Orthopedic Procedures at BMH

Orthopedic Procedures Performed at BMH

ACL Repair – an arthroscopic assisted procedure in which a torn anterior cruciate ligament is removed and subsequently replaced with an intact replacement ligament providing stability to an unstable knee joint.

Arthroscopy Knee – 2 or 3 ½-inch incisions allowing surgeon to see joint on video. Many issues causing joint pain from sports injuries to daily joint wear and tear can be diagnosed and sometimes fixed.

Arthroscopy Medial Menisectomy – a procedure through 2 or 3 ½ inch incisions with a scope. The surgeon repairs or removes tears in the meniscus–which is a ribbon of tissue that passes through the joint to pad its surfaces.

Below Knee Amputation – amputation of lower leg due to traumatic injury or infection

Bipolar Hip – partial hip replacement

Bursectomy – excision of inflamed tissues around the elbow or knee

Carpal Tunnel Repair – A procedure that releases the tension in a ligament in the hand and wrist

External Fixator – fixing bone fractures with pins and rods. Some of these pins and rods are on the outside of the body

Hip Arthroscopy – a relatively new procedure in which 2 ½ inch incisions are made in the hip to enter the joint with a scope in order to diagnose and even repair some abnormalities.

IM Nailing – Fractures of some bones can be fixed with rods inserted into the middle of the bone

Injection of therapeutic substance into joint or ligament – injection of different medications into joint for pain relief

Open Reduction and Internal Fixation of fractured bones in legs and arms – fixing bone fractures too severe to be in a cast, with plates and screws or rods.

ORIF Hip – Fixing a bone fracture with plates, screws or rods

ORIF Wrist – Fixing a bone fracture with plates, screws or rods

Repair of malunion or nonunion of a fracture – repair of broken bone, that has not healed properly causing pain

Revision of a hip replacement – revision of an already existing artificial joint of the hip

Revision of a knee replacement – revision of an already existing artificial knee joint

Rotator Cuff Repair – a torn rotator is repaired by suturing the two ends together closing the tear. This can be completed through a scope or a very small scope-assisted incision.

Shoulder Arthoscopy – a diagnostic arthroscope procedure in which joint injuries or abnormalities can be diagnosed and corrected through a small series of incisions.

Total and Partial Hip Replacements – replacement of ball and cup hip joint

Wrist Arthroscopy – small incisions through which scopes can visualize the wrist for diagnosis and repair