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Trauma
Trauma
Orthopaedic Trauma Surgery in Atlanta
Orthopaedic trauma surgery is often performed to fix severely fractured bones. For some fractures, pins, screws, plates and rods may be necessary to secure bones in place to ensure they heal properly. The trauma surgeons at Barbour Orthopaedics in Atlanta are also sports medicine physicians. They understand broken bones better than most and appreciate the desire of athletes and people who work in manual fields to ensure they can return to the game without a reduction in performance.
We excel at treating orthopaedic trauma and setting bones, joints and ligaments so they heal as strong as possible and you can get back in the game or return to work without missing a beat.
Treating Trauma With Arthroscopic Surgery
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Treating Trauma With Arthroscopic Surgery
Joint injuries and fractures virtually anywhere in the body can potentially be treated with arthroscopic orthopaedic surgery. The joints most commonly treated with arthroscopic surgery are the knees, shoulders, hips, elbows, ankles and wrists.
If you require orthopaedic surgery due to trauma we encourage you to schedule a consultation with the team at Barbour Orthopaedics. We are leaders in the field of minimally invasive surgery and strive to treat trauma with minimal surrounding tissue damage.
Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Tear Repair
A rotator cuff tear occurs when the rotator cuff tendons or muscles are torn or become frayed. This damage can occur in an instant due to trauma or can happen gradually due to repetitive stress or frequent use. This can result in the onset of sudden, acute pain or a gradual buildup of pain, as well as reduced mobility, strength and stability, depending on the type of rotator cuff injury.
A skilled arthroscopic surgeon, such as Dr. Barbour, can thread the specially designed tools through the small incisions to line up the torn or frayed ends of the muscles and tendons and suture them back together. Patients will be able to go home right after the surgery.
Healing is fast, and scarring will be minimal thanks to the small incisions. Rehabilitation will be required following rotator cuff repair, but the length of having to wear a sling and the duration of rehabilitation varies depending on the extent of the rotator cuff injuries.
Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Reconstruction
Many patients, especially athletes and people with physically demanding jobs, undergo ACL surgery after ACL trauma due to the ligament’s inability to heal on its own. Your orthopaedic specialist will likely attempt several alternative methods of treatment to repair a damaged ACL before resorting to surgery.
ACL reconstruction is a procedure that can be accomplished through minimally invasive arthroscopic knee surgery. If other knee structures, such as the articular cartilage that lines the joint or other ligaments in the leg, are damaged during the same incident or injury, they can also be addressed during ACL surgery.
The team at Barbour Orthopaedics utilizes both the ACL reconstruction hamstring tendon method as well as the ACL reconstruction patellar tendon method depending on the patient, their age and activity level and the speed with which they need to regain.
