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Procedures – Bones and Joints

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This resource is designed to provide comprehensive, but concise facts on a variety of screening, diagnostic, and treatment procedures focusing on bones and joints. All fact sheets in this quick reference guide are physician-reviewed and reflect the most up-to-date, evidence-based information. Relevant sources are provided for each fact sheet.

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A
  • Abdominal x-ray
  • Adhesive capsulitis - arthroscopic surgery
  • Adhesive capsulitis - closed manipulation
  • Amputation - general overview
  • Amputation, above the knee
  • Amputation, below-the-knee
  • Amputation, foot
  • Amputation, toe
  • Ankle arthroplasty
  • Ankle replacement
  • Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) surgery
  • Arthrocentesis
  • Arthrodesis of foot and ankle
  • Arthrodesis of the foot and ankle - laparoscopic
  • Arthroplasty, hip
  • Arthroscopy
B
  • Below-the-knee amputation
  • Biopsy, bone marrow
  • BKA
  • BMT
  • Bone graft
  • Bone marrow biopsy
  • Bone marrow transplant
  • Bone mineral density testing
  • Bone scan
  • Bone scintigraphy
  • Bunion removal
  • Bursectomy
C
  • Carpal tunnel release
  • CAT scan
  • Central DXA
  • Cerebrospinal fluid analysis
  • Cerebrospinal fluid tap
  • Cervical epidural injection
  • Chest x-ray
  • Closed joint aspiration
  • Computed axial tomography
  • Computed tomography scan
  • Corrective jaw surgery
  • Corticosteroid joint injection
  • Cortisone joint injection
  • Cortisone shot
  • CSF analysis
  • CSF tap
  • CT scan
D
  • DEXA
  • Discogram
  • Discography
  • Diskogram
  • Diskography
  • Distal clavicle resection
  • Dual energy x-ray absorptiometry
  • DXA
F
  • Facet joint injection
  • Fiberoptic joint examination
  • Foot amputation
  • Fracture reduction
  • Fracture reduction - closed
  • Frozen shoulder - closed manipulation
H
  • Hallux valgus repair
  • Hammertoe correction
  • Hip arthroplasty
  • Hip osteotomy
  • Hip replacement
I
  • Imaging, magnetic resonance
  • Intervertebral discectomy
J
  • Joint injection
  • Joint resurfacing
K
  • Knee arthrodesis with internal fixation
  • Knee arthroplasty
  • Knee osteotomy
  • Knee replacement
  • Kyphoplasty
L
  • Lamina removal
  • Laminectomy
  • Leg lengthening
  • Lumbar puncture
M
  • Magnetic resonance imaging
  • Medial branch block
  • Meniscectomy
  • Meniscus removal
  • Mini-incision hip replacement
  • Minimally invasive total hip replacement
  • Morton neuroma removal
  • MRI scan
  • Myelogram
  • Myelography for detecting a herniated disc
O
  • Open reduction and internal fixation surgery
  • ORIF
  • Osteotomy, hip
  • Osteotomy, knee
P
  • Peripheral DXA
  • Posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) repair
  • Puncture, lumbar
R
  • Radiofrequency ablation
  • Radionuclide bone scan
  • Removal of bursa
  • Removal of the lamina
  • Replacement, shoulder joint
  • Replacement, total shoulder
  • Replacement, total shoulder joint
  • RFA
S
  • Setting a fracture - closed
  • Setting of fracture
  • Shoulder joint replacement
  • Shoulder replacement
  • Spinal injection of corticosteroids
  • Steroid joint injection
  • Surgical removal, meniscus
T
  • Toe amputation
  • Total ankle replacement
  • Total hip replacement
  • Total knee replacement
  • Total shoulder joint replacement
  • Total shoulder replacement
  • Transplant, bone marrow
U
  • Ulnar nerve decompression
  • Ulnar nerve transposition
V
  • Vertebroplasty
X
  • X-ray
Z
  • Z-joint injection
  • Zygapophysial joint injection

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