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ON-Q C-bloc Continuous
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ON-Q is an appropriate method for relieving pain after many types of surgery. If you do not recognize your specific, upcoming surgery here, please contact us with your questions. A qualified healthcare professional will help you understand whether ON-Q may be appropriate for your surgery.

Click on the links below to see surgeries that ON-Q has been used for in the past.

• General
• Orthopedics
• OB-GYN
• Cardio-Thoracic
• Plastic Surgery
• Colorectal
• Podiatry

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General

• Appendectomy
  • removal of the vermiform appendix
• Hernia
  • protrusion of a looped bowel or tissue through the abdominal wall, usually around the navel or the groin
    
• Gastric Bypass
  • decreasing the size of the stomach in order to permanently reduce food intake and thus result in weight loss
• Nephrectomy
  • kidney removal
    
• Mastectomy
  • surgical removal of the breast, there are four types of surgeries that fall into this category: simple, partial, modified radical and radical
    
• Thoracotomy
  • opening the chest, most often to remove part of the lung
• Prostatectomy
  • removal of the prostate gland, just below the bladder, usually due to cancer
    
    

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Orthopedics

• ACL
  • ACL surgery is required when the ACL, one of the major ligaments around the knee, is torn; this can happen when a force rotates the lower leg while the knee is bent
    
• Knee Replacement
  • injured or damaged parts of the knee joint are replaced with artificial parts; the procedure is performed by separating the muscles and ligaments around the knee to expose the knee capsule (the tough, gristle-like tissue surrounding the knee joint)
    
• Rotator Cuff
  • torn rotator cuff repair
    
• Subacromial Decompression
  • repairing the rotator cuff tendons, which are inflamed and causing pain when performing certain activities
    
• Illiac Crest Graft
  • bone transplant harvest site for use in the spine or cleft palate

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OB-GYN

• Hysterectomy (TAH)
  • removal of the uterus
    
• C-Section
  • delivery of a newborn through a surgical incision in the lower abdomen
    
• Exploratory Surgery for Cancer
  • may result in removal of part of the cervix, uterus or ovaries due to cancer

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Cardio-Thoracic

• Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG)
  • replacement of the coronary arteries
    
• Sternotomy
  • an incision through the sternum for heart surgery
    
• Valve Replacement and Repair
  • correction or replacement of a defective or diseased heart valve

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Plastic Surgery

• Abdominoplasty
  • removing excess skin near and around the lower abdomen with tightening of the abdominal muscles; also known as a tummy tuck
    
• Breast Augmentation
  • increasing breast size through insertion of implants
    
• Breast Reduction
  • removal of part of the breast
    
• Breast Reconstruction
  • reconstruction of a breast that has been removed due to cancer or other disease

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Colorectal

• Colectomy
  • removing a portion of the colon
    
• Hemorrhoidectomy
  • removal of hemorrhoids

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Podiatry

• Foot and Ankle Surgery
  • general foot or ankle surgery