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AAA Repair (Endovascular Method)
About Acupuncture
About Chiropractic
About Surgery of the Hand
About the da Vinci® Surgical System
Absorbable Antibiotic Bead Treatment for Osteomyelitis
Achilles Tendon Lengthening
ACL Reconstruction (Arthrex® RetroScrew)
ACL Reconstruction (Arthrex® TightRope®)
ACL Reconstruction (Patellar Tendon Graft Technique)
ACL Reconstruction with Hamstring
ACL Reconstruction with Hamstring Using ARTHROTEK® and EZLoc Devices
Acromioclavicular (AC) Joint Separation Repair
Active Release Techniques (ART)
Adjustable Gastric Banding (Laparoscopic Method)
Adjustable Gastric Banding (Open Surgery Method)
Adjusting to Parenthood
Adrenalectomy
ALIF: Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion
ALIF: Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion (with bone graft and metal plate)
ALIF: Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion (with bone graft and pedicle screws)
All-on-4® Restoration
Ambulatory Cardiac Monitoring
Amniocentesis
Amniotic and Placental Graft Tissue for Surgery and Wound Care
Aneurysm Clipping
Anger Management
Ankle Fracture Surgery
Ankle Fusion, Transfibular
Ankle Nerve Block
Ankle Replacement
Anorexia Recovery
Anterior Cervical Corpectomy
Anterior Cervical Corpectomy (Bone Graft)
Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion (ACDF)
Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion (ACDF), with Cage
Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion (Intervertebral Spacer)
Anterior Endoscopic Cervical Microdiscectomy
Antibiotic Overuse
Antibiotic-Resistant Staph Infection
Anticoagulant Drugs: Taking Anticoagulants Safely
Anticoagulant Therapy (Warfarin, Coumadin)
Anti-Inflammatory Diet
Aortic Coarctation Balloon Angioplasty
Appendectomy
Are You at Risk for Type 2 Diabetes?
Are You in an Unhealthy Romantic Relationship?
Argon Laser Trabeculoplasty (ALT) for Glaucoma
Arthroscopic Articular Cartilage Repair (Ankle)
Arthroscopic Capsular Plication
Arthroscopic Capsular Release
Arthroscopic Chondroplasty
Arthroscopic Debridement of the Elbow
Arthroscopy (Overview)
Arthroscopy of the Ankle
Arthrosurface® HemiCAP® Resurfacing
Arthrosurface® HemiCAP® Resurfacing for the Great Toe
Articular Cartilage Restoration
Artificial Cervical Disc Replacement
Artificial Cervical Disc Replacement (Mobi-C®)
Artificial Cervical Disc Replacement (PCM)
Artificial Cervical Disc Replacement (Prestige®)
Artificial Disc Replacement (in the Lumbar Spine)
Artificial Joint Replacement of the Finger
Aspiration of the Olecranon Bursa
Aspiration of the Prepatellar Bursa
Asthma Action Plan
Asthma Medicines
Asthma Triggers
Asthma: Reducing Triggers in the Home
Asthma: Tests and Diagnosis
Atherectomy (Directional)
Atherectomy (Laser)
Atherectomy (Rotational)
Atherectomy (Transluminal)
Atrial Septal Defect Repair Surgery
Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation (ACI)
Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation (ACI) With Biologic Patch
Avoiding Food Poisoning
Avoiding Lead Exposure
Avoiding The Common Cold
Avoiding Trigeminal Neuralgia Triggers
AxiaLIF® (Axial Lumbar Interbody Fusion)
Axillary Brachial Plexus Block
Back Pain During Pregnancy
Balloon Valvuloplasty
Bankart Repair
Basal Joint Surgery
Basic Metabolic Panel (BMP)
Biceps Tendonitis
Biceps Tenodesis
Bifrontal Craniotomy for Tumor
Biological Therapy/Immunotherapy (Overview)
Biological Therapy/Immunotherapy (Side Effects)
Biologics Treatment for Rheumatoid Arthritis
Biopsy
Birth Control (Contraception)
Blepharoplasty (Eyelid Surgery)
Blood Transfusion
Blood Types
Bone Cement Injection
Bone Density Scan (DXA or DEXA)
Bone Marrow Transplantation
BOTOX® Injections for Chronic Migraine
BOTOX® Injections for Excessive Sweating
BOTOX® Injections for Pain
BOTOX® Injections for Wrinkles
Bottle Feeding
Botulinum Toxin (BOTOX®) Injections for Overactive Bladder (Female)
Braces (Fixed Dental Braces)
Brachial Plexus Block (Infraclavicular Approach, Electric Stimulation)
Brachial Plexus Block (Infraclavicular Approach, Ultrasound-Guided)
Brachial Plexus Block (Supraclavicular Approach, Electric Stimulation)
Brachial Plexus Block (Supraclavicular Approach, Ultrasound-Guided)
Brain Stimulation Therapy (Overview)
Breast Augmentation
Breastfeeding Benefits
Brushing the Right Way
Bulimia Recovery
Bunion Correction with Scarf and Akin Osteotomy
Bunionectomy
Bunionectomy (Chevron Bunionectomy)
Bunionectomy With Wedge Osteotomy
Bunionette Deformity Correction (Distal Fifth Metatarsal Osteotomy)
Bunionette Deformity Correction (Fifth Metatarsal Partial Head Resection)
Bunionette Deformity Correction (Overview)
Burr Hole Drainage
Calcaneal Fracture Fixation (Open Reduction and Internal Fixation)
Calcaneal Sliding Osteotomy (with Lateral Plate Fixation)
Calcaneal Tongue-Type Fracture Fixation (Open Reduction and Internal Fixation)
Can I Get Cancer From My Cellular Phone?
Can I Get Cancer From My Microwave Oven?
Cancer Vaccines
Capsule Endoscopy
Car Seat Safety
Cardiac Stress Test (Exercise Stress Test)
Cardiovascular Stent Placement
Cardioversion (Electrical)
Caring for Your Cast
Caring for Your Hearing
Caring for Your Newborn
Caring for Your Voice
Carotid Artery Disease
Carotid Artery Surgery (Endarterectomy)
Carpal Tunnel Release (Endoscopic Technique)
Carpal Tunnel Release (Open Technique)
Carpal Tunnel Release (Percutaneous Method)
Cartilage Repair, Arthroscopically-Assisted Technique (Zimmer® DeNovo® NT Natural Tissue Graft)
Cartilage Repair, Open Incision Technique (Zimmer® DeNovo® NT Natural Tissue Graft)
Cataract Removal (Extracapsular Cataract Extraction Method)
Cataract Removal (Phacoemulsification Method)
Catheter Ablation for Arrhythmia
Caudal Epidural Steroid Injection
Celiac Plexus Block (Percutaneous Approach)
Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection (without contrast)
Cervical Facet Radiofrequency Neurotomy
Cervical Laminaplasty (Cervical Laminoplasty)
Cervical Laminaplasty (no hardware)
Cervical Posterior Foraminotomy
Cervical Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injection
Cesarean Section (C-Section)
Charcot Foot Treatment Options
Cheilectomy
Chemical Peel: Deep (Phenol Peel)
Chemical Peel: Light (AHA Peel)
Chemical Peel: Medium (TCA Peel)
Chemotherapy (Overview)
Chemotherapy (Side Effects)
Chickenpox (Varicella) Vaccine
Chinese Acupuncture for Lower Back Pain
Chinese Acupuncture for Mid Back Pain
Chinese Acupuncture for Neck Pain
Chiropractic Adjustment (Activator Methods Technique)
Chiropractic Adjustment (Drop Table Technique)
Chiropractic Adjustment (Manual Technique)
Chiropractic Care for Athletic Injuries
Chiropractic Care for Cluster Headaches
Chiropractic Care for Elbow Pain
Chiropractic Care for Herniated Disc
Chiropractic Care for Knee Pain
Chiropractic Care for Lower Back Pain
Chiropractic Care for Neck Pain
Chiropractic Care for Pregnancy Issues
Chiropractic Care for Sciatica
Chiropractic Care for Shin Splints
Chiropractic Care for Shoulder Pain
Chiropractic Care for Tension Headaches
Chiropractic Care for Whiplash
Chiropractic: Orthotics
Choking Prevention (Babies and Children)
Cholesterol Screening
Clinical Trials for Cancer Treatment
Cochlear Implant
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Cognitive Therapy
Coil Embolization for Brain Aneurysm
Cold Laser Therapy
Colectomy
Colon Polypectomy
Colonoscopy
Colposcopy
Colposcopy with Cervical Biopsy
Complete Blood Count (CBC)
Computer-Assisted Hip Replacement Surgery
Computerized Foot and Ankle Diagnostics
Conductive Keratoplasty (CK)
Contraception
Coping With Cancer-Related Fatigue
Coping With Loss
Coping With Pregnancy Loss
Coping With Your Emotions After a Heart Attack
Coping With Your Emotions After a Stroke
Coping With Your Emotions After Childbirth
Core Decompression for Avascular Necrosis of the Hip
Cornea Transplant (Penetrating Keratoplasty; PK)
Coronary Angiography
Coronary Angioplasty (PCI, PTCA)
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery (CABG)
Costovertebral Joint Injection
Cotton Osteotomy (Medial Cuneiform Opening Wedge Osteotomy)
Cox-Maze Procedure for Atrial Fibrillation
Craniectomy for Chiari Malformation (Foramen Magnum Decompression)
Cranioplasty
Craniotomy for Epidural Hematoma
Craniotomy for Intracerebral Hematoma
Craniotomy for Meningioma
Craniotomy for Subdural Hematoma
Craniotomy for Tumor
Cryosurgery of the Cervix
Cryotherapy (Cryosurgery)
CT Scan (Computed Tomography; CAT Scan)
Cubital Tunnel Release
Cystoscopy (Female)
Cystoscopy (Male)
da Vinci® Hysterectomy
da Vinci® Myomectomy for Uterine Fibroids
da Vinci® Nephrectomy
da Vinci® Partial Nephrectomy
da Vinci® Radical Cystectomy
da Vinci® Sacrocolpopexy for Vaginal Vault Prolapse
da Vinci® Sacrohysteropexy for Uterine Prolapse
De Quervain's Release
Dealing With Forgetfulness
Dealing With Peer Pressure
Debridement of the Achilles Tendon
Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS)
Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS), Frameless Method
Deep Vein Thrombosis Prevention
Deep Vein Thrombosis Prevention in the Hospital
Dental Bridge (Fixed Partial Denture)
Dental Crown
Dental Fillings
Dental Implant
Dental Impression
Dental Prostheses (Understanding the Common Types)
Dental X-rays
Dentures
Diabetes and Choosing the Right Foods
Diabetes and Exercise
Diabetes and Foot Care
Diabetes and Healthy Eating
Diagnostic Arthroscopy (Shoulder)
Diagnostic Lumbar Puncture (Spinal Tap)
Diet and Oral Health
Digestive Enzyme Supplements
Digital Mucous Cyst Excision
Digital Nerve Repair
Dilation and Curettage (D and C)
Disc Biacuplasty (TransDiscal System)
Disc Replacement, Lumbar (Maverick)
Discography (Cervical)
Discography (Lumbar)
Discography (Thoracic)
Distal Clavicle Excision (Resection, Arthroscopic Technique)
Dorsal Root Ganglion Stimulation Therapy (DRG Stimulation)
Dry Needling
DuVries Arthroplasty
Ear Tube Surgery (Myringotomy)
Echocardiogram
EGD (Upper Endoscopy)
Elder Abuse Warning Signs
Electrocardiography (ECG, EKG)
Electrodesiccation and Curettage (ED and C)
Electroencephalogram (EEG)
Electromyography (EMG)
Electronic Cigarettes (E-Cigs; Vaping)
Embolization for Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM)
Endometrial Ablation (Genesys Hta® System)
Endometrial Ablation (Gynecare Thermachoice®)
Endometrial Biopsy
Endometrial Cryoablation
Endometrial Radiofrequency Ablation (NovaSure®)
Endoscopic Carpal Tunnel Release (Lins)
Endoscopic Plantar Fasciotomy (EPF)
Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatogram (ERCP)
Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty (Accordion Procedure)
Endoscopic-Assisted Lumbar Interbody Fusion (Transforaminal)
Endovenous Foam Treatment (EVFT) for Varicose Veins
Epidural for Cancer
Epidural for Childbirth
Epidural Steroid Injection (ESI) in the Cervical Spine
Epiduroscopy
Episiotomy
Excision of Mortons Neuromas
Excision of Soft Tissue Masses
Exercising With Acute Pain
Exercising With Chronic Pain
Exposure Therapy
Eyebrow Microblading
Face-lift
Facet Fixation (US Spine)
Facet Joint Injections
Facet Joint Injections (Cervical)
Facial Filler Injections for Wrinkles
Fascia Iliaca Block
Femoral Nerve Block
Femoroacetabular Impingement Surgery (Arthroscopic Method)
Femoroacetabular Impingement Surgery (Open Method)
Femur Fracture Fixation (Dynamic Hip Screw Method)
Femur Fracture Fixation (Stryker® Gamma Nail)
Femur Fracture Fixation (Surgical Screws Method)
Femur Fracture Fixation with Dynamic Hip Screw
Femur Fracture Fixation with Intramedullary Rod
Finding Happiness
Finger Felon Drainage
Finger Fracture Fixation
Finger Joint Fusion (DIP Joint)
First Metatarsal-phalangeal (MTP) Total Joint Replacement (MOVEMENT)
First Metatarsal-phalangeal Joint (MTP) Arthrodesis
First MTP Joint Fusion (Locking Plate)
First MTP Joint Replacement, Partial (Proximal Phalangeal Base)
Flossing the Right Way
Fluoride
Fluoroscopic Guided Piriformis Injection
Fluoroscopic Guided Steroid Injection for Knee Pain
Foraminotomy (Lumbar Spine)
Gallbladder Removal (Cholecystectomy)
Gamma Knife Radiosurgery for Tumor
Ganglion Cyst Removal
Gastrectomy
Gastrocnemius Recession (Endoscopic Approach)
Gastrocnemius Recession (Intramuscular Approach)
Genicular Nerve Ablation (RF Neurotomy)
Genicular Nerve Block (G Block)
Getting Enough Calcium
Getting Enough Fluids as You Get Older
Glaucoma Laser Treatment: ALT
Glaucoma Laser Treatment: CPC
Glenohumeral Debridement
Glossectomy
Glucose Monitoring
Going Back to Work After Childbirth
Gynecologic Laparoscopy
Haglund's Deformity Surgery (Resection Method)
Hammertoe Correction (PIP Joint Arthroplasty)
Hearing Aids
Heart Attack Warning Signs
Heart Attack Warning Signs in Women
Heart Scan (Coronary Calcium Scan)
Helping Your Child Stay at a Healthy Weight
Helping Your Teen Cope With Stress
Hemiarthroplasty (Bipolar Prosthesis)
Hemiarthroplasty (Unipolar Prosthesis)
HemiCap® Resurfacing
Hepatitis A Vaccine
Hepatitis B Vaccine
Hernia Repair (Laparoscopic Procedure for Abdominal Hernia)
Hernia Repair (Open Procedure for Abdominal Hernia)
Hib (Haemophilus Influenzae Type B) Vaccine
High Dosage Laser Therapy (HDLT)
Hip Arthroscopy
Hip Joint Injection
Hip Resurfacing
Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT)
Hormone Therapy for Cancer
How Broken Bones Heal
How to Put in Eye Drops
HYALGAN® Injection for Knee Pain (Fluoroscopic Guided)
HYALGAN® Injection for Knee Pain (Ultrasound Guided)
Hysterectomy (Overview)
Hysterosalpingogram (HSG)
Hysteroscopy
ILIF: Interlaminar Lumbar Instrumented Fusion
Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD)
Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) Implantation (Endocardial Approach)
Implantable Collamer Lenses (ICLs)
Implanted Venous Access Port
Implant-Supported Denture
Infection Prevention: MRSA
Influenza (Flu) Vaccine
Infrared Sauna Therapy
Insulin Medication (Overview)
Interbody Fusion with Expandable Cage
Internal Screw Fixation for Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis (SCFE)
Interscalene Brachial Plexus Block
Interspinous Process Decompression (X STOP®)
Interspinous Stabilization (Coflex)
Interventional Pain Management
Intracapsular (Glenoid) Injection
Intradiscal Electrothermal Therapy (IDET)
Intradiscal Injection
Intralaminar Lumbar Microendoscopic Discectomy
Intraocular Lenses (IOLs)
Intraoperative Neurophysiologic Monitoring (IONM; IOM)
Intrathecal Pump Implant
Intrathecal Pump Implant (Medtronic)
Intrauterine Device Insertion (Copper-Releasing IUD, ParaGard®)
Intrauterine Device Insertion (Hormone-Releasing IUD, Mirena®)
Invisible Braces
Joint Injection (Therapeutic, Shoulder)
Joint Injection: Hip
Joint Synovectomy
Jones Fracture Fixation (Intramedullary Screw)
Jones Fracture Fixation (Open Reduction and Internal Fixation)
Keeping Your Mind Active as You Age
Ketone Testing for Diabetes Management
Kidner Procedure
Kyphoplasty (Balloon Vertebroplasty)
Labiaplasty (Labia Minora Reduction)
Labor Induction
Laminectomy
Laminectomy (Cervical Spine, With Fusion)
Laminectomy (Cervical)
Laminotomy (of the Lumbar Spine)
Laparo-Endoscopic Single Site (LESS) Hysterectomy
Laparoscopic Supracervical Hysterectomy (LSH)
Lapidus Arthrodesis (with Medial Plate Fixation)
Lapidus Procedure for Bunion Correction
Laser Hair Removal
Laser Photocoagulation
Laser Resurfacing (Ablative)
Laser Resurfacing (Non-Ablative)
Laser Treatment for Nail Fungus
Laser Treatment for Spider Veins
LASIK Eye Surgery
LASIK Eye Surgery (CustomVue Laser System)
Latarjet Procedure for Shoulder Instability
Lateral Ankle Ligament Reconstruction (ALR)
Lateral Column Lengthening (Evans Osteotomy) for Adult Acquired Flatfoot
Lateral Release and Medial Imbrication
Learning to Speak Up for Yourself (Assertiveness)
LEEP (Loop Electrosurgical Excision Procedure)
Life After Cancer Treatment
Limited Palmar Fasciectomy for Dupuytren's Contracture
Liposuction
Lisfranc Injury Surgery
LisFranc Ligament Repair (Suture Button Technique)
Lithotripsy (Overview)
Liver Biopsy (Percutaneous)
Living With a Pacemaker
Living With Adult ADHD
Living With ALS
Living With Asthma
Living With Bipolar Disorder
Living With Cancer
Living With Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Living With Chronic Kidney Disease
Living With Chronic Pain
Living With Cirrhosis
Living With Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)
Living With COPD
Living With Crohn's Disease
Living With Dementia
Living With Depression
Living With Epilepsy
Living With Fibromyalgia
Living With Hearing Loss
Living With HIV
Living With Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
Living With Migraine Headaches
Living With Narcolepsy
Living With Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Living With Osteoarthritis
Living With Osteoarthritis of the Hip
Living With Osteoporosis
Living With Paranoid Personality Disorder
Living With Parkinson's Disease
Living With Peripheral Neuropathy
Living With Post-Concussion Syndrome
Living With Post-Treatment Lyme Disease Syndrome
Living With Prostate Cancer
Living With Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
Living With Schizoaffective Disorder
Living With Schizophrenia
Living With Schizotypal Personality Disorder
Living With Seasonal Affective Disorder
Living With Sleep Apnea
Living With Social Anxiety Disorder
Living-Donor Transplant
Loose Body Removal (Knee)
Lumbar Corpectomy
Lumbar Disc Microsurgery
Lumbar Discoscopic Discectomy
Lumbar Epidural Steroid Injection
Lumbar Epidural Steroid Injection (without contrast)
Lumbar Interbody Fusion (IBF; LIF)
Lumbar Pedicle Screw Fixation (CD Horizon® Sextant®)
Lumbar Spinous Process Plating (CD Horizon® SPIRE)
Lumbar Sympathetic Block
Lumbar Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injection
Lymph Node Biopsy
MACI® (Autologous Cultured Chondrocytes on a Porcine Collagen Membrane)
Mallet Toe Correction (DIP Joint Arthroplasty)
Managing Gestational Diabetes
Managing High Blood Pressure
Managing Insomnia
Managing Low Back Pain
Managing Neck Pain
Managing Type 1 Diabetes in Children and Teens
Managing Type 2 Diabetes
Managing Your Cholesterol
Managing Your Medications
Manipulation Under Anesthesia (MUA)
Massage Therapy
Medial Branch Block
Medial Branch Block (Cervical)
Medial Calcaneal Sliding Osteotomy
Medial Epicondylectomy
Medial Ulnar Collateral Ligament Reconstruction (Tommy John Surgery)
Meniscal Transplant
Meniscus Repair (Arthroscopic Technique)
Metatarsal Fracture Fixation (Open Reduction and Internal Fixation)
Metatarsal Head Resurfacing with Collagen Interpositional Grafting
Micro Endoscopic Discectomy (in the Lumbar Spine)
Micro Endoscopic Posterior Cervical Discectomy
Microdiscectomy with Annuloplasty (Lumbar Spine, Percutaneous Approach)
Micro-foam Sclerotherapy Vein Treatment
Microfracture Drilling Procedure for Isolated Chondral Defect
Microneedling
Microvascular Decompression for Trigeminal Neuralgia
Midfoot Fusion
Midurethral Sling for Female Stress Urinary Incontinence
Mild® Procedure (Vertos Medical)
Mini Incision Total Knee Replacement
Minimal Incision Toe Bone Spur Removal
Minimally-Invasive Lumbar Microdecompression
Minimally-Invasive TLIF (Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion)
Mini-Open Rotator Cuff Repair
Mini-Stroke Warning Signs (Transient Ischemic Attack; TIA)
Mitral Valve Annuloplasty (Minimally-Invasive Technique)
Mitral Valve Repair (Minimally-Invasive Technique)
Mitral Valve Repair (Open Technique)
MMR (Measles, Mumps and Rubella) Vaccine
Mohs Micrographic Surgery (MMS)
MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging)
mRNA Vaccines
Multimodal Anesthesia and Pain Control
Myelography (Myelogram)
Myofascial Release
Myomectomy (Hysteroscopic Morcellator)
Myomectomy (Hysteroscopic Resectoscope)
Myomectomy (Laparoscopic Method)
Natural Childbirth (Unmedicated Delivery)
Nebulizers and Inhalers
Needle Aponeurotomy for Dupuytren's Contracture
Nerve Conduction Study (NCS)
Nuclear Stress Testing
Occipito-Cervical Fixation (OC Fusion)
OLIF: Oblique Lumbar Interbody Fusion (for L2-L5)
Ommaya Reservoir Placement
ORIF Surgery for Proximal Humerus Fracture
OrthoGlide® Medial Knee Implant
Orthotics
Osteoarticular Transfer System (OATS)
Osteoporosis Screening
Osteotomy of the Knee (High Tibial Osteotomy)
Ovarian Cystectomy (Laparoscopic)
Pacemaker (Overview)
Pacemaker Implantation (Endocardial Approach)
Pain Management (Overview)
Pap Test (Pap Smear)
Partial Hip Resurfacing (Wright)
Partial Knee Replacement
Partial Knee Replacement (With Oxford® Implant)
Partial Meniscectomy
Partial Nail Removal (Matrixectomy)
Patellofemoral Replacement
Patient-Controlled Epidural Analgesia (PCEA)
Peak Flow Meter Use
Percutaneous Cervical Disc Nucleoplasty
Percutaneous Disc Decompression (Stryker® Disc Dekompressor® Discectomy)
Percutaneous Disc Nucleoplasty
Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG) Tube Placement
Percutaneous Laser Disc Decompression (PLDD)
Periacetabular Osteotomy
Perineoplasty (Perineorrhaphy)
Peripheral Stem Cell Transplantation
PET Scan (Positron Emission Tomography)
Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) for Acne
Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) for Precancerous Lesions of the Skin
Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) for Wet AMD
Photorefractive Keratectomy (PRK) Laser Eye Surgery
Physical Therapy (Overview)
Pituitary Tumor Surgery (Transsphenoidal Approach)
Plantar Fascia Release (Open Technique)
Pneumatic Retinopexy
Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV13)
Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine (PPSV23)
Pneumonia: Preventing Reinfection
Pneumonia: Recovery
Pneumonia: Treatment
Podiatry
Polio Vaccine
Polypectomy (Hysteroscopic Resectoscope)
Popliteal Fossa Block
Popliteal Nerve Catheter (Lateral Approach, Electric Stimulation)
Popliteal Nerve Catheter (Lateral Approach, Ultrasound-guided)
Popliteal Nerve Catheter (Posterior Approach, Electric Stimulation)
Popliteal Nerve Catheter (Posterior Approach, Ultrasound-guided)
Port Access Valve Replacement Surgery
Post and Core Restoration (Prefabricated Post System)
Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) Reconstruction
Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion (PLIF)
Prediabetes: Strategies for a Healthy Life
Pregnancy: Your First Trimester
Pregnancy: Your Second Trimester
Pregnancy: Your Third Trimester
Preparing Your Child for a Hospital Stay
Preterm Delivery
Preventing Back Pain
Preventing Bed Bugs
Preventing Falls as You Get Older
Preventing Mosquito Bites
Preventing The Flu
Preventing Tick Bites
Prolotherapy Overview
Prolotherapy Treatment for Chronic Knee Pain
Prolotherapy Treatment for Chronic Lower Back Pain
Prostate Seed Implantation (Permanent Low Dose Rate Brachytherapy)
Prostatectomy (Robot-Assisted Method)
PRP Therapy (Overview)
PRP Therapy (Overview) (AcCELLerated Biologics)
PRP Therapy (Overview) (AcCELLerated Biologics) (Achilles Tendon)
PRP Therapy (Overview) Achilles Tendon
PRP Therapy for Achilles Tendon Pain
PRP Therapy for Achilles Tendon Pain (AcCELLerated Biologics)
PRP Therapy for Chronic Back Pain
PRP Therapy for Chronic Back Pain (AcCELLerated Biologics)
PRP Therapy for Chronic Knee Pain
PRP Therapy for Chronic Knee Pain (AcCELLerated Biologics)
PRP Therapy for Hair Loss
PRP Therapy for Hip Arthritis
PRP Therapy for Hip Arthritis (AcCELLerated Biologics)
PRP Therapy for Knee Arthritis
PRP Therapy for Knee Arthritis (AcCELLerated Biologics)
PRP Therapy for Peroneal Tendonitis
PRP Therapy for Peroneal Tendonitis (AcCELLerated Biologics)
PRP Therapy for Plantar Fasciitis
PRP Therapy for Plantar Fasciitis (AcCELLerated Biologics)
PRP Therapy for Shoulder Pain
PRP Therapy for Shoulder Pain (AcCELLerated Biologics)
PRP Therapy for Whiplash
PRP Therapy for Whiplash (AcCELLerated Biologics)
Psychotherapy (Talk Therapy)
Pulmonary Artery Catheterization (PAC)
Pulse Dye Laser Wart Removal
Quitting Smoking (Smoking Cessation)
RACZ Caudal Neurolysis
Radial Nerve Block
Radial Tunnel Release
Radiation Therapy
Radiation Therapy (Side Effects)
Radiofrequency Ablation for Osteoid Osteoma
Radiofrequency Neurotomy of the Cervical Facets
Radiofrequency Neurotomy of the Lumbar Facets
Radiofrequency Neurotomy of the Thoracic Facets
Radiofrequency Treatment for Achilles Tendinosis (TOPAZ® Coblation®)
Radiofrequency Treatment for Plantar Fasciitis (TOPAZ® Coblation®)
Radon Exposure and Your Health
Recovering From Childbirth
Reducing Your Risk for Heart Attack
Reducing Your Risk for Stroke
Refractive Lens Exchange (Clear Lens Exchange)
Removable Partial Denture
Resection of Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation
Reverse Total Shoulder Replacement
Revision Hip (With Allograft)
Revision Hip Surgery
Revision Knee with Tibial Tubercle Osteotomy
Revision Total Knee Replacement
Rhinoplasty
Robot-Assisted Laparoscopy
Root Canal (Endodontic Treatment)
Rotator Cuff Repair (Arthroscopic)
Rotator Cuff Repair (Mini-Open, Supraspinatus Tendon-to-Bone Insertion)
Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass (Laparoscopic Method)
Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass (Open Surgery Method)
Sacroiliac Joint Fusion (iFuse Implant System®)
Sacroiliac Joint Fusion (Rialto SI Fusion System)
Sacroiliac Joint Steroid Injection
Safe Exercise During Heart Attack Recovery
Scaling and Root Planing (Deep Cleaning)
Scaphoid Fracture Open Reduction and Internal Fixation (ORIF)
Sciatic Nerve Block (Posterior Approach, Electric Stimulation)
Sciatic Nerve Block (Posterior Approach, Ultrasound-guided)
Sclerotherapy Vein Treatment
Sealants
Secondhand Smoke
Selective Endoscopic Discectomy
Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty (SLT)
Selective Nerve Root Block (SNRB) in the Cervical Spine
Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy
Septoplasty
Setting Recovery Goals After a Heart Attack
Setting Weight-Loss Goals
Should I Give My Child Medicine for a Cough or Cold?
Shoulder Resurfacing
Signs of Labor
Skin Grafting
SLAP Tear Surgery (Arthroscopic Method)
Sleep Study (Polysomnography)
Small Bowel Resection
SMART Toe Intramedullary Memory Implant
Smoking and Your Health
Soft Tissue Injection: Shoulder
Sphenopalatine Ganglion (SPG) Block (Injection Technique)
Spinal Anesthesia for Childbirth
Spinal Anesthesia for Hip and Lower Extremity
Spinal Cord Stimulation (Boston Scientific)
Spinal Cord Stimulation (Medtronic)
Spinal Cord Stimulation (Paddle Lead)
Spinal Cord Stimulation (Paddle Lead, Medtronic)
Spinal Cord Stimulator Implant
Spinal Cord Stimulator Implant (Trial Procedure)
Spinal Decompression Therapy
Spinal Epidural for Hip and Lower Extremity
Spinal Fusion (Lumbar)
Spine Stabilization System (DYNESYS®)
Sports Massage
Spot the Signs of a Stroke (The F-A-S-T Method)
Staying Active as You Get Older
Staying Active During Pregnancy
Stellate Ganglion Block
Stem Cell Therapy (Overview)
Stem Cell Therapy for Avascular Necrosis of the Hip
Stem Cell Therapy for Hip Pain
Stem Cell Therapy for Knee Pain
Stem Cell Therapy for Nonunion Fracture of the Tibia
Stem Cell Therapy for Shoulder Pain
Stem Cell Therapy for Spinal Discs
Stereotactic Brain Biopsy (Needle Biopsy Method)
Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM)
Strep Throat Test
Stress Management
Stroke Recovery
Stroke Warning Signs
Subacromial Decompression
Subacromial Injection
Suboccipital Craniectomy for Acoustic Neuroma
Subtalar Fusion
Subtalar Implant for Adult Acquired Flatfoot
Suicide Prevention
Superion® InterSpinous Spacer (Vertiflex)
Support Groups
Suprascapular Nerve Block (Fluoroscopically Guided)
Surgery for Achilles Tendon Rupture
Surgical Repair of Coarctation of the Aorta
Surgical Skin Biopsy
Sutureless Corneal Transplant (DSAEK)
Talar Fracture Fixation (Open Reduction and Internal Fixation)
Talking to Your Doctor About Alcohol
Talking to Your Doctor About Depression
Talking to Your Doctor About Grief
Talking to Your Doctor About Sensitive Subjects
Talking to Your Doctor About Sexual Health
Targeted Therapy
Tarsal Tunnel Decompression
Tattoo Removal
Teeth Whitening (At Home)
Teeth Whitening (In Office)
Tendon Repair
Tendon Repair (Augmentation with Collagen Graft)
Tendon Transfer (FHL to Achilles)
Tendon Transfer for Hammertoe (FDL tendon transfer)
The Importance of Hand Washing
Thoracic Epidural Steroid Injection
Thoracic Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injection
Thread Lift
Tibial Osteotomy with Closed Wedge
Tibial Osteotomy with Open Wedge
Tibial Tubercle Osteotomy
Tibiotalocalcaneal Fusion (with Intramedullary Rod)
TightRope Fixation for Ankle Syndesmosis
TLIF: Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion
Tonsillectomy
Tooth Extraction
Total Ankle Joint Replacement (Salto® Talaris)
Total Ankle Joint Replacement (STAR Mobile-Bearing)
Total Ankle Joint Replacement (Wright INBONE® II)
Total Disc Replacement: Synthes® Prodisc-C
Total Hip Replacement
Total Hip Replacement (Ceramic on Ceramic)
Total Hip Replacement (Margron)
Total Hip Replacement (Metal on Metal with Liner)
Total Hip Replacement (Metal on Metal)
Total Hip Replacement (Minimally-Invasive Method, Large-Diameter Bearing)
Total Hip Replacement (Minimally-Invasive Method, One Incision)
Total Hip Replacement (Minimally-Invasive Method, Two Incisions)
Total Hip Replacement (Smith & Nephew)
Total Hip Replacement, Anterior Approach
Total Hip Replacement, Anterior Approach (Accolade® II)
Total Hip Resurfacing (Wright)
Total Knee Replacement
Total Knee Replacement (Computer-Assisted Robotic Knee Replacement)
Total Knee Replacement (Encore 3DKnee)
Total Knee Replacement (Mini-Incision Method)
Total Knee Replacement (Uncemented)
Total Knee Replacement (Wright)
Total Laparoscopic Hysterectomy (TLH)
Total Shoulder Replacement
Total Talus Replacement
Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE)
Transurethral Resection of Bladder Tumor (TUR or TURBT)
Trigger Digit Release
Trigger Point Injections
Triple Arthrodesis
Tubal Ligation (Laparoscopic Bipolar Tubal Coagulation)
Tubal Ligation (Laparoscopic Tubal Clip Sterilization)
Tubal Ligation (Laparoscopic Tubal Ring Sterilization)
Tummy Tuck (Classic Method)
Ulnar Nerve Transposition
Ultrasonic Tendon Scar Tissue Removal (Percutaneous Method)
Ultrasound Imaging (Sonography)
Ultrasound-Guided Ilioinguinal Nerve Block
Ultrasound-Guided Injection for Knee Pain
Ultrasound-Guided Injection for Shoulder Pain
Uni Knee Resurfacing (Encore EPIK®)
Uni Knee Resurfacing (Onlay)
Uni Knee Resurfacing (UniSpacer®)
Uni Knee Resurfacing (Wright Onlay)
Unicondylar Knee Resurfacing
Upper Gastrointestinal Series (UGI)
Ureteral Stent Placement
Urinalysis
Vaccines
Vaginal Delivery
Valve Replacement Surgery
Vasectomy
VenaCure EVLT Laser Treatment for Varicose Veins
Veneers
Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) Prevention
Ventricular Septal Defect Repair Surgery
Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt for Hydrocephalus
Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt for Hydrocephalus (Pediatric)
Vertebral Augmentation
Vertebral Body Replacement (VBR)
Vertebroplasty
Viscosupplementation for Arthritis of the Knee
Vitrectomy
Warning Signs of an Abusive Relationship
Weil Osteotomy for Claw Toe
What Does a Podiatrist Do?
What is Normal Blood Pressure?
When Someone You Love Has a Substance Use Disorder
When Your Baby's in the NICU
Why Doesn't the Flu Vaccine Always Work?
Winograd Procedure for Ingrown Toenail
Wireless Peripheral Nerve Stimulation
Wisdom Tooth Extraction
Wrist Arthroscopy
Wrist Fusion (Total Wrist Arthrodesis)
XLIF® Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion
YAG Laser Capsulotomy
YESS Selective Endoscopic Discectomy
ZipTight Fixation for Ankle Syndesmosis

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