Videos

This page provides links to prerecorded webcasts of surgical procedures. These are actual operations performed at medical centers in the United States since January 2004. The videos last an hour. Please note that you cannot send in questions by email, though the webcast may say that you can, because you are not seeing these videos live.

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Bones, Joints and Muscles

Ankle Injuries and Disorders
• Tendon and Ligament Repairs in the Foot and Ankle (University of California-San Diego, San Diego, CA, 5/3/2006)

Back Pain
• Lumbar Laminectomy and Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion (Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, 11/15/2006)
• Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion (Genesis Medical Center, Davenport, IA, 12/05/2006)
• PEEK Rod System for Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion (Century City Doctors Hospital, Los Angeles, CA 6/12/2007)
• Percutaneous Stabilization for Lower Back Pain (Texas Back Institute and Plano Presbyterian Center for Diagnostics and Surgery, Plano, TX, 4/25/2007)
• Percutaneous Vertebroplasty (Saint Joseph's Hospital and Marshfield Clinic, Marshfield, WI, 6/07/2006)
• Two-Level L4-L5-S1 Minimally Invasive Spinal Fusion Surgery (Mt. Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, FL, 5/8/2008)

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
• Carpal Tunnel Release (Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT, 12/11/2006)

Diabetic Foot
• Regenerative Tissue Matrix Used to Repair Challenging Diabetic Foot Ulcers (Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, Chicago, IL, 6/28/2006)

Foot Injuries and Disorders
• Tendon and Ligament Repairs in the Foot and Ankle (University of California-San Diego, San Diego, CA, 5/03/2006)

Fractures
• Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery (Ostetomy) (St. Mary's Medical Center, Duluth, MN, 4/30/2007)
• Periarticular Locking Plate Procedure (University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 11/06/2006)

Herniated Disk
• Anterior Cervical Fusion (Aurora BayCare Medical Center, Green Bay, WI, 5/04/2006)
• Artificial Cervical Disc Replacement Improves Mobility (PinnacleHealth, Harrisburg, PA, 2/18/2009)
• Extreme Lateral Interbody Fusion Procedure (Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL, 5/14/2008)
• Minimally Invasive Discectomy (St. John's Hospital, Maplewood, MN, 6/16/2006)
• Minimally Invasive Lumbar Discectomy (Baptist Hospital, Miami, FL, 1/28/2009)
• Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery for Herniated Lumbar Discs (Roosevelt Hospital, New York, NY, 2/22/2008)
• Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion (Genesis Medical Center, Davenport, IA, 12/05/2006)
• PEEK Rod System for Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion (Century City Doctors Hospital, Los Angeles, CA 6/12/2007)
• Spinal Microdiscectomy (St. Mary's Hospital, Madison, WI, 5/13/2008)

Hip Replacement
• Anterior Approach to Total Hip Arthroplasty (Saint John's Health Center, Santa Monica, CA, 10/09/2007)
• Anterior Hip Replacement Surgery (Oconomowoc Memorial Hospital, Oconomowoc, WI, 3/26/2008)
• Anterolateral Hip Procedure (Presbyterian Hospital, Albuquerque, NM, 10/06/2005)
• Hip Resurfacing (Shawnee Mission Medical Center, Shawnee Mission, KS, 9/20/2006)
• Minimally Invasive Technique for Total Hip Arthoplasty (Los Angeles, CA, 1/19/2007)
• Revision Hip Arthroplasty (Central Dupage Hospital, Winfield, IL, 11/11/2005)
• Small Incision Total Hip Arthroplasty (Mercy Hospital, Miami, FL, 5/03/2007)
• State-of-the-Art Hip Surgeries for Active Adults (Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, 9/24/2008)
• Taper Hip Prosthesis (Northwest Medical Center, Tucson, AZ, 3/12/2009)
• Two-Incision Total Hip Replacement Procedure (Tuscon Medical Center, Tuscon, AZ, 12/05/2006)
• Total Hip Resurfacing (New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY, 2/08/2007)

Knee Injuries and Disorders
• Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Reconstruction Surgery (Bon Secours St. Francis Health System, Greenville, SC, 5/14/2007)
• Arthroscopic Surgery to Replace a Young Athelete's ACL (Akron Children's Hospital, Akron, OH, 10/4/2006)
• Knee Pain and the Weekend Warriors (Mercy Hospital, Miami, FL, 3/17/2009)

Knee Replacement
• Computer-Assisted Partial Knee Replacement (Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, 5/04/2005)
• Computer-Assisted Total Knee Replacement (Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC, 5/02/2008)
• Gender-Specific Knee Replacement (Bon Secours St. Francis Health System, Greenville, SC, 11/27/2007)
• Knee Pain and the Weekend Warriors (Mercy Hospital, Miami, FL, 3/17/2009)
• Minimally Invasive Computer-Assisted Total Knee Replacement (Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL, 4/18/2007)
• Minimally Invasive Total Knee Arthroplasty (Northwest Medical Center, Tucson, AZ, 3/5/2009)
• Minimally Invasive Total Knee Replacement (Columbia St. Mary's Hospital, Milwaukee, WI, 3/28/2006)
• Minimally Invasive Total Knee Replacement for Women (LDS Hospital, Salt Lake City, UT, 11/16/2006)
• New Knee Revision Procedure (University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Shadyside Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA, 12/06/2007)
• Primary Knee Replacement Surgery: Greater Range of Motion While Sparing Healthy Bone Tissue (University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Shadyside Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA, 12/06/2007)
• State-of-the-Art Knee Replacement Surgery (St. Mary's Hospital, Madison, WI, 1/22/2008)
• Total Knee Arthoplasty (Crittenton Hospital, Rochester Hills, MI, 6/14/2007)
• Total Knee Replacement (Shawnee Mission Medical Center, Merriam, KS, 10/14/2008)
• Total Knee Arthoplasty (St. Mary's Medical Center Duluth, MN, 10/18/2006)
• Total Knee Replacement for Women (Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, 9/14/2006)
• Total Knee Replacement for Women (Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, 10/16/2006)
• Total Knee Replacement Surgery (Oconomowoc Memorial Hospital, Oconomowoc, WI, 5/17/2006)
• Total Knee Revision Surgery (California Hospital Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, 10/25/2006)

Leg Injuries and Disorders
• Periarticular Locking Plate Procedure (University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 11/6/2006)

Neck Injuries and Disorders
• Anterior Cervical Fusion (Aurora BayCare Medical Center, Green Bay, WI, 5/4/2006)
• Cervical Laminoplasty (University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, 9/11/2007)

Osteoporosis
• Kyphoplasty for Vertebral Compression Fractures (St. Joseph's Hospital, St. Paul, MN, 4/19/2007)
• Percutaneous Vertebroplasty (Saint Joseph's Hospital and Marshfield Clinic, Marshfield, WI, 6/07/2006)

Scoliosis
• Avoiding Fusion in Early Onset Scoliosis (Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of New York-Presbyterian, New York, NY, 12/05/2007)
• Lumbar Laminectomy and Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion (Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, 11/15/2006)
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• Pediatric Spinal Fusion to Correct Scoliosis (Akron Children's Hospital, Akron, OH, 9/08/2006)
• Vertical Expandable Prosthetic Titanium Rib Procedure (Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital, Cleveland, OH, 11/01/2006)

Shoulder Injuries and Disorders
• Anatomic Total Shoulder System (Methodist Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, 4/17/2008)
• Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair (Aurora BayCare Medical Center, Green Bay, WI, 10/19/2006)
• Bankart Repair To Correct Shoulder Instability (Akron Children's Hospital, Akron, OH, 2/21/2008)
• Comprehensive Approach to Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair (Tulane Medical Center, New Orleans, LA, 6/25/2008)
• Comprehensive Approach to Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair: Options and Techniques (Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, 09/19/2007)
• Reverse Shoulder System (North Carolina Specialty Hospital, Durham, NC, 4/30/2008)
• Rotator Cuff Repair (Doctors Hospital, Coral Gables, FL, 6/18/2008)
• Total Shoulder Arthroplasty (Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY 10/18/2007)

Spinal Diseases
• Extreme Lateral Interbody Fusion Procedure (Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL, 5/14/2008)
• Lumbar Laminectomy and Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion (Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, 11/15/2006)
• Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion (Genesis Medical Center, Davenport, IA, 12/05/2006)
• Percutaneous Stabilization for Lower Back Pain (Texas Back Institute and Plano Presbyterian Center for Diagnostics and Surgery, Plano, TX, 4/25/2007)
• Spinal Microdiscectomy (St. Mary's Hospital, Madison, WI, 5/13/2008)
• Two-Level L4-L5-S1 Minimally Invasive Spinal Fusion Surgery (Mt. Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, FL, 5/8/2008)
• Vertical Expandable Prosthetic Titanium Rib Procedure (Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital, Cleveland, OH, 11/01/2006)

Spinal Stenosis
• Lumbar Laminectomy and Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion (Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, 11/15/2006)

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