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SLIPPING RIB SYNDROME

Ice1241995

(ACTUALLY AN ANSWER TO SLIPPING RIB SYNDROME)I got an answer for u. I am 15, have probably the same thing u have. i had 3 rib surgeries t...

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My 11 yrs Old Has Scoliosis & the Dr says it is severe & insist she needs surgery.

Clementmatlala

My questions does she have to do this surgery especially since she does not feel any pain?

peculiar knee pain

kenny265

When I kneel on my left knee I get a sharp pain below and left of my patella, as if kneeling on a tack. Pressing on it or walking or bend...

272 answers | 7 comments

Need advice - Fracture on base of the fifth metatarsal bone

rst_trs

Hi, I recently had a fracture on my right foot when playing badminton. The fracture appears to be on the base of the fifth metatarsal...

Im concerned fluid back of knee from post op quad tendon repair

Rachyn

Im 2 weeks post op Quad tendon repair surgery. I noticed my swelling on my foot never went down only got worse. I asked my surgeon he sai...

Hardware removal second metacarpal

Titaniumhand

I had 10 screws and 3 plates put into my 2nd metacarpal after a severe oblique fracture this summer. My ortho wants to remove the hardwar...

1 answer

How can a titanium rod break in a ankle fusion?

Dingoman1

I had a ankle fusion 10/2017 and had to have new cadaver bone put in 2/25/2018.My 10 week check x ray had the rod broken where a month pr...

Pain after Knee Replacement

momsgal

My mother had Knee Replacement Surgery in one knee a little over two years ago, due to osteoarthritis. However, she does still have cons...

2 answers | 1 comment

crush injury to lower leg

dizzyp

Hi There I suffered a severe crush injury to lower left leg - calf area, this is now week 3 and leg did not suffer any breakages just ...

2 answers | 1 comment

how do I heal from a displaced sarcal fracture?

twimpee

4 weeks ago I was tackled and fell straight onto my back on cement and after a few days of intense pain, decided to get an xray. Turns ou...

knee

355

feels like my knee has a weight around it

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tearing feeling in the heel

drusmom

I have this pain in my heel that feels like I am tearing something every time I bend over without bending my knee first. I have had plant...

22 answers | 5 comments

2 years after breaking her femur why can't my 76 year old mum walk without pain?

ngray2009

My mum broke her femur and and one of the bones in her hip about 2.5 years ago when she fell crossing the road. She had a titanium nail i...

Is this normal

theresa1971

At the end of February my wrist broke a week ago I had to get surgery for the pins to be removed doctor said it was ok now but a fe...

Synvisc One Recall class Action

Gmchugh9978

Has there been a class action lawsuit for the recall of contaminated lot number in the fall of 2017 ?

difficulty getting up and walking after sitting

wackylee

Otherwise perfectly healthy, 49 year old - 116 pounds. Upper legs (perhaps hips?) extremely sore and almost go out from under me when I t...

79 answers | 20 comments

i had a hip replacement 3 months ago i have a huge bump on my leg

Eleneth

six weeks after my implant i had to return to the hospital to have the womb wash out it was draining and now this problem this is the 2 ...

1 answer | 1 comment

Full patellectomy - knee support brace suggestion

tersy71

When I was 16 my knee cap was accidentally blown off with a shotgun when a hunting dog stepped on a gun while being pulled out of a blind...

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severe scoliosis, pelvic pain?

yxxyc

can extremely bad scoliosis, horribly tight and unbalanced muscles/body cause pelvic pain? its stabbing, like a knife and sharp. it als...

can severe (Severe) scoliosis cause IBS symptoms and pelvic pain symptoms?

yxxyc

i'm a teenage girl, i have really, really severe scoliosis (the last time i got an xray that actually measured my curve was about three y...

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