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    summer of my junior year of high school I had the opportunity to shadow a variety of medical professionals. One of these was an orthopedic surgeon, and during the time I spent watching his surgeries, I got the chance to witness two Total Knee Arthroscopies (TKAs). For my biomedical product, I chose to research a total knee prosthesis. This prosthetic has an old and very diverse history that centers mostly around the 1970s, but today has become a multibillion dollar industry with millions of…

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    A twenty-nine year old male suffered a tear of his right acetabular labrum when he experienced a swift anterior force from an opponent during a basketball game. Additionally, the patient has experienced symptoms of femoral acetabular impingement (FAI) on other occasions throughout his basketball career. Due to the severity of the injury, doctors used a surgical procedure to repair the labrum and instructed the patient to avoid full weight bearing (WB) activity for at least 3-4 weeks.…

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    Nursing Case Summary

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    It was also noted that since the pain has not improved with rest, medication, therapy, and arthroscopy in addition to the x-rays, the next step is total knee resurfacing. It was also noted that the patient will require medical clearance prior to surgery and due to the complexity, the provider notes that he needs an assistant surgeon. The patient…

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    Why Frozen Shoulder

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    Joint Distention. A sterile water is injected into a joint to stretch the tissue so that movement is easier Shoulder Manipulation under anesthesia. You will receive general anesthesia and the doctor perform manipulation to break adhesion. Shoulder Arthroscopy. This procedure is rarely done. The doctor uses a lighted, tubular instrument inserted into a small incision around the joint to remove scar tissue and…

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    In the article Sports Injuries Part 2 the author talks about some different types of injuries, and how they impact a person based on their age group and gender. The three main groups they talked about were: children and adolescents, middle aged athletes, and women. The article talks about how each group is affected from certain injuries, and how their body is different from the other groups. The author also talks about different treatments for injuries, including, professional treatments, and…

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    Arthritis Research Paper

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    surgery. People with arthritis go through surgery if their pain worsens and medication stopped helping. Surgery helps to align or replace the joints that are damaged. There are many types of surgeries to relieve the symptoms of arthritis, such as Arthroscopy, Joint Replacement (Arthroplasty), Joint Fusion and…

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    McCarthy C.F. Rehabilitation of the pitching shoulder. Am J Sports Med. 1985;13((4)):223–235. Kibler WB Burkhart SS, Morgan CD,the dis¬abled throwing shoulder: spectrum of pathology. Part II: evaluation and treatment of SLAP lesions in throwers. Arthroscopy. 2003; 19:531-539. . Burkhart SS, Morgan CD, Kibler WB. The dis¬abled throwing shoulder: spectrum of pathology Part III: The SICK scapula, scapular dyskinesis, the kinetic chain, and rehabilitation. Arthros¬copy. 2003; 19:641-661 Myers J.B,…

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    Arthritis (Joint Pain) Arthritis is simply inflammation in one or more joints within' your body. In the world today it is well known of the two main types of Arthritis which are Osteoarthritis, and Rheumatoid Arthritis. Those two main types can severely damage the many joints in the body in a variety of ways. Osteoarthritis is when the joint cartilage is just naturally torn from a hardworking person. The hard slick coating that is found on the ends of bones in the body is usually what tears. If…

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    Rotator Cuff Tear

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    The rotator cuff is a group of muscles and tendons that surrounds the shoulder joint, keeping the humerus bone within the ball and socket of the shoulder. A rotator cuff tear is an injury that can cause a dull ache in the shoulder, which often worsens when trying to overuse the muscles. Rotator cuff injuries often occurs in people who repeatedly perform motions that included using the arm above their heads. They can get these injuries in their jobs, or sports, also the rotator cuff injury also…

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    Patient Injury

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    DOI: 03/13/2012. Patient is a 40-year old female housekeeper who sustained injuries to her back, left knee, and right shoulder when she slipped on water and fell in the bathroom. Per OMNI, patient is status post left knee arthroscopy with chondroplasty and meniscectomy on 08/09/2012. In an office visit dated 11/20/15, patient presents with chronic left knee, right shoulder and low back pain. Current medications include Pantoprazole-protonix 20 mg, diclofenac sodium 1.5 %, and Norco 7.5-325 mg.…

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