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Orthopedics
Superstar athletes aren't the only ones who need great orthopedic care.
Were you a high school or college athlete? Did you play competitive sports? Have you had nagging unexplained knee pain? Are simple things like walking around the mall, playing catch with your kid or just getting out of the car becoming painful chores?
You might have been told that it's just arthritis. And that there aren't a lot of options.
But there are. Each year, about 5 million Americans injure their knees. More than 2 million need a physician to evaluate cartilage damage. Whatever the cause, the result is the same, pain and swelling that makes it difficult or impossible for you to lead the full, active life.
The orthopedic department at Baltimore Washington Medical Center provides state-of-the-art care to patients needing joint replacement surgery, management of neck and back pain, help with carpal tunnel problems, rotator cuff injuries, hand injuries and especially, knee injuries.
Some of these injuries are treatable by simple conservative means, but in many cases they require surgery to treat meniscal or joint surface cartilage damage. If left untreated, they can lead to chronic joint degeneration and may lead to knee replacement.
Orthopedic surgeons at Baltimore Washington Medical Center perform the full range of contemporary treatment options for knee problems, including the latest minimally invasive techniques. Many of these surgeries are performed arthroscopically (minimally invasive) as an outpatient while others occasionally require a simple overnight hospital stay. In some cases our doctors use treatments to prevent or significantly slow the onset or progression of arthritis, using innovative methods for restoring damaged cartilage.
