Surgical Procedures
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1. Craniotomy: Making an opening into the skull to access the brain (Skeletal System)
2. Anterior cervical fusion: Removal of disc tissue pressing on a nerve in the neck area by inserting a piece
of bone between the vertebrae and fusing this area with plates and screws
3. Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion (PLIF): Removing disc tissue pressing on the lower spine
area by inserting a piece of bone between the vertebrae and fusing this area with plates and screws
4. Open Reduction Internal Fixation (ORIF): Making an incision in the skin, realigning a fractured
bone, and inserting screws and plates to ensure the bone ends do not move, so healing can be promoted.
5. Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA): Removing the bone at the distal (farthest) end of the femur and the
bone at the proximal (nearest) end of the tibia and replacing them with implants.
6. Total Hip Arthroplasty (THA): Removing the head of the femur and the socket where it fits in the hip
bone and replacing these structures with metal, ceramic and plastic components
7. External Fixation: Treating fractures with extensive tissue damage with either an optimal frame (placing
pins with connected tubes to create a frame) or modular external fixator (rod-to-rod construction) to hold the bones
together
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8. Hip Pinning: Stabilizing broken hip bones with surgical screws, nails, rods or plates. Aka internal fixation of the
hip
9. Carpal Tunnel Repair: Removal of tissue or displaced bone in the wrist area to release pressure on the
median nerve
10. Ulnar Nerve Transposition: Making an incision at the elbow area, allowing the ulnar nerve to be moved
to an area that provides protection and comfort
11. Cataract Extraction with Implant: Removing a clouded eye lens and replacing it with a clear, artificia
lens
12. Corneal Transplant: Grafting corneal tissue from a donor eye to another to improve vision when the
cornea is damage or scarred
13. Bilateral Myringotomy with Tubes (BMT): Making an incision into the tympanic membrane
(eardrum) to permit fluid to drain. Small tubes are placed in the membrane to allow continuous drainage. The tubes
fall out as the membrane heals
14. Stapedectomy: Removal of the stapes (an ear bone) when it has thickened and no longer transmits sound
waves. It is replaced with an artificial implant to improve healing
15. Tympanoplasty: Reconstructing the eardrum, so sound waves can be sent to the middle and inner ear
(Nervous System)
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1. Craniotomy: Making an opening into the skull to access the brain (Skeletal System)
2. Anterior cervical fusion: Removal of disc tissue pressing on a nerve in the neck area by inserting a piece
of bone between the vertebrae and fusing this area with plates and screws
3. Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion (PLIF): Removing disc tissue pressing on the lower spine
area by inserting a piece of bone between the vertebrae and fusing this area with plates and screws
4. Open Reduction Internal Fixation (ORIF): Making an incision in the skin, realigning a fractured
bone, and inserting screws and plates to ensure the bone ends do not move, so healing can be promoted.
5. Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA): Removing the bone at the distal (farthest) end of the femur and the
bone at the proximal (nearest) end of the tibia and replacing them with implants.
6. Total Hip Arthroplasty (THA): Removing the head of the femur and the socket where it fits in the hip
bone and replacing these structures with metal, ceramic and plastic components
7. External Fixation: Treating fractures with extensive tissue damage with either an optimal frame (placing
pins with connected tubes to create a frame) or modular external fixator (rod-to-rod construction) to hold the bones
together
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8. Hip Pinning: Stabilizing broken hip bones with surgical screws, nails, rods or plates. Aka internal fixation of the
hip
9. Carpal Tunnel Repair: Removal of tissue or displaced bone in the wrist area to release pressure on the
median nerve
10. Ulnar Nerve Transposition: Making an incision at the elbow area, allowing the ulnar nerve to be moved
to an area that provides protection and comfort
11. Cataract Extraction with Implant: Removing a clouded eye lens and replacing it with a clear, artificia
lens
12. Corneal Transplant: Grafting corneal tissue from a donor eye to another to improve vision when the
cornea is damage or scarred
13. Bilateral Myringotomy with Tubes (BMT): Making an incision into the tympanic membrane
(eardrum) to permit fluid to drain. Small tubes are placed in the membrane to allow continuous drainage. The tubes
fall out as the membrane heals
14. Stapedectomy: Removal of the stapes (an ear bone) when it has thickened and no longer transmits sound
waves. It is replaced with an artificial implant to improve healing
15. Tympanoplasty: Reconstructing the eardrum, so sound waves can be sent to the middle and inner ear
(Nervous System)
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