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- Achilles tendon rupture
- Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) repair
- Aortic valve stenosis: When to have aortic valve replacement
- Aortic valve stenosis: Types of valves
- Banking blood before surgery
- Birth control
- Blocked tear duct
- Breast cancer
- Breast reconstruction after a mastectomy
- Bunions
- Carotid endarterectomy
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
- Cataracts
- Chronic fluid behind the eardrum
- Circumcision
- Dupuytren's disease
- Endometriosis
- Episiotomy
- Gallstone attacks
- GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease)
- Hammer, claw, or mallet toes
- Hemorrhoids
- Herniated disc
- Hip replacement
- Infertility
- Inguinal hernia
- Knee replacement
- Meniscus tear
- Miscarriage
- Nearsightedness
- Obesity
- Obstructive sleep apnea
- Ovarian cancer prevention
- Pelvic organ prolapse
- Peripheral arterial disease
- Plantar fasciitis
- Prostate cancer
- Prostate enlargement (benign prostatic hyperplasia or BPH)
- Rotator cuff disorders
- Scoliosis
- Sinusitis
- Spinal stenosis
- Stable angina
- Temporomandibular disorder
- Tennis elbow
- Tonsillitis
- Tubal infertility
- Ulcerative colitis
- Umbilical hernias in children
- Urinary incontinence in women
- Uterine fibroids
- Varicose veins
- Warts or plantar warts
- Wisdom tooth removal
Credits
| Author | Katy E. Magee, MA |
| Author | Sydney Youngerman-Cole, RN, BSN, RNC |
| Editor | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA |
| Associate Editor | Tracy Landauer |
| Primary Medical Reviewer | Patrice Burgess, MD - Family Medicine |
| Primary Medical Reviewer | Martin Gabica, MD - Family Medicine |
| Last Updated | May 19, 2006 |
Author:Katy E. Magee, MA
Sydney Youngerman-Cole, RN, BSN, RNC
Sydney Youngerman-Cole, RN, BSN, RNC
Last Updated: 05/19/2006
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