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Can i have a broken finger? I hurt it yesterday

mi_go

I closed a window on my finger really hard. It hurts a lot and it looks like it has a bump. It was my pointer finger close to the articul...

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Numbness & heat on "foot drop" leg. Any thoughts?

golditoo

I have foot drop from a fall on black ice and have had surgery, although it didn't help much. I've now noticed that when I stand for a lo...

What's causing my chronic, debilitating shoulder pain?

ag2015

Over a year ago I started having slight left side shoulder pain when I raised my arm out to the side. The pain progressed and was hurtin...

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Extremely swollen ankle after cast removal

mrbeansmom

My son broke a small bone in his foot around Thanksgiving. There was minimal swelling right on the outer side of his foot, right at the s...

5 answers | 2 comments

Rib Removal?

kristymay_c

I have a loose rib, and it's been causing me sooo much pain for over a year now. I am so fusterated, I just want to get it taken out! Has...

67 answers | 12 comments

Can a gracilis tendon be used by itself for a acl reconstruction?

Mihajlodjokic13

I had aclr.

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