Orthopedic Surgery: A New Frontier

What´s New in Orthopedic Surgery for People with Hemophilia

Modern orthopedic surgery can improve the musculoskeletal problems of people with hemophilia. The most commonly affected joints are the knees, the ankles and the elbows. The most common orthopedic procedures that PWH undergo are the following: RS, arthroscopic synovectomy, arthroscopic joint debridement, ankle arthrodesis, total joint arthroplasty and removal of pseudotumors. Every surgical pro...

Early Specialization in Surgery: The New Frontier

Over the past 40 years, the scope and spectrum of surgical training has changed dramatically. Advances in technology, the spectrum and complexity of disease, the environment of less independence and, more recently, duty hour work restrictions [1,2] all have affected the “final product” of the general surgery graduate. This along with changing healthcare economics, the public demand of specializ...

Orthopedic Surgery

Orthopedic surgery.

Orthopedic surgery is a specialty of surgery dedicated to the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases and injuries of the musculoskeletal system in all age groups. Careers in orthopedic surgery span the spectrum from general orthopedics to those of subspecialty expertise in orthopedic trauma, hand, pediatrics, total joint, foot and ankle, sports medicine, and oncology to name a few.

Precision Medicine: A New Frontier in Spine Surgery.

The advances in medicine that have occurred in the past 60 years are nothing short of astounding and we are accelerating at an ever increasingly rapid pace. The human genome, molecular genetics, and the manipulation of the genetic code have ushered in personalized medicine as a new frontier. The foundation for this revolutionary change began in 1953 when Watson and Crick characterized DNA as th...