Patient Education
Informational Web Sites
American Academy
of Orthopaedic Surgeons ®
This link is to the patient information section of the AAOS website entitled, “Your
Orthopaedic Connection.” This site is an excellent comprehensive resource
for everything from general information on orthopaedics, specific injuries
and conditions, news of interest, and other information relative to the health
of your bones and joints. This great resource should be your first step in
researching your specific orthopaedic interest.
Spine Universe
Spine Universe is an extremely well organized website on the back and neck.
The site is a comprehensive resource for all aspects of spine health. Spine
Universe contains information on specific spinal conditions, spine surgery,
non-surgical treatments, ergonomics, spine wellness, pain management, new
technology and more.
The Arthritis
Foundation
This website is an excellent comprehensive resource for patients with arthritic
conditions. Among the vast resources of this site is information on the local
offices which offer classes, support groups and special programs.
St. Mary’s
Health System
This is the St. Mary’s Health System website. This site
may be helpful to referred patients for hospital information (i.e., directions,
FAQ's) regarding surgery or other outpatient procedures.
East Tennessee Children’s
Hospital
This is the Children’s Hospital website. This site may be
helpful to children and their parents that have been referred to the hospital.
There is hospital visitation information and FAQ’s, as well as other
children’s medical information links.
Fort
Sanders West Outpatient Surgery Center
This site may be helpful to referred patients regarding outpatient
surgery.
Save Your Knees
This site may be helpful to referred patients with knee issues.
Shockwave
Therapy
This link contains information regarding Shockwave Therapy, the non-invasive
procedure for plantar fasciitis (chronic heel pain) and epicondylitis (tennis
elbow).
Pfizer
This site is the home of Pfizer Pharmaceuticals Company which
contains information about the prescription anti-inflammatory medications, Bextra and Celebrex.
The site also contains health resources and links of interest to orthopedic
patients.
Lab Tests
Online
Lab Tests Online is an excellent resource for learning more about your lab
testing. The site is maintained by lab professionals and presented in an easy
to understand format. The site is peer-reviewed and non-commercial.
WebMD
This link is to the Condition Center of WebMD. WebMD is a comprehensive medical
information resource. This is probably the most well known health care site
on the web.
MedlinePlus
The MedlinePlus site will direct you to information to help answer health questions. MedlinePlus brings together authoritative information from NLM, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and other government agencies and health-related organizations. MedlinePlus also has extensive information about drugs, an illustrated medical encyclopedia, interactive patient tutorials, and latest health news.
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