COVID-19 PATIENT SAFETY INFORMATION

At Two Twelve Surgery Center, the health and safety of our patients and staff is always our number one priority. With this in mind, we are continuing to closely monitor the COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) outbreak.  In addition to staying in constant contact with the Minnesota Department of Health, we are staying up-to-date with the latest information from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and World Health Organization (WHO).

APPOINTMENTS/VISITORS:

• In an effort to keep everyone safe, we ask that all patients follow the below testing guidelines:
  • Patients who are symptomatic or who have recently been exposed to someone with COVID-19 will be required to test prior to surgery. At home tests are allowed to show a negative result prior to surgery.
• In an effort to keep everyone safe, we are asking all patients/visitors to NOT enter the building, and instead call to reschedule appointments if the following apply to you:
  • Had a fever of 100.4 or higher in the 24 hours prior to your appointment
  • Feel ill on the day of your appointment.
• Current masking recommendations will be discussed with patients as part of the pre-operative communication. Please let us know if you would like our staff to wear a mask during your episode of care. If you wish to wear a mask and do not have one; we can provide a mask pending our supply availability. Of note, these are not N95 masks.
• COVID-19 testing protocols have been put in place for all surgery patients receiving treatment inside ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs).

VISITOR RESTRICTIONS: 

• We are allowing ONE visitor to accompany a patient into the building.  Two visitors for pediatric patients (age 17 and under).

The steps to protect yourself from Coronavirus (COVID-19) are generally the same as those for the flu:

• Wash your hands frequently with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, or with an alcohol-based hand sanitizer if soap and water are not available.
• Avoid close contact with sick people.
• Cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue or your elbow.
• Clean and disinfect frequently touched objects and surfaces using a household cleaning spray or wipe.

For information on prevention, symptoms and what to do if you’re feeling sick, please call the Minnesota Department of Health COVID-19 Hotline at 651-201-3920.

Patient education is an important tool in your orthopedic care, giving you an active role in your treatment process. Please click on the links below
to learn more about the anatomy of the spine and neck as well as some of the spine and neck conditions our surgeons treat.

Our spine surgeons are orthopedic surgeons who have pursued additional spine and neck surgery training at the fellowship level in order to provide
you with the most up-to-date and comprehensive treatment.

Our patients are encouraged to read the information provided on our website prior to visiting with their surgeon allowing them to generate a list of
questions they may have regarding their condition or procedure.

Non-Surgical Procedures

Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection

Facet Joint Injections

Lumbar Epidural Steroid Injection

Lumbar Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injection

Medial Branch Block

Surgical Procedures

Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion (ACDF)

Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion (Intervertebral Spacer)

Artificial Cervical Disc Replacement (Prestige®)

Intralaminar Lumbar Microendoscopic Discectomy

Laminectomy

Laminectomy (Cervical)

Laminectomy (Cervical) with Fusion

Lumbar Disc Microsurgery

Patient education is an important tool in your orthopedic care, giving you an active role in your treatment process. Please click on the links below to learn more about the anatomy of the hand and some of the hand conditions our surgeons treat.

Our hand physicians are orthopedic surgeons who have pursued additional hand and wrist surgery training at the fellowship level in order to provide you with the most up-to-date and comprehensive treatment.

Our patients are encouraged to read the information provided on our website prior to visiting with their surgeon allowing them to generate a list of questions they may have regarding their condition or procedure.

About Surgery of the Hand

Carpal Tunnel Release (Open Technique)

De Quervain’s Release

Digital Nerve Repair

Distal Radius Fracture Repair with Volar Plate

Endoscopic Carpal Tunnel Release

Endoscopic Carpal Tunnel Release (Lins)

Finger Fracture Fixation

Ganglion Cyst Removal

Limited Palmar Fasciectomy for Dupuytren’s Contracture

Scaphoid Fracture Open Reduction and Internal Fixation (ORIF)

Tendon Repair

Trigger Digit Release

Wrist Arthroscopy

Patient education is an important tool in your orthopedic care, giving you an active role in your treatment process. Please click on the links below
to learn more about the anatomy of the hip as well as some of the hip conditions our surgeons treat.

Each year in the United States, more than 200,000 total hip replacement procedures are performed. Continuously evolving techniques and innovations
make these replacement surgeries uniquely beneficial to patients who suffer from arthritis and other painful hip conditions. These procedures can
alleviate problems caused by osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, fractures, congenital conformity and other diseases which restrict a patient’s
active lifestyle.

Scientific studies have clearly demonstrated that surgeons like those at Twin Cities Orthopedics who specialize in hip replacement surgery and
perform large numbers of these procedures have superior outcomes for their patients. The physicians at the Twin Cities Orthopedics perform thousands
of joint replacement procedures annually.

Our patients are encouraged to read the information provided on our website prior to visiting with their surgeon allowing them to generate a list of
questions they may have regarding their condition or procedure.

Hip Arthroscopy

Patient education is an important tool in your orthopedic care, giving you an active role in your treatment process. Please click on the links below to learn more about the anatomy of the foot and ankle as well as some of the foot and ankle conditions our surgeons treat.

Our board-certified foot and ankle surgeons are orthopedic surgeons who have a built a majority of their patient base concentrated on the treatment of foot and ankle conditions in order to provide you with the most up-to-date and comprehensive treatment.

Our patients are encouraged to read the information provided on our website prior to visiting with their surgeon allowing them to generate a list of questions they may have regarding their condition or procedure.

Ankle Fracture Surgery

Ankle Fusion, Transfibular

Bunionectomy (Chevron Bunionectomy)

Bunionectomy With Wedge Osteotomy

Bunionette Deformity Correction (Distal Fifth Metatarsal Osteotomy)

Bunionette Deformity Correction (Fifth Metatarsal Partial Head Resection)

Calcaneal Fracture Fixation (Open Reduction and Internal Fixation)

Calcaneal Tongue-Type Fracture Fixation (Open Reduction and Internal Fixation)

Cheilectomy

First Metatarsal-phalangeal Joint (MTP) Arthrodesis

Hammertoe Correction (PIP Joint Arthroplasty)

Jones Fracture Fixation (Intramedullary Screw)

Jones Fracture Fixation (Open Reduction and Internal Fixation)

Metatarsal Fracture Fixation (Open Reduction and Internal Fixation)

Subtalar Fusion

Surgery for Achilles Tendon Rupture

Patient education is an important tool in your orthopedic care, giving you an active role in your treatment process. Please click on the links below to learn more about the anatomy of the knee as a sampling of the knee conditions our surgeons treat.

Our patients are encouraged to read the information provided on our website prior to visiting with their surgeon allowing them to generate a list of questions they may have regarding their condition or procedure.

ACL Reconstruction (Patellar Tendon Graft Technique)

ACL Reconstruction with Hamstring

Arthroscopic Chondroplasty

Arthroscopy (Overview)

Cartilage Repair

Lateral Release and Medial Imbrication

Loose Body Removal (Knee)

Meniscus Repair (Arthroscopic Technique)

Partial Meniscectomy

Patient education is an important tool in your orthopedic care, giving you an active role in your treatment process. Please click on the links below
to learn more about the anatomy of the elbow as well as some of the elbow conditions our surgeons treat.

The elbow is one of the most commonly injured parts of the body. The specialists at Twin Cities Orthopedics provide advanced and comprehensive
diagnosis, treatment and therapy for all problems related to the elbow, from soreness caused by overhead activities or tennis elbow to the chronic
pain of arthritis.

Our patients are encouraged to read the information provided on our website prior to visiting with their surgeon allowing them to generate a list of
questions they may have regarding their condition or procedure.

Ulnar Nerve Transposition at the Elbow

Patient education is an important tool in your orthopedic care, giving you an active role in your treatment process. Please click on the links below to learn more about the anatomy of the shoulder as well as a sampling of the shoulder conditions our surgeons treat.

Our patients are encouraged to read the information provided on our website prior to visiting with their surgeon allowing them to generate a list of questions they may have regarding their condition or procedure.

Acromioclavicular (AC) Joint Separation Repair

Bankart Repair

Biceps Tenodesis

Distal Clavicle Excision (Resection, Arthroscopic Technique)

Glenohumeral Debridement

Mini-Open Rotator Cuff Repair

Rotator Cuff Repair (Arthroscopic)

SLAP Repair

Patient education is an important tool in your surgical care, giving you an active role in your treatment process. Please click on the links below to learn more about the anatomy of the ear, nose and throat as well as some of the ear, nose and throat conditions our surgeons treat.

Our patients are encouraged to read the information provided on our website prior to visiting with their surgeon allowing them to generate a list of questions they may have regarding their condition or procedure.

Ear Tube Surgery (Myringotomy)

Tonsillectomy

Patient education is an important tool in your ophthalmology care, giving you an active role in your treatment process. Please click on the links below to learn more about ophthalmology and the procedures our surgeons perform.

Our patients are encouraged to read the information provided on our website prior to visiting with their surgeon allowing them to generate a list of questions they may have regarding their condition or procedure.

Cataract Removal (Phacoemulsification Method)

Patient education is an important tool of your pain management care. Please click on the links below to learn more about the anatomy, as well the pain management conditions our physicians treat.

Our patients are encouraged to read the information provided on our website prior to visiting with their physician allowing them to generate a list of questions they may have regarding their condition.

Arm & Elbow

Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection

Cervical Selective Nerve Root Block

Cervical Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injection

General Body

Lumbar Sympathetic Block

Head, Neck, & Spine

Facet Joint Injections

Lumbar Epidural Steroid Injection

Lumbar Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injection

Medial Branch Block

Sacroiliac Joint Steroid Injection

Spinal Cord Stimulation (Boston Scientific)

Spinal Cord Stimulator Implant (Trial Procedure)

Stellate Ganglion Block

Patient education is an important tool in your gastrointestinal care, giving you an active role in your treatment process. Please click on the links below to learn more about the conditions our surgeons treat.

Our patients are encouraged to read the information provided on our website prior to visiting with their surgeon allowing them to generate a list of questions they may have regarding their condition or procedure.

Appendectomy

Cholecystectomy

Hernia Repair (Open Procedure for Abdominal Hernia)

Hernia Surgery (Laparoscopic)

Patient education is an important tool in your gynecologic care, giving you an active role in your treatment process. Please click on the links below to learn more about some of the conditions and procedures our physicians perform.

Our patients are encouraged to read the information provided on our website prior to visiting with their physician allowing them to generate a list of questions they may have regarding their condition or procedure.

Dilation and Curettage (D and C)

Endometrial Ablation (Gynecare Thermachoice®)

Endometrial Radiofrequency Ablation (NovaSure®)

Gynecologic Laparoscopy

Hysteroscopy

LEEP (Loop Electrosurgical Excision Procedure)

Ovarian Cystectomy (Laparoscopic)

Polypectomy (Hysteroscopic Morcellator)

Tubal Ligation (Laparoscopic Bipolar Tubal Coagulation)