The clavicle or collarbone is one of the most commonly broken bones in our body. The clavicle will break or fracture if you fall onto the side of your shoulder. Once struck...
01/13/2022
We are pleased to present our latest ArtiFacts column. In each installation, the Collections Manager of the Historical Collections Division of the National Museum of Health and...
01/12/2022
Your knee twists and you have swelling and pain. You are struck by another player and have bruising, but no swelling. Are these serious knee injuries? As an active athlete...
01/09/2022
Search for… Hamstring Injury and Recovery Pulled hamstrings are a common occurrence with highly explosive athletes who engage in sports that require sprinting such as track and...
01/06/2022
Background Approximately one-half of all US surgical procedures, and one-third of orthopaedic procedures, are performed at teaching hospitals. However, the effect of resident...
01/03/2022
Total knee replacement (TKR) is utilized for end-stage knee osteoarthritis, which often leads to excellent long-term outcomes with greater than 95 percent survival at 20 years....
12/07/2021
A fracture is another word for a break. In some cases, the only symptom of a small fracture is a pain in the shin while walking. In more severe cases, the tibia bone may...
12/05/2021
Bursa are small, fluid-filled sacs found near joints. Bursa help joints move more easily by allowing muscles and tendons to glide over bone and other structures. The human body...
12/04/2021
Cuboid syndrome causes pain on the lateral side of the foot which is the side of the little toe. A person often feels pain around the middle of the foot, or at the base of the...
12/04/2021
Artificial intelligence could prove to be a self-running growth engine for the health care sector in the not-so-distant future. A recent report from Accenture analyzed the...
12/04/2021
The name comes from the Greek poly (many) and dactylos (finger). The extra fingers or toes are described as "supernumerary," which means "more than the normal number." For this...
12/01/2021
While some people may have a genetic background or a medical illness that prevents them from putting on weight, there are interventions doctors can recommend to help a person...
11/29/2021
