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Medical Case Studies
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Medical Case Studies
Orthopedic surgery
Orthopedic surgery
Orthopedic surgery or orthopedics (also spelled orthopaedic surgery and orthopaedics in Commonwealth countries and Ireland) is the branch of surgery concerned with conditions involving the musculoskeletal system. Orthopedic surgeons use both surgical and nonsurgical means to treat musculoskeletal trauma, sports injuries, degenerative diseases, infections, tumors, and congenital disorders. Nicholas Andry coined the word "orthopaedics", derived from Greek words for orthos ("correct", "straight") and paideion ("child"), when he published Orthopaedia: or the Art of Correcting and Preventing Deformities in Children in 1741...
Orthopedic surgery - List of case studies
- Bilateral Pronatory Syndrome greater in the right foot
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foot. She recommended: - “Right foot surgery for the lengthening of the Achilles tendon and application of ... but do not correct the condition. A further orthopedic specialist , who was consulted, deems the use of a shoe insole ...
- Knee Condition
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completely different between them and also, in both cases, surgery is required, the patient asks for answers to the following questions: ... extension with consequent pain . On 06/2008 an orthopedic visit was, therefore, performed by Dr. X who clinically suspected a ...
- Post-trauma tendinopathy of left shoulder
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in the ACJ and peritendinitis of the biceps brachi. The orthopedic surgeon that examined the patient about 2 weeks post injury had the ... do you suggest? Specifically, do you deem the proposed surgery necessary? Any alternative treatments? ...
- Right and left lateral tibiotarsal instability
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increased so much that he was forced to contact an orthopedic specialist in foot and ankle surgery. The patient carried out the specialist examination with the following ...
- Low back pain due to spondylosis and degenerative disc disease
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be carried out? 3) Do you advise a therapeutic or surgery approach? 4) Drugs recommended in case of pain? ... be avoided or postponed. b. An evaluation by a spine/orthopedic or neurosurgeon may be helpful if symptoms worsen. At this time the ...
- Right Knee Pain
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lesion of the medial meniscus. The diagnosis of the first orthopedic specialist was lesion of the right medial meniscus, but the second ... of the right medial meniscus ”. Hospitalization for surgery was advised and the following symptomatic medical therapy recommended: ...
- Bilateral Pronatory Syndrome Greater in the right foot – additional opinion
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pronatory syndrome. The specialist recommended foot surgery for the lengthening of the Achilles tendon and application of ... “ Right foot surgery for the lengthening of the Achilles tendon and application of ... but do not correct the condition. A further orthopedic specialist, who was consulted, deems the use of a shoe insole more ...
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of possible superimposed lumbosacral radiculopathy, an orthopedic consult is warranted, to assess for possible contributing role of ... therapy. If this point is reached, a penile implant surgery should be considered. Centers of ...
- Right Post-Traumatic Gonalgia
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The patient also had a specialist orthopedic visit approx. 2 months after injury, whose report states: ... minimal trauma. Arthroscopic surgery may not necessarily improve a symptomatic arthritic knee with a torn ...
- Right foot pain
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What therapy do you suggest? In particular, do you think surgery is necessary or a simple shoe sole application or other ... Medical history: Laparoscopic surgery for endometriosis and laparotomic surgery for uterus mioma; ... painful symptomatology, the patient contacted an orthopedic specialist who did not find anything pathological. He, ...