Orthopaedic Services

MINIMALLY INVASIVE ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY

Pertains to orthopaedic surgery that is performed using a minimally invasive approach without cutting through any tendons or muscle. This allows the joint replacement to be done as an outpatient, so patients return home the same day as surgery!

The many types of miminally invasive orthopaedic procedures that Dr. Kayal performs include:

Shoulder:

• Completely arthroscopic rotator cuff and labral/SLAP repairs

Knee:

• ACL reconstruction
• arthroscopic lateral collateral or LCL ligament replacement
• arthroscopic medial lateral or MCL ligament replacement
• Cartilage transplantation and regeneration
• Meniscal repairs and debridement
• patellafemoral knee joint replacement surgery
• Unicompartmental knee replacement

Hip:

• Partial hip reaplacement
• Total hip replacement
• Arthroscopy for femoroacetabular impingement (FAI)
• Labral tears
• Cam and pincer lesions
• Removal of loose bodies

Spine:

• Cervical and lumbar disc surgery
• Surgery for sciatica
• Cervical fusions (ACDF)
• Posterior surgical decompressions

Ankle:

• Ankle arthroscopy for OCD
• Loose bodies
• Impingement
• Synovitis

Many of these procedures are performed arthroscopically through tiny incisions, without having to make traditional open incisions. For patients, minimally invasive surgery means less trauma to the body, reduced blood loss, smaller surgical scars and decreased need of pain medication. Patients who undergo minimally invasive surgery also experience reduced postoperative pain and scarring, shorter hospital stays, faster rehabilitation, better preservation of normal anatomy and an earlier return to work and normal daily activities. Read more about minimally invasive surgical procedures by visiting our patient information center.