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Pain is the most common symptom that brings a patient to a physician’s attention. Management depends on determining its cause, alleviat...

A medical emergency, septic (infectious) arthritis is caused by bacterial invasion of a joint, resulting in inflammation of the synovi...

Introduction In osteoporosis, a metabolic bone disorder, the rate of bone resorption accelerates while the rate of bone formation slo...

A painful inflammation of tendons and of tendon-muscle attachments to bone, tendinitis usually occurs in the shoulder rotator cuff, hi...

Laboratory studies are unnecessary for most extremity pain. However, if the history and physical examination do not lead to a definitive...

Osteoarthritis , also known as hypertrophic osteoarthritis, osteoarthrosis, and degenerative joint disease, is the most common form of...

The most common of the nerve entrapment syndromes, carpal tunnel syndrome results from compression of the median nerve at the wrist, wit...

 Definitions:  Sprain: A sprain is a complete or incomplete tear in the supporting ligaments surrounding a joint that usually follow...

Introduction A diffuse pain syndrome, fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS, previously called fibrositis) is one of the most common causes of c...

Introduction A pyogenic bone infection, osteomyelitis may be chronic or acute. It commonly results from a combination of local trauma...

Plantar heel pain is a commonly encountered orthopedic problem that can cause significant discomfort and a limp because of the difficu...

Paget’s disease is the disease of the bone caused by a high bone turnover and disorganized osteoid formation. Involved bone is deforme...

Introduction: This is a chronic inflammatory arthritis especially affecting sacroiliac joints and spine and characterized by progressi...

Definition: The term Sciatica is used for a condition with symptoms of leg pain and may be tingling and numbness along the path of the...

Introduction: Back pain is one of the most common reasons that adults see their physician. Most cases of acute back pain are a result of ...