Orthopedic surgery

Osteolysis, also known as “disappearing bone disease,” is a condition where parts of your skeleton begin to disappear and is usually a side effect of another underlying cause taking place in your body. Osteolysis tends to be idiopathic which means it came about spontaneously and the cause is undiscovered. The first case of Osteolysis was reported in 1838 in which an 18 year old man’s humerus disappeared completely. It disappeared over a course of 11 years, in which he suffered two fractures to…

Hip replacement surgery is performed to replace the hip joint by the prosthetic implant. The replacement can be either partial or total, based on the specifications of the condition of the patient. The surgery is performed for the patients, who suffer from the conditions like arthritis pain or treatment for the hip fracture and for the replacement of the femoral head and acetabulum head. And in the place of these heads, a new socket or a ball will be placed as a prosthesis or an implant. Hip…

I am not a boxer, but I got a boxer's fracture. A boxer's fracture is a fracture of one of the metacarpal bones in the hand. The fracture occurs when a person hits an immovable object with a closed fist. That is exactly what I did about one year ago. My ex boyfriend's collar bone was the point of contact. It was just a regular day at Calvary Baptist Academy. I thought it was atleast. As I was walking down the hallway, a friend stopped me to tell me that my ex boyfriend, Christian, had done…

Mechanistic or Organic Design An organization can house either a mechanistic or organic management design. According to Daft’s organizational theory, a mechanistic system is centralized, most decisions and knowledge are contained at the top, tasks are “rigidly defined”, and the organization is guided by many rules. On the other hand, an organic design is decentralized and “looser, free-flowing, and adaptive” (Daft, 2016, pp. 139-140). Industries common to mechanistic and organic design are…

downloading apps, and more just to learn everything I could about our fascinating bodies. One day, my teacher surprised us with a special guest and his name was Dr. Ghattas. Little did I know, Dr. Ghattas was about to inspire me to become a pediatric orthopedic. After his presentation, I spoke with him one on…

Introduction: The delivery of safe Anaesthesia to patients today has developed alongside the increasing complex surgeries and operations that are carried out on patients as and when required, either for pre-planned operations or for acute medical emergency and trauma cases. Pre-operative meeting and assessment of the patient by an Anaesthetist (Medical Practitioner) ideally weeks before the planned surgery is essential for safe Anaesthesia to be delivered. Providing an adequate…

relying on my shoulder or holding onto my arm in order to gain stability in order to stand up. He loses feeling in his legs and knees. He has had arthroscopic surgery several months ago, in which they went in and smoothed out some cartilage, fixed his meniscus tear, and a few other things. The pain since surgery is worse than it was before surgery. He was told that he would need a knee replacement, or at least a partial replacement, He was told it would be at least two to five years before he…

work. He said that in impaired individuals a low pain tolerance is not unusual . Once the MRI is done we will discuss the graduated return to work ADDITIONAL CONTACTS No additional contacts at this time. ATTENDING PHYSICIANS Name: Dr. Nzoma Orthopedic Surgeon Address: 1 William Carls Drive, Suite 120, Commerce Township, MI 48382 Phone: 248-937-4047 Last office visit:…

Medication, occasionally counting surgery, is required if the fissure creates complications. Temporal bone fractures induce numerous damages to the internal ear. Damages encompass burst of the eardrum and injury to the ossicles, the cochlea, the vestibular apparatus, or the nerve that regulate…

Advanced ankle arthritis, avascular osteonecrosis (AVN), and osteomyelitis (OM) of the ankle remain a surgical challenge in the foot and ankle arena with limited treatment options (64,62,61,52,42). The role of the talus within the ankle joint is of particular interest as it guides sagittal motion of the lower extremity (22). Multiple medical comorbidities including but not limited to autoimmune disease, trauma, avascular necrosis (42,52-54), or other idiopathic etiologies contribute to total…