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.

ganglions of the knee

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Hello,i would like to ask if anyone out there may no if ganglion cysts of the knee can cause blood flow probs of the leg?As i have been having upper leg pain in muscle all the time gets worse with use.I have had lower leg pain first related to accident and a popilateal fossa ganglion which pops that...

by dan over a year ago

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

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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

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

by Guest over a year ago

chronic lymphatic leukemia and heredity

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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