What is Arthrodesis? Bone or joint fusion surgery, called arthrodesis, is performed to relieve arthritis pain in the ankles, wrists, fingers, thumbs, or spine. In arthrodesis, two bones on each end of a joint are fused, eliminating the joint itself and making one continuous bone. This surgery is typically quite successful.
For the Ugandan hospital, see Case Medical Centre. University Hospitals of Cleveland is a major not-for-profit medical complex in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center is an affiliate hospital of Case Western Reserve University - a relationship that was first established in 1896. With 150 locations throughout northeast Ohio, the University Hospitals network encompasses hospitals, outpatient centers, and primary care physicians.
Since opening its doors 93 years ago, the nonprofit Cleveland Clinic has grown to become a world-renowned academic medical center and health system, seeing more than 4 million patients per year. Here are 10 things to know about Cleveland Clinic: Cleveland Clinic has more than 1,400 beds on its main campus and 4,450 beds systemwide. The system consists of a 44-building main campus in Cleveland, eight community hospitals, a children's hospital for rehabilitation, one affiliate hospital and 75 outpatient clinics locally, as well as one facility each in Weston, Fla, Las Vegas, Toronto and Abu Dhabi.