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Bone fracture repair is surgery to fix a broken bone using plates, nails, screws, or pins. Bone grafts may be used to allow for proper healing or to speed the healing process.
Review Date:
10/23/2006
A bone graft is surgery to place new bone into spaces around a broken bone or bone defects.
Review Date:
10/23/2006
A bone marrow transplant is a procedure that transplant healthy bone marrow into a patient whose bone marrow is not working properly. A bone marrow transplant may be done for several conditions including hereditary blood diseases, hereditary metabolic diseases, hereditary immune deficiencies, and various forms of cancer.The healthy bone marrow may be taken from the patient prior to chemotherapy or radiation treatment (autograft), or it may be taken from a donor (allograft).
Review Date:
10/30/2006
Brain surgery treats lesions of the brain and the structures around it through an opening (craniotomy) in the skull (cranium).
Review Date:
5/3/2007
Breast lump removal is surgery to remove a lump in the breast.
Review Date:
6/7/2006
Bunion removal is the surgical treatment of a deformity of the bones of the big toe and foot (bunion).
Review Date:
10/23/2006
Carotid artery surgery is a surgical procedure to restore adequate blood flow to the brain.
Review Date:
7/14/2006
Carpal tunnel syndrome can be caused by pressure on the median nerve at the wrist, which can lead to pain and weakness in the hand. The median nerve supplies feelings to the thumb, first two fingers, part of the third finger, and also to some of the muscles of the hand.
Review Date:
11/2/2006
Cataract removal is a procedure to remove a clouded lens (cataract) from the eye. Cataracts are removed to improve vision. The procedure almost always includes the replacing the lens of the eye with an artificial lens.
Review Date:
9/1/2006
This is a surgical treatment to freeze and destroy abnormal surgical tissue (cryosurgery). It uses instruments called cryo probes and extremely cold temperatures.
Review Date:
6/6/2006