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Orthopedic surgery specializes in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of disorders of the musculoskeletal system. Orthopedic surgeons address musculoskeletal ailments including arthritis, trauma, and congenital deformities using both surgical and non-surgical means. The most common procedures performed by orthopaedic surgeons include joint arthroscopy, carpal tunnel release, knee ligament reconstruction and replacement, hip fractures and replacement, debridement of skin/bone/muscle/fracture, repair of rotator cuff and other shoulder injuries, other bone fractures, laminectomy, lumbar spinal fusion, low back intervetrebral disc surgery, and incision of finger tendon sheath.
Medical Opinions Associates has Orthopedic Surgeons on its panel of reviewing physician experts and all are Board-certified by the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery. In addition, one Orthopedic expert has additional certification from the American Academy of Neuromuscular Thermography and the International Arthroscopy Association. Another has focused his specialty on Orthopedic Sports Medicine and knee reconstruction, including a previous appointment as head Orthopedist for the Philadelphia Eagles professional football team. Another orthopedic expert has chosen to focus on orthopedic trauma, Sports Medicine, and Hand Surgery. We also offer expertise in related areas, such as certification by the American Academy of Pain Management.
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