Ankle replacement surgery, also known as total ankle arthroplasty (TAA), is a procedure designed to relieve pain and maintain motion and function in the ankle joint by replacing a damaged or arthritic ...

For 71-year-old Jack Bunton, osteoarthritis in his knee had become so bad that bone was rubbing against bone. "It's very, very painful when you walk," Bunton says. "My left leg was an inch and a half ...

Cindy Romanowski estimated she's replicated about the prep and recovery process about 10,000 times over nearly 20 years. She has written a new book so patients in other parts of the country can get a ...

Patients with a positive mindset before surgery often experience better outcomes. Visualization can help reduce anxiety and improve recovery readiness. Meditation and breathing techniques calm the ...

All patients received intravenous antibiotics prior to surgery. Patients with prior infection, anesthesia class V poor-risk patients, patients requiring emergency surgery, and patients with missing ...

Maxillofacial surgery describes a broad category of procedures involving the mouth, jaw, or lower face. It can help to treat a range of conditions and is sometimes done to prepare the mouth for dental ...

Hip replacement (also known as total hip replacement or total hip arthroplasty) is a surgical procedure that is performed to replace damaged cartilage in the hip joint. The operation involves removing ...

Is bowel preparation necessary for the preoperative preparation of patients undergoing large bowel surgery? The authors reviewed 14 randomized trials (N = 4859) comparing mechanical with no mechanical ...

A person may need surgery for bladder cancer to remove the tumor. A person may also need preoperative or postoperative treatments. Bladder cancer occurs when cells of the bladder start to grow out of ...