Center for Advanced Orthopedic Care at Fallbrook Hospital
We’re replacing more than joints. We’re replacing old ways of thinking about them, too. |
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Surgical Procedures performed at the
Center for Advanced Orthopedic Care
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Reserve your space now for a FREE class:
Joint Replacement Surgery:
New Approaches
Wednesday, March 27
5:00-7:00 p.m.
Fallbrook Hospital Conference Rooms A & B
Space is limited.
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Used to be, you had to go great distances for the latest orthopedic care. But today, at the Center for Advanced Orthopedic Care at Fallbrook Hospital, we are bringing those advancements home with new procedures like a partial knee replacement, and a non-narcotic pain relief system which can help you get back on your feet faster, with less pain.
Oxford® Unicompartmental Knee (partial knee replacement)
At the Center for Advanced Orthopedic Care at Fallbrook Hospital, specially trained orthopedic surgeons use an innovative, less invasive knee prosthesis called the Oxford® Unicompartmental Knee to help knee replacement patients make a quicker recovery to daily activities. This unique British-designed partial joint replacement from Biomet Orthopedics is the only orthopedic prosthesis in the United States that replaces one of the three compartments that forms the knee joint with a free-floating meniscal bearing. This mobile bearing helps limit the forces and stresses seen by the implant that may lead to loosening, and allows the knee to function in a more normal manner.
Traditional total knee joint replacement requires a six-to-eight inch incision to resurface the cartilage in all three compartments of the knee. The Oxford® Knee procedure resurfaces one arthritic compartment of the knee through a shorter (approximately four inch), minimally invasive incision.
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Traditional (Total) Knee Replacement |
Not all patients will be candidates for minimally invasive joint replacement. This procedure is intended for patients with osteoarthritis (degenerative joint disease), or wearing limited to the medial (inner-thigh side of the leg) compartment of the knee (bowleg).
For more than a decade, The Oxford® Unicompartmental Knee has been utilized in more than 16,000 cases annually throughout Europe. The device received FDA approval in the United States in April 2004, and has shown excellent long-term published clinical results.
The life of any joint replacement will depend on a patient’s weight, age, activity level and other factors. Be sure to consult an orthopedic surgeon to determine if surgery is appropriate.
ON-Q C-bloc Continuous Nerve Block System |
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At the Center for Advanced Orthopedic Care at Fallbrook Hospital, orthopedic surgeons are utilizing the new ON-Q C-bloc Continuous Nerve Block System for patients undergoing partial and total knee replacements and shoulder surgeries. This non-narcotic pain relief system helps patients to recover from surgery as quickly and comfortably as possible without the narcotics side effects.
How it Works
ON-Q C-bloc is a balloon-like pump that is filled with a numbing medicine (local anesthetic). The pump continuously and automatically delivers this non-narcotic medication through a tiny tube (catheter) that your anesthesiologist will place near a nerve to block the pain from your surgery. In the days immediately after your surgery, ON-Q C-bloc will keep the surgical area numb so you’ll be more comfortable.
ON-Q C-bloc is completely portable and can be worn in a carrying pouch, freeing you up to do the things you want to do after your surgery. You may even be able to go home with it. ON-Q C-bloc helps you get back to normal faster, with significantly less narcotics and significantly better pain relief than narcotics alone.
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With ON-Q C-Bloc you may expect:
- More comfortable post-surgical recovery
- Significantly better pain relief than narcotics alone
- Significantly less need for narcotics following surgery
- Less narcotic side effects
- Less “breakthrough” pain
- Higher satisfaction with your post-surgical recovery
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