Inability to Bend Your Knee: Causes, Diagnosis, and Treatment Options
Inability to fully bend your knee, or restricted knee flexion, signifies various underlying issues including acute injuries, chronic conditions, infla...
By Alex
Category: Orthopedic Conditions
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Wrist Surgery: Conditions, Types, and Recovery
Yes, wrist surgery is a common and often necessary intervention for conditions from fractures to arthritis, aiming to restore mobility, reduce pain, a...
By Jordan
Genu Valgus vs. Genu Varum: Understanding Knock-Knees, Bow-Legs, Causes, and Management
Genu valgus (knock-knees) involves inward knee angulation with touching knees and separated ankles, while genu varum (bow-legs) features outward knee ...
By Jordan
Coxa Vara and Coxa Valga: Differences, Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment
Coxa varum is characterized by a femoral neck-shaft angle under 120 degrees, making the limb functionally shorter, while coxa valgum features an angle...
By Jordan
Hammer Toes: Causes, Symptoms, Treatment Options, and When Surgery Is Needed
Not all hammer toes require surgery; conservative non-surgical treatments are often the initial approach, with surgery considered only when these meth...
By Hart
Elbow Instability: Causes, Types, Anatomy, and Risk Factors
Elbow instability results from damage to the joint's static (bones, ligaments) and dynamic (muscles) stabilizers, commonly due to traumatic injuries, ...
By Jordan
Patellar Tendon Pain: Differential Diagnosis, Common Causes, and Mimicking Conditions
A differential diagnosis of the patellar tendon involves systematically identifying and distinguishing between various conditions causing pain or dysf...
By Hart
Femoroacetabular Impingement (FAI): Understanding Hip Pain, Causes, Diagnosis, and Management
Yes, Femoroacetabular Impingement (FAI) is a common and often debilitating cause of hip pain due to abnormal bone contact, leading to damage of the la...
By Jordan
Knee Bursitis: Understanding Housemaid's Knee, Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment
The most common nickname for bursitis affecting the knee, particularly the prepatellar bursa, is "Housemaid's Knee," referring to a conditio...
By Hart
