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    Helpful Resources

    OrthopedicsMayo Clinic Health System is committed to providing up-to-date, clinically proven information. Review a topic below for more information.

    Arthroscopic knee surgery

    • Knee pain: diagnosis & treatment
    • Knee pain: symptoms & causes

    Elbow repair

    • Elbow replacement surgery

    Foot and ankle pain

    • Use the symptom checker to find possible causes. 

    Hand and wrist surgery

    • Broken hand 

    Osteoporosis

    Osteoporosis causes bones to become weak and brittle — so brittle that a fall or even mild stresses like bending over or coughing can cause a fracture. 

    • Read these tips to keep your bones healthy throughout your life. 
    • If you're concerned you may have weak and brittle bones, a bone density test can measure your bone mineral density. 

    Reverse shoulder arthroplasty

    • Shoulder pain

    Rotator cuff repair 

    • Watch this video about rotator cuff repair
    • Rotator cuff injury: symptoms & causes

    Total hip, knee and shoulder replacements

    • About knee replacement
    • About hip replacement