Bone & Joint Injuries
Often caused by falls, trauma, or injury, bone and joint injuries can sometimes be serious enough to require surgery. A broken bone can occasionally puncture your skin, causing intense pain. If you suspect that you have a broken bone, you will need medical treatment right away. In serious cases, pins, screws, and plates are placed into the body to stabilize the bone and help it heal. Joints connect our bones, and joint injuries can often occur in the elbows and knees. To reduce your risk of joint injury, stay healthy. Staying at a healthy weight and keeping your muscles strong and fit reduces the wear and tear on your joints.
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- Q What causes an ischiofemoral labral tear?
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The hip socket, or acetabulum, is ringed by strong fibrocartilage called the labrum, which creates a tight seal and helps provide stability to the joint. Labrum tears are the result of repetitive motion. Athletes who participate in sports that... Full Answer
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- Q How can I prevent another shoulder dislocation if I've already had one?
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The prevention of future shoulder dislocations depends on how the original injury occurred. The two types of shoulder dislocations are traumatic (sports injury, motor vehicle accident, or falling on an outstretched arm) and atraumatic which is general... Full Answer
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- Q How does a hip become dislocated?
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Due to the deep ball-and-socket nature of the hip joint and the strong muscles and ligaments surrounding the hip joint, hip dislocations are rare and generally occur from violent twisting motions or traumas such as car accidents. Signs and symptoms of a... Full Answer
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- Q What is osteitis pubis?
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Osteitis pubis is a condition that involves the gradual widening of the pubic symphysis. The pubic symphysis is the location where the pelvis connects in the front. Normally the condition occurs over time during participation in long-term activities such... Full Answer
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- Q What happens when a shoulder is dislocated?
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The shoulder joint is made up of three bones: upper arm (humerus), collarbone (clavicle), and the shoulder blade (scapula). The upper arm looks like half of a ball attached to the rest of a long bone. This ball part of the bone sits on top of a flat bowl... Full Answer
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- Q What is the most common type of shoulder dislocation?
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Frequency in type of shoulder dislocation depends on the primary activity of the individual. Anterior dislocation of the shoulder is the most commonly reported shoulder instability dysfunction. Posterior and Inferior dislocations are the two other types... Full Answer
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- Q How can I avoid dislocating my shoulder again?
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Once you sustain a shoulder dislocation injury, it is likely to reoccur if proper treatment is avoided. Shoulder dislocation reoccurrence rates vary from as low as 25% up to 94% according to different studies. Shoulder dislocations are likely to reoccur... Full Answer
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- Q What are symptoms of plica syndrome?
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The plica, folds within the fibrous membrane that eventually dissolve into the joint capsule of the knee, often remain symptom free until they is disrupted by a direct blow to the knee or irritation from stretching and rubbing on the femur during... Full Answer
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- Q What is the unhappy, or O’Donoghue, triad?
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The unhappy triad/O’Donoghue triad is an injury to the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), medial collateral ligament (MCL) and medial meniscus caused by a force on the outside of the knee, pushing the knee joint in (valgus force). Because... Full Answer
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- Q Why does an injured meniscus take so long to heal?
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The amount of blood flow which is or is not present within different parts of a meniscus is the reason it takes so long for menisci to heal when injured. It is best to think of a meniscus as three circumferential zones. There is the outer zone... Full Answer
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