Orthopedic Surgeon
Dr. Michael J. Vanwagner is an Orthopedic Surgeon in Traverse City, MI
with special training and skill in preoperative, operative, and postoperative treatments and diagnostics of musculoskeletal diseases and injuries.
As an Orthopedic Surgeon, Michael J. Vanwagner, DO performs
non-surgical and surgical treatments of musculoskeletal injuries and dysfunctions. Orthopedic Surgery is
the branch of surgery that treats musculoskeletal trauma, spine diseases, sports injuries, degenerative diseases, infections, tumors, and congenital disorders both surgically and nonsurgically. Significant diseases and conditions treated by
Orthopedic Surgeons include sports injuries, back pain, ruptured disks and spinal stenosis, bone tumors, carpal tunnel, hand arthritis and hand injuries, club foot, bow legs and hip dysplasia, orthopaedic trauma, limb lengthening, Achilles tendon injuries, bunions and foot and ankle injuries, as well as osteoporosis and arthritis.
Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Orthopedic Surgeons
include knee arthroscopy and meniscectomy, shoulder arthroscopy and decompression, carpal tunnel release, knee arthroscopy and chondroplasty, removal of support implant, knee arthroscopy and anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction, knee replacement, repair of femoral neck fracture, repair of trochanteric fracture, debridement of skin/muscle/bone/fracture, knee arthroscopy repair of both meniscis, hip replacement, shoulder arthroscopy/distal clavicle excision, repair of rotator cuff tendon, repair fracture of radius (bone)/ulna, laminectomy, repair of ankle fracture (bimalleolar type), shoulder arthroscopy and debridement, lumbar spinal fusion, repair fracture of the distal part of radius, low back intervertebral disc surgery, incise finger tendon sheath, repair of ankle fracture (fibula), repair of femoral shaft fracture, and repair of trochanteric fracture.
An orthopaedic surgeon is trained in the preservation, investigation and restoration of the form and function of the extremities, spine and associated structures by medical, surgical and physical means. An orthopaedic surgeon is involved with the care of patients whose musculoskeletal problems include congenital deformities, trauma, infections, tumors, metabolic disturbances of the musculoskeletal system, deformities, injuries and degenerative diseases of the spine, hands, feet, knee, hip, shoulder and elbow in children and adults. An orthopaedic surgeon is also concerned with primary and secondary muscular problems and the effects of central or peripheral nervous system lesions of the musculoskeletal system.
Orthopedic Surgeons in Traverse City, MI
Orthopedic Hip Surgeon
Orthopedic Hip Surgeons in Traverse City, MI
Orthopedic Knee Surgeon
Orthopedic Knee Surgeons in Traverse City, MI
Adult Reconstructive Orthopedic Surgeon
Dr. Michael J. Vanwagner is an Adult Reconstructive Orthopedic Surgeon in Traverse City, MI
with special training and skill in surgically reconstructing patient musculoskeletal systems.
As an Adult Reconstructive Orthopedic Surgeon, Michael J. Vanwagner, DO performs
hip replacements, joint replacements, prosthetic limb fitting, knee surgery, spinal disc reconstruction, and other procedures relating to replacing or rebuilding the human muscles, joints, and tendons. Adult Reconstructive Orthopedic Surgery is
a medical specialty centered on surgically rebuilding or replacing patient bones, joints, ligaments, and tendons. Significant diseases and conditions treated by
Adult Reconstructive Orthopedic Surgeons include skeletal birth defects, osteoarthritis, arthritis, avascular necrosis, traumatic injury to the skeleton, spine, or joints, and sports injuries.
Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Adult Reconstructive Orthopedic Surgeons
include diagnostic imaging like MRI, CT, and x-ray, procedures like hip arthroscopy, procedures on joints like core decompression, procedures to repair fractures, and hip and knee replacements.
Recognized by several state medical boards as a fellowship subspecialty program of orthopaedic surgery, adult reconstructive orthopaedic surgeons deal with reconstructive procedures such as joint arthroplasty (i.e., hip and knee), osteotomy, arthroscopy, soft-tissue reconstruction, and a variety of other adult reconstructive surgical procedures.
Adult Reconstructive Orthopedic Surgeons in Traverse City, MI
