Dr. Nicholas Callahan is the Director of the Cleveland Hip and Knee Institute in Mayfield Heights, Ohio. As an orthopedic specialist he treats patients with a variety of orthopedic conditions. In this short video he discusses how he uses the "doorway test" to determine a patient's satisfaction. *Spoiler* he loves getting people back to doing [...]
Denise suffered much longer than she should have with severe arthritic hip pain before having her first hip replacement surgery. The pain was so intense she could have fallen at any time. The thought of having surgery terrified her. When she was searching for an orthopedic specialist, she knew she wanted someone who performed the AMIS [...]
Surgery should generally be the last option when it comes to orthopedic care. But, when all other non-surgical options have been explored and conservative measures are no longer helpful, surgical intervention can be what Dr. Callahan recommends. Patients are often surprised to learn the majority of Dr. Callahan's surgeries are performed on an outpatient basis. Extensive research [...]
Are you considering total hip replacement? The AMIS (Anterior Minimally Invasive Surgery) Bikini follows an intermuscular and internervous pathway, but utilizes a skin incision performed within the skin fold of the “bikini line”, or frontal groin crease. Current approaches and AMIS It is important to know that a surgeon can access the hip joint by [...]
John Henderson is no stranger to trauma and healing. The Bronze Star with valor recipient has only recently been able to discuss the events that took place during a battle on The Black Virgin Mountain in Vietnam in 1968. He escaped via helicopter from the 300 VCs that night, but 20 of his fellow soldiers [...]
Dr. Nicholas Callahan with the Cleveland Hip and Knee Institute discusses how his patients best recover from hip surgery. Cleveland Hip and Knee Institute provides leading-edge expert hip and knee care using minimally invasive surgical techniques. Our exceptional patient care helps to ensure that our patients have a smooth recovery so they can get back [...]
It has long been known that walking is an easy, beneficial exercise. Not only do people who walk regularly have less body fat, it also lowers the risk of blood clots, since the calf acts as a venous pump, contracting and pumping blood from the feet and legs back to the heart, reducing the load on the [...]
Making the decision to have a hip or knee joint replacement surgery should not be taken lightly. Consideration should start with honest conversations with your family and friends about the level of pain you are experiencing and how your quality of life has been impacted. Although arthritis is the biggest qualifier for joint replacement surgery, [...]
Providing leading-edge expert hip and knee care using minimally invasive surgical techniques, our exceptional patient care helps to ensure that our patients have a smooth recovery so they can get back to doing the things they love.
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