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Colonoscopies. It’s not something that’s necessarily pleasant to think about, but it’s a screening everyone needs at some point.
Our board-certified orthopedic surgeons provide extraordinary medical care for you and your family. They believe in a team approach and will coordinate with your primary care doctor and physical therapists to help you recover.
Very simply, arthritis is the loss of cartilage, which is what cushions a joint. In the knee, it serves as a pad that helps any time we walk or do any sort of physical activity, keeping the knee mobile and running smoothly. Arthritis can make it difficult to get around as the result of less cushioning.
A stroke is sudden damage to part of the brain from a problem with a blood vessel. About 90% of the time, that’s due to a blood clot or blockage, which chokes off oxygen or nutrients to part of the brain, and the other 10% of the time that can be bleeding into an area of the brain. Thrombectomy is a procedure that opens up an artery to break down or pull out a blood clot.
As a certified Thrombectomy-Capable Center, we provide potentially life-saving intervention for people facingstrokes. One of our patients, Paul Held, underwent a thrombectomy after his daughter called 911 when hecontacted her while experiencing stroke symptoms. Learn more about Paul’s story and how our partnership with the St. Charles County Ambulance District has helped patients like Paul get quick, effective care.
Cardiac catheterization is a procedure where a catheter, a small hollow tube, is inserted through an artery in the wrist or groin and advanced into the heart, where the doctor can perform a number of tests.
Women with an average risk of breast cancer should schedule yearly screening mammograms, usually beginning at age 40. If you’re uncertain of your breast cancer risk, an appointment with a breast surgeon should be scheduled for a formal risk assessment.
Thomas Byrnes was feeling severe pain in his right leg. After unsuccessfully diagnosing the problem for two years, he was referred to Nicholas Wilson, MD, one of our BJC Medical Group orthopedic surgeons, and the two of them decided Thomas would need to replace both his hips.
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Blood pressure refers to two different measurements: pressure in the arteries when the heart contracts, and pressure in the arteries when the heart relaxes. Normal blood pressure is 120/80 or lower.