Welcome to Orthopedic Surgery Services in Maine!
Our team of skilled orthopedic surgeons is dedicated to providing comprehensive and personalized treatments for a wide range of orthopedic conditions. Whether you're dealing with fractures and trauma, degenerative joint diseases, torn ligaments and tendons, sports injuries, or herniated discs and spinal conditions, we are here to help you regain your mobility and improve your quality of life.
Orthopedic surgeons are trained to diagnose and treat a wide range of musculoskeletal conditions. If you are experiencing persistent pain, limited mobility, or have suffered an injury that affects your daily life, consulting with an orthopedic surgeon can help determine the best treatment plan to address your needs. You might seek out an orthopedic surgeon for various musculoskeletal conditions.
Conditions to Seek the Expertise of an Orthopedic Surgeon
- Fractures and Trauma: Accidents can happen at any time, leading to fractures and other traumatic injuries. Our orthopedic surgeons are experienced in diagnosing and treating fractures of all types, providing surgical intervention when necessary to ensure proper healing and alignment. Our team is committed to helping you recover and get back to your daily activities as soon as possible. Learn more about Orthopedic Surgical Trauma Care Services.
- Degenerative Joint Diseases: Degenerative joint diseases, such as osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis, can cause chronic pain and joint damage. Our orthopedic surgeons offer a range of surgical options, including joint replacement surgery, to alleviate pain and improve joint function, helping you regain your mobility and enhance your quality of life. Learn more about Joint Replacement Surgery.
- Torn Ligaments and Tendons: Injuries to ligaments and tendons, like anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears and rotator cuff tears, can be debilitating and impact your daily activities. Our orthopedic surgeons specialize in repairing and reconstructing torn ligaments and tendons, using advanced surgical techniques to restore stability and strength to the affected joints.
- Sports Injuries: For active individuals and athletes, sports injuries can be especially challenging. Keeping you out of the game or off the trails. Our orthopedic surgeons have expertise in treating a wide range of sports-related injuries, from meniscus tears to shoulder dislocations. Our goal is to get you back to doing what you love at full capacity as soon as safely possible. Learn more about Sports Medicine Orthopedic Services.
- Herniated Discs and Spinal Conditions: Orthopedic surgery can also address herniated discs and various spinal conditions that cause back and neck pain. Our orthopedic surgeons collaborate with spine specialists to provide effective surgical solutions, aiming to relieve pressure on the nerves and improve your spinal health.
If you're in need of an orthopedic surgeon in Maine, contact us today to schedule a consultation. We are dedicated to helping you get back on your feet and live life to the fullest.
Robotic-Assisted Surgery: Enhancing Your Surgeon’s Capabilities
Robotic-assisted surgery is a minimally invasive surgery that allows specially trained surgeons to perform a wide range of delicate and complex operations through a few small incisions. Northern Light Health has a da Vinci surgical system, which gives your surgeon an advanced set of instruments to use in performing robotic-assisted minimally invasive surgery.
The term “robotic” often misleads people. Robots don’t perform surgery. Your surgeon performs surgery with da Vinci by using instruments that he or she guides via a console. The da Vinci system translates your surgeon’s hand movements at the console in real time, bending and rotating the instruments while performing the procedure. The tiny wristed instruments move like a human hand, but with a greater range of motion. The da Vinci vision system also delivers highly magnified, 3D high-definition views of the surgical area. The instrument size makes it possible for surgeons to operate through one or a few small incisions.
Doctors use many technologies that enhance their capabilities beyond what the human body allows. MRI and CT scanners, for example, enable doctors to “see” inside the body. Similarly, many surgeons perform robotic-assisted surgery using a da Vinci system because it extends the capabilities of their eyes and hands.
Your surgeon is with you in the operating room, seated at the da Vinci system console. The console gives your surgeon control of the instruments he or she uses to perform your surgery.
The da Vinci vision system delivers 3D high-definition views, giving your surgeon a crystal clear view of the surgical area that is magnified 10 times to what the human eye sees.
Your surgeon uses tiny instruments that move like a human hand but with a far greater range of motion. The system’s built-in tremor-filtration technology helps your surgeon move each instrument with smooth precision.
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