You will be under anesthia and will not feel your surgery. After surgery, we make sure to use multimodal pain medications to ensure your pain level is very low. If you use pain medication regularly, we will work with your pain specialist to find a regimen that suits you best.
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An orthopaedic surgeon can assess and treat a variety of diseases or injuries involving the musculoskeletal system which is composed of your bones, joints, muscles, ligaments, and tendons. They can help restore function, fix broken bones or even help with pain control.
If concerned, you should always choose to go sooner than later to get an examination. If you had a minor muscle strain or joint sprain, this should improve within a few days with rest.
Yes, but orthopaedic surgeons also treat conditions without surgery.
This is dependent on type of injury or surgery involved. You should always wait until your Orthopaedic surgeon allows you to return to activities.
Yes, this is one of the most common reasons for visits to an Orthopaedic surgeon.
Some of the most common conditions seen by Orthopaedics is arthritis and sport injuries.
This is dependent on type of surgery or extent of disease involved. Please discuss this with your Orthopaedic surgeon prior to surgery so that expectations are understood before proceeding with surgery.
You will need to return to see your surgeon 2 weeks after surgery for a postoperative wound check, then follow every few weeks after that until released by your surgeon.
You will be under anesthia and will not feel your surgery. After surgery, we make sure to use multimodal pain medications to ensure your pain level is very low. If you use pain medication regularly, we will work with your pain specialist to find a regimen that suits you best.
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