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Joint Replacement

Orlando Regional Medical Center (ORMC)employs board certified orthopedic specialists and support staff for our extensive bone and joint healing programs.

Dispelling 9 Myths About Joint Replacement

Don’t Put Off Joint Replacement Surgery: Here’s Why

Chronic health conditions, such as osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, bone infections and fibromyalgia, can leave you with aching knees or hips, making a joint replacement your best option for treatment.

Pediatric Arthrogryposis Program

As a parent, you want the best for you child. You know nothing can, or should, hold your kid back, even arthrogryposis

Heart Valve Replacement—Then and Now with TAVR

Less than a decade ago, if you had severe narrowing of the aortic valve opening in your heart (aortic valve stenosis) or a severe leak in the aortic valve (aortic regurgitation) standard treatment would be open heart surgery to replace the malfunctioning valve. Fortunately, in 2011, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved TAVR as a minimally invasive way to replace the aortic valve. This became a game changer, particularly for those who were not good candidates for traditional open heart surgery.

Hip Replacement? You May Have Other Options First

Bones, Joints and Muscles

With age, bones tend to shrink in size and density – which weakens them and makes them more susceptible to fracture. Muscles generally

ACL and PCL Repair and Replacement

The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is located on the front side of the knee and connects the tibia (larger of the 2 bones in the lower leg) and the femur (the thighbone). The posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) is located on the back side of the knee and also connects the tibia and the femur. Both ligaments can be torn if the knee is twisted unnaturally.

Why Our Joint Commission Gold Seal of Approval Means Better Care for You

About 7 million Americans have undergone total hip and knee replacement.

Inferior Vena Cava Filter Replacement

Inferior vena cava filter placement is a procedure to place a filter into your inferior vena cava (IVC).