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| The elbow is the joint that connects the upper arm bone and the forearm bones. Elbow joint helps in movement of the arms forward, backward, as well as to twist the arms inside and outside. Elbow joint may get affected by inflammation, injury, or other disease conditions causing severe pain... |
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| Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic inflammatory disease in which the lining of the joints become inflamed, causing pain, swelling, and stiffness. It is as an 'autoimmune disease' because it occurs when our immune system, which normally fights against infection, starts destroying healthy joints... |
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| Wrist is also called as carpus, a complex joint comprised of bones and joints, ligaments and tendons, nerves, blood vessels, and muscles that hold the bones together. A fibrous cartilage present between the radius and ulna (forearm bones of the hand) separates the radioulnar joint from the rest of the wrist... |
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| Tendon transfer surgery is a surgery to restore the lost functions of the hand by shifting functioning tendon from its initial attachment to the new one. Tendon transfer surgery is done to restore certain muscle functions that are lost as a result of nerve injury. Some of the common nerve injuries... |
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| Hands become infected more frequently as it is one of the commonly injured parts of our body. Hand infections, if left untreated or treated improperly can cause disabilities such as stiffness, contracture, weakness, and loss of tissues (skin, nerve and bone) that persist even after the infection resolves... |
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| The hand and wrist are more prone to injuries and the problems may include sprains and strains as well as fractures can occur with lifting and carrying heavy objects, hand injury while operating machinery, bracing against a fall, or sports-related injuries... |
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| Microvascular surgery or microsurgery is a surgical technique for joining or repairing the damaged blood vessels and nerves during reconstructive surgery of body parts. Reconstructive surgery restores the functioning of the body parts by improving the circulation... |
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| Sports injuries are the injuries that most commonly occur during sports and exercises. These injuries may result from accidents, poor training practices, and use of improper protective gear, lack of conditioning, and insufficient warm up and stretching. The sports injuries may be either acute... |
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| Performing arts medicine is a medical program for performing artists such as musicians, violinists, singers, dancers, and other instrumentalists. The goal of this program is to identify the medical problems that interfere with the artist’s performance, evaluate performer’s technique... |
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Leo M. Rozmaryn, MD, is a board certified orthopaedic surgeon, with specialized fellowship training in reconstructive... |
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