Dr. Armando Caloca

They are injuries or diseases that affect the joints, which can occur due to excessive use, an accident, a sports injury, or even some diseases such as arthritis or lupus. The most common injuries are foot and ankle, shoulder, elbow, wrist, hip, knee and spine.

We use certain terms to describe where the bone is broken, in what sort of pattern, open or closed and if it is displaced (shifted apart) or angulated. Fractures can be nondisplaced (a crack in the bone), spiral, segmented, or comminuted (multiple pieces).

Bone substitute materials can be defined as a synthetic, inorganic or biologically organic combination – biomaterial – which can be inserted for the treatment of a bone defect instead of autogenous or allogenous bone so the patient can recover mobility.

Is a type of surgery to examine or repair the tissues inside or around your shoulder joint. The arthroscope is inserted through a small cut (incision) in your skin.

The surgeon makes an incision over the knee. Removes diseased and damaged bone and cartilage, leaving healthy bone intact. Implants the replacement parts into the thighbone, shinbone and kneecap.

Hip replacement, also called hip arthroplasty, is a surgical procedure to address hip pain. The surgery replaces parts of the hip joint with artificial implants.