OpenDissectYour operation explained in 3D: hip, wrist, ankle, shoulder, appendix, gallbladder, hernia
Plain-language explanations of common operations, written by a surgical resident: what happens, why, the risks in real numbers and the recovery.
Hip fracture: fixing it with a nailBroken hip (below the neck) · nailHip fracture: a new hip jointBroken neck of the femur · prosthesisBroken wrist: fixing it with a plateDistal radius fracture · plateBroken ankle: fixing it with a plateAnkle fracture (Weber B) · plateBroken shoulder: fixing it with a plateProximal humerus fracture · plateAppendicitis: removing the appendixAppendectomy · keyhole surgeryGallstones: removing the gallbladderCholecystectomy · keyhole surgeryGroin hernia: repair with a mesh (Lichtenstein)Inguinal hernia · open mesh repair