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Latest Techniques in Joint Replacement: The Anterior Hip Approach for Relieving Pain

May 23, 2012
Join Dr. Bowers as he explains the most current technology in Total Hip Replacements and how it can relieve joint pain caused by arthritis…
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Total Joint and Spine Surgeries Offered

May 9, 2012
Northwest Medical Center's (NMC) Total Joint and Spine Surgery programs have each earned a Disease Specific Care Certification and a Gold…
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Your Team Made it Very Easy
"Dr. Katz, I want to express my thanks for the great job you did on my latest hip replacement. I have not needed any pain meds since the trip home, and the pain level is much less than prior to the operation. You and his team made it very easy in ev..."
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Distal radius fracture repair

A Distal Radius Fracture Repair is performed at Tucson Orthopaedic Institute to stabilize a fracture in the radius (larger of the two forearm bones) that occurs near the wrist. Once realigning the broken radius, a Elbow, Hand, & Shoulder surgeon positions a metal plate against the bone and anchors it with screws to stabilize the fracture. By clicking on the animation below, you will find more information about this procedure.