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Does anyone know a surgeon who removes hardware?

Zyx9012

My original surgeon told me in the ER that he would remove mine, as well as during follow up visits once the bones were healed enough. B...

Should I be worried, twitching in my left flexor pellicis breva, my thumb twitches?

Tina5062

I have almost constant twitching/spasm in my left flexor pellicis breva, which is causing my thumb to twitch. Occasionally, it also occu...

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Should I go get my knee checked or will it heal by itself?

Shazz_96

Last week I fell directly onto my right knee on a tiled floor. It was swollen for about three days and I couldn’t walk for two of those d...

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Can you help me with a light supraspinatus tear and is the help free?

ocnuybear

I'm an 44 years old male, who started doing pushups last year November 2019 and went too fast to more advanced single arm push ups tearin...

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Broke my wrist, is surgery needed?

cns721

I broke my wrist last weekend and got a temporary cast put on. The PA I met with said surgery is a possibility but it would be up to the ...

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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...

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