General Joint Information- Click the link for more information about:

• Arthritis of the Knee and/or Shoulder
• About Cortisone injections (.pdf)
• About Hyalgan injections
• Should I take Glucosamine and Chondroitin Sulfate? (.pdf)

General Information

Links on this outline will open in a regular web site window unless it has (.pdf) beside it. In those cases, the document will open in Acrobat Reader. See our Videos page for a list of animated and live surgery videos we have.

• What is Orthopedics?
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Orthopedics is the medical and surgical treatment of injuries and diseases of the bones and joints. This includes cartilage, tendons, ligaments and muscles. Medical treatment often includes an appropriately directed physical or occupational therapy program.



• What is a Fellowship-Trained Orthopedic Surgeon?
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• What is Arthroscopic Surgery?
  
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• What are descriptions of some of the tests like CT Scan, MRI?
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Shoulder Information

As technology has improved, arthroscopic surgery can now be used to treat most shoulder problems. Dr. Goradia not only performs this surgery but also teaches it to other orthopedic surgeons around the country.

See the Videos

• Common Shoulder Problems (.pdf)
• Shoulder Arthroscopy
• Animated Shoulder Arthroscopy
• Rotator Cuff Tears
• Dislocated Shoulder--The First Time it comes out
• Surgery Options for the dislocated Shoulder
• Frozen Shoulder
• Instructions after shoulder surgery (.pdf)
• Shoulder Rehab Exercises

Knee Information

• Common Knee Problems (.pdf)
• Knee Arthroscopy (.pdf)
• Animated Knee Arthroscopy
• Instructions after knee surgery (.pdf)
• Knee Rehab Exercises (.pdf)




>> Knee Ligament Problems

The ACL (Anterior Cruciate Ligament) is the most common knee ligament injury requiring surgery. Dr. Goradia has published numerous articles, given lectures and taught courses to other surgeons on the topic of surgery for ACL tears. He is one of the first surgeons on the east coast to perform the new all-inside ACL reconstruction.

• ACL Reconstruction
• ACL Injuries in Children
• Knee Ligament Injuries (.pdf)



>> Knee Cartilage Problems

• Common Questions About Meniscal Tears
• Meniscus Tears (.pdf)
• Meniscal Transplant
• Techniques to Treat Articular Cartilage Damage
• High Tibial Osteotomy -Bowleggedness



>> Kneecap (Patellar) Pain

• Anterior Knee Pain
• Kneecap Problems-Patella
• Osgood-Schlatter Disease (Knee Pain)

Ankle Information

• Ankle Sprain

Elbow Information

• Tennis Elbow (or Golf Elbow)- Causes & Rehab Exercises (.pdf)