Please remember that medical information provided by Brisbane Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Centre, in the absence of a visit with a physician, must be considered as an educational service only. The information contained in this web site should not be relied upon as a medical consultation. This web site is not designed to replace a physician's independent judgement about the appropriateness or risks of a procedure for a given patient.
What is Achilles tendonitis, Dupuytren's Contracture and Myofascial
treatment? These and and more terms are briefly explained here.
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What are knee ligaments? How are cruciate ligaments
injured? What are the symptoms of a cruciate ligament
injury? How are collateral ligaments injured? What
are the symptoms of a collateral ligament injury? How
is a knee ligament injury diagnosed? What are some of
the treatment options?
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What are the warning signs of a shoulder injury? What types
of shoulder injuries are most prevalent? Why is the rotator cuff
so important? What causes a shoulder injury to become worse? How
are shoulder injuries treated?
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When a problem takes place in the hand, care must be given to all the
different types of tissues that make function of the hand possible. The
field of hand surgery deals with both surgical and non-surgical treatment
of conditions and problems that may take place in the hand or upper extremity.
Some common diagnoses are also briefly explained.
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How is the diagnosis made? How do I prepare
for a hip replacement? How is the procedure done? What
are some other
types of hip replacement procedures? What
are the risks and complications? What
can you expect after a hip replacement?
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You may benefit from a specialist lower limb centre when you want a
second opinion about your diagnosis and treatment plan, you want to be
sure of all treatment options available, you have multiple medical problems
and are at high risk for any medical or surgical treatment, surgery has
been recommended, or a second surgery is necessary to correct the results
of a previous operation. Some common diagnoses are also briefly explained.
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