DOCTORS'
Medical Case Studies
DOCTORS'
Medical Case Studies
Pain radiating to the anterior surface of thighs
Knee
The knee joint joins the thigh with the leg and consists of two articulations: one between the femur and tibia, and one between the femur and patella. It is the largest joint in the human body and is very complicated. The knee is a mobile trocho-ginglymus (i.e. a pivotal hinge joint), which permits flexion and extension as well as a slight medial and lateral rotation. Since in humans the knee supports nearly the whole weight of the body, it is vulnerable to both acute injury and the development of osteoarthritis. It is often grouped into tibiofemoral and patellofemoral components...
Pain radiating to the anterior surface of thighs - List of case studies
- Spinal column pathology - additional opinion
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39-year-old male experienced in 1994 intense lower back pain after lifting weights, with spontaneous resolution. In 2006, he again experienced lower back pain radiating into both thighs. A lumbar MRI showed degenerative changes and EMG ...
- Spinal column pathology
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39-year-old male suffers of back pain since 1994. In 2006, following recurrent back pain, investigated by MRI ... space. Since February 2007, onset of pain radiating to the anterior surface of both thighs . EMG ...
- List of Symptoms
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of (high intensity) Abdominal mass Abdominal pain Abdominal pains Abdominalgia Abnormal bleeding Absence ... Low back pain with slight left sciatica (slightly radiating to the left lower limb) Low blood pressure Lower back pain ...