Bone, Joint and Ligament Problems

Bones can’t move without joints and ligaments. Discuss all bone, joint and ligament alignments in this forum. They include but aren’t limited to osteoporosis, Paget's Disease, Osteogenesis Imperfecta, osteomyelitis, fibrous dysplasia, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, gout, cervical spondylosis, ankylosing spondylitis, infective arthritis, ligament sprain, tendonitis, and ligament inflammation.

Big toe joint replacement ("Helal's Spacer") 1983. Is this joint failing?

Hi, I had surgery to remove joint in right big toe in operation known as "Helal's Spacer" in 1983. This was successful. Lately, I have experienced pain and swelling (puffiness) towards the top middle of my right foot and there is also a hard boney lump behind this. I do not know...

by rosie over a year ago

polyethylene tibial post sheared off

I had my left knee replaced 01/04. I had my left knee replaced 6 weeks later 3/04. I was quite pleased with the way my knee were responding until April 2005. I rolled over in bed and had what felt like and explosion in my left leg. The polyethylene tibial post had sheared off. We got in an saw...

by msboucher@msn.com over a year ago

Osteomylitis

Can Osteomylitis be treated effectively with oral antibiotics after a series of IV treatments after 6 weeks.

by Foxy1322 over a year ago

trouble drawing deep breath, right side dull ache and swelling

primary care dx was upper resperatory infection 2 wks ago. last thursday er said i had acute bronchitis. have now taken a truckload of antibiotics and prednisone and am getting worse! side really hurts, and if I do much of anything (even sitting up!!!) I struggle to breath. Its pouring the...

by Guest over a year ago

Hammer Toe Surgery

Answered by a doctor

I have tried several things to alleviate the pain, but I think I am getting to the point where surgery may be my only choice. I went to see a highly recommended foot specialist and she agreed that the toe is not going to get any better without surgery. She told me that I will need to stay off my...

by guidancesue62470 over a year ago

discitis and septic sternoclavicular arthritis

This was also reffered to as a strep virus in the spine. When I was found, I was stuck on my back barely able to move and was told that if I had remained there much longer, that I probably would have died. Is that true?

by Michael P Kelly over a year ago

burning pain under toe on right foot

Answered by a doctor

painful burning and numbing under toe on my right foot. Its very painful

by Guest over a year ago

chronic lymphatic leukemia and heredity

Answered by a doctor

my mother, 81, was diagnosed with chronic lymphatic leukemia, underwent chemo, was in remission, developed shingles, was hospitalized, contracted MRSA in hospital, developed thrombocytapenia (sp) in hospital, developed ARDS - accute respitory distress syndrome, rather than place her on a...

by Guest over a year ago

about surgical boot (in terms of)

1. what it is 2. cautions 3. indications 4. how to wear it 5. how to remove it

by mystics93854 over a year ago

Odd skin on my foot

So when I was about like 7, I got this wierd texture of skin on my foot. My foot doctor told me it's from my shoes, yet my dermatologist told me it's simple fat, and my dad told me it's probably just damaged tissue. It's very wierd and hard to explain. It's about the size of a...dollar coin? Sure. A...

by Guest over a year ago