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For my written critique, I chose to talk about an AP pelvis and surgical lateral hip image that I performed on my ER days’ rotation. My patient complained of entire right hip pain. The patient stated that he had heard a loud popping sound when he stood up earlier that day. He had not walked since. The patient suffers from frequent hip dislocations and was positive that he had dislocated it once again. The patient stated that he had juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, with juvenile rheumatoid…

Radicular Pain Radicular pain is a type of pain that spreads from your back or neck along a spinal nerve. Spinal nerves are nerves that leave the spinal cord and go to the muscles. Radicular pain occurs when one of these nerves becomes irritated or compressed. Radicular pain is sometimes called radiculopathy, radiculitis, or a pinched nerve. When you have this type of pain, you may also have weakness, numbness, or tingling in the area of the body supplied by the nerve. The pain may feel sharp…

It is possible to dislocate the bones within the midfoot joint complex (aka Lisfranc joint) of the foot: This joint complex consists of the ligaments and bones that connect the forefoot to the midfoot. Lisfranc injuries include strains and tears to the ligament itself in addition to bone dislocations and fractures. The Role of the Midfoot As an individual walks, the midfoot is responsible for transferring the forces that the calf muscles generate to the front of the foot. Furthermore, the…

Question: Practicing with the dance pole can be quite frustrating at times, especially the pain felt on my inner thigh. I normally get this pain when I sit on the pole, or when completing the popular up-side down pole stunts while squeezing the pole using the inner thighs. It’s really painful, and at times my skin will end up with bruises. Is there a solution to this problem? Your help can definitely give me the comfort and convenience that I need. By the way, thanks for this website! Answer:…

English Foxhound The English foxhound is of compelling form, with extensive bone. The measure of bone at the lower leg is considered particularly imperative. This fabricate, alongside nearly straight angulation of the smothers, favors stamina over rate. The rich, profound voice is prized for the chase. Numerous English foxhounds have "adjusted" ears, in which around 1 " are surgically expelled from the end of the ear. Customarily a pack dog, the English foxhound in any case makes a stately…

Hallux valgus is commonly known as a bunion. This is where the big toe begin to deviants from its axis and point toward the pinky toe. This causes a bony protrusion to stick out from the side of foot, on the joint of the hallux, or large toe. This is usually in women, women who wear pointy toed shoes, tight-fitting shoes, or high-heeled shoes. These types of shoes can cause deviations to occur on the joint. This can cause severe pain, and a n un-pleasing look to the foot. The bunions are caused…

Osteoarthritis - osteoarthritis treatment Osteoarthritis - Summary Arthritis (from Greek "Arthrosis") is a medical term for lesions in the joints. At Genesis is a gradual breakdown of the cartilage that covers the wrist bone ends. For more severe arthritis causing cartilage decrease growth of the bones around the joint which can lead to deformities, and that activity ability impaired. Osteoarthritis may be more or less developed, and cause anything from mild discomfort to significantly painful…

Injury: groin strain Definition of injury: a usually sports-related injury characterized by intense pain in the region of the groin usually due to abnormal straining or stretching of an adductor muscle of the thigh & especially the adductor longus A strain is the stretching/tearing of a ligament A ligament connects bone-to-bone Adduction is the movement of body parts towards the body’s midline A midfielder in soccer runs frequently back and forth on the soccer field Midfielder took too big of a…

Adhesive Capsulitis Adhesive capsulitis is inflammation of the tendons and ligaments surrounding the shoulder joint (shoulder capsule). This condition causes the shoulder to becomes stiff and painful to move. Adhesive capsulitis is also called frozen shoulder. CAUSES This condition may be caused by: An injury to the shoulder joint. Straining the shoulder. Not moving the shoulder for a period of time. This can happen if your arm was injured or in a sling. Long-standing…

1.What are the priorities in treating orthopedic injuries? What are the available options for stabilizing his leg? A patient that presents with multiple fractures must be fully assessed prior to initiating treatment. This patient needs immediate attention for the fractured ribs and pelvis. Flail chest, which results from multiple ribs being fractured can be a life threatening injury. A fractured pelvis can cause life threatening bleeding due to injury to structures protected by the pelvis. If…