Dr. Paul Fleissner, a board-certified orthopaedic and pediatric orthopaedic surgeon at Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center, ...

Embiid is now considering alternative options, including potential surgery, in order to eventually get back on the court. How ...

The following is a summary of “Anterior cruciate ligament tissue stiffness and anterior tibial translation are increased in patients with medial meniscus posterior root tear,” published in the March ...

Eleven of 22 magnetic resonance imaging evaluations detected a tear at the site of the posterior medial meniscus root. Nine of 16 bone scan evaluations showed moderate uptake medially ...

A Colles fracture, a break in one of the forearm bones near the wrist, commonly requires physical therapy after a period of immobilization. The exercises used in physical therapy are focused on ...

A medial collateral ligament (MCL) tear affects the inside of the knee. The tough MCL ligament fibers that connect the end of the femur (thigh bone) and the top of the tibia (shin bone) can tear, ...

Neurological and vascular injuries occur less frequently. These injuries may include: Hamstring injury: A hamstring injury is a tear or strain in one or more muscles in the back of the thigh.

Meniscal tears are frequently symptomatic and irreparable. For patients with these tears, partial meniscectomy removes unstable fragments that may cause symptoms of locking and catching.

nih.no Background Secondary meniscal tears after ACL injuries increase the risk of knee osteoarthritis. The current literature on secondary meniscal injuries after ACL injury is not consistent and may ...

This week we are going to discuss meniscus tears of the knee. The medial and lateral meniscus are pads in the knee which provide stability and cushioning to the knee, as well as improve the ...

However, results obtained from these studies cannot fully assess the effects of degenerative or traumatic meniscal tears in the development and progression of OA. Animal models where meniscal injury ...

It was exciting... A forum user writes: I had a medial meniscus tear, confirmed by an MRI, about two months ago. The pain went away within a week, and the doctor said surgery wasn’t necessary. I was ...