If you’ve been suffering from back, knee, hip or any kind of joint pain, Henry Ford may be able to offer you relief with quicker and less-intrusive results than you ever imagined. The Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine specialists at Henry Ford offer the very latest minimally invasive procedures through state-of-the-art technology that involves small incisions and cameras, so the patient has less scarring, less blood loss, reduced recovery times and less pain. In some cases, surgery can now be performed in an outpatient setting, so patients don’t even have to stay in the hospital.
Henry Ford’s Department of Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine is currently offering these minimally invasive procedures:
Micro Endoscopic Discectomy (MED) - for herniated disc back pain
Kyphoplasty - for vertebral body compression fractures
Unicompartmental Knee Replacement – for osteoarthritis of the knee
Arthroscopy – for knee, shoulder, ankle, hip, elbow or wrist repairs
Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion (ALIF) – for severe back pain
