Your surgeon will ask you to sign a surgical consent form. This form is a legal paper that says your surgeon has told you about your surgery and any risks you will be taking by having the surgery. By signing this form, you are saying that you understand the risks and agree to have the surgery. Ask your surgeon about any concerns you have before you sign this form.

This booklet will answer general questions about your surgery and hopefully put some of your fears to rest. Share this booklet with your family. It explains what will happen before, during, and after knee replacement surgery. But, it cannot answer all of the questions you might have about your own knee problem and the treatment of it. Your surgeon can answer any questions you and your family still have after reading this booklet.

Osteoarthritis is a chronic, degenerative disorder and defined as the gradual deterioration (degeneration) of the cartilage in a joint. This noninflammatory disorder may follow a trauma or be a complication of malformations at birth. Osteoarthritis affects the cartilages on the ends of the bones between joints.

Having a hip replacement is not a simple decision. To have the best results you need to learn all you can about the surgery and what you can do to help speed your recovery and prevent complications.

A painful hip can severely affect your ability to lead a full active life. Over the last twenty five years, major advancements in hip replacement have improved the outcome of the surgery greatly. Hip replacement surgery is becoming more and more common as the population of the world begins to age.

This article explains what happens during a cardiac catheterization and about the risks involved. You will also learn what you should do before and after this procedure.

A cardiac catheterization is not a surgery. It is a test in which a catheter (long, thin plastic tube) enters an artery or vein and passes into the heart in order to get certain information.

This procedure usually gives information about your heart and blood vessels that other tests cannot find. Knowing more about this test ahead of time may help you feel less nervous and more prepared.

A cesarean birth (cesarean or c-section) is surgery where a baby is delivered by an incision that is first made on the skin, then the underlying abdominal muscle wall and finally the uterus itself. There are two types of incisions made for the delivery of the baby—the low transverse uterine incision and the classical cesarean incision.

Angioplasty is a surgical procedure that opens blood vessels that have narrowed due to deposits of plaque. Angioplasty is done in a cardiac catheritization laboratory (cath lab). Angioplasty can be done with or without stents.