain Date: May 12, 2008

  Pain - heel

• Spinal fusion Date: May 12, 2008

  Spinal fusion is surgery to correct problems in the spine bones (vertebrae). The surgery stabilizes the back by permanently placing certain bones in the spine together.