Medial meniscus

nurse who sustained a work related injury due to repetitive work. Per OMNI, she is initially diagnosed with strain to the knee patella. MRI of the right knee dated 10/9/15 revealed globular increased signal intensity is seen throughout the medial meniscus most consistent with intrasubstance degeneration; tricompartmental osteoarthritic changes; joint effusion; pre-patellar soft tissue edema, query contusion; and chrondromalacia patellae. Per the panel QME Supplemental report dated 12/31/15,…

foraminal narrowing. Based on medical report dated 6/6/2016 by Dr. Steiner, patient complains of constant pain across the lower back. He reports occasional right leg pain radiating to the right calf. He reports recurrent pain along the along the medial side of his right knee. He also reports occasional cracking in the right knee and occasional right hip pain. Current medications include meloxicam,…

learned when you are injured people are rude and inconsiderate. I want to be different. I want to be helpful to those who are disabled or injured because everyone deserves respect and kindness. Tearing my anterior cruciate ligament, medial meniscus, and lateral meniscus has changed my life, and hopefully for the…

the entire knee. It can also be very difficult to walk or move with a torn ACL. The ACL is connected to the femur and the tibia, in normal ACL tears cases it can take up to 6-9 months to recover from the injury. The next structure injured is the meniscus. In about 80% of…

foot of the affected leg. Another area to palpate for normal blood flow would be within the popliteal fossa for the popliteal artery because of the tibia being displaced posteriorly. The posterior tibial artery could be palpated posterior to the medial malleolus for a sign of whether or not the injury affected this…

tear of the body and posterior horn of the lateral meniscus extending to the inferior articular surface with marked extrusion of the body. There is mild tricompartmental osteoarthritis. Based on the latest medical report dated 03/14/16, the patient presents for follow-up for his left hindfoot soft tissue injury and flap coverage.…

Every patient experiences an ACL injury different, but there are some common symptoms associated with an ACL tear. Pain can range from minimal and transient to severe and lasting. The pain may be described as being deep in the knee but more anterior. Most individuals that tear their ACL experience a popping, snapping or tearing sensation during injury. With a tear there will be rapid swelling and weight bearing leads to a feeling of the knee giving way or “just not feel right” as described…

can end it all. “You see your ACL is like this piece of paper. When you turn the paper like this,” my orthopedic surgeon demonstrates with her hand, “and apply enough force, it tears”. I had torn my anterior cruciate ligament, medial collateral ligament and meniscus in the state championship game. The average full recovery time from an injury like this is about 8 months. I had college camps, for prospective athletes, to go to. I was supposed to get bigger, faster, stronger. I was supposed to…

Bottom of the fourth quarter with less than one minute left in the game. You look both left and right down the field, with shining lights above your head. “Read…Set…Hike!” Next thing you know you flat on your back and the world is spinning around you and blackout knowing the last thing you see is a helmet of the opposing team. Is the game of football to dangerous for high school, or even those in the collage? Its to my understanding that we as Americans support the football league and personally…

Article Review The beauty and elegance of a ballet dancer is achieved with years of technical training. Like with any sport, to be great, a ballet dancer must train with the expectation that his or her efforts will help one to achieve excellence. Ballet dance is competitive. Without proper technical training, the odds of making it as a professional dancer are little to none. It is due to this small window of opportunity that ballet dancers are willing to put their bodies through strenuous and…