This is my first blog, and i am just saying hi. i don't know anything medical, but i want to start learning, i figured that this is the best place to start learning.

I have a fushion of the left wrist and the only joint that is mobile is the cmc joint. I have severe pain in that joint and my doctor has suggested a ligament reconstruction with tendon interpostion of the 1st cmc joint surgery. I do have arthrisit in that area as well. I am left handed which also causes problems.
I am wondering if this may harm me more, or if this will limit my range of motion. I need to know what the recovery period my be. I truely just want the pain to "go away."

Last year I had a left hip labral repair done. I was experiencing trouble with sitting for periods of time, sleeping, running, and was painfull with exercise especially pushing off the wall with a swim turn. The sugery went well and I felt better for awhile. Now the same symptoms are coming back. I went to another Dr. and the angiogram done on the hip is suggestive of a labral tear. Is it possible to have a tear twice?

please email me a detailed and indepth description of lumbar sprain and its relationship to herniated and ruptured lumbar disc. your indulgence would be greatly appreciated.

You know the thing that bothers me the most about science fairs? You never know what to work on. And if you do its not good enough for anyone

My mother in law fell and broke her ankle in three places. All breaks are compound fractures, but they did not break the skin. Due to heart issues, the doctors will not clear her for surgery. We are being told she is able to go for 7 days without surgery. The question which no one can answer for us is what happens if her heart is not able to take the surgery?
Has anyone experience this issue?

i hurt my finger playing flag football. once i pulled the flag, i landed on the ground and jammed my finger into the ground. once i looked at my finger i notice the tip was bend 45 degrees backwards. after researching the closes injury i could find was mallet finger. i assume this is a different injury since my finger is bent the opposite way. any ideas or suggestions? thanks.

I severely fractured the middle joint of my little finger last year. the surgeon placed 6 pins and a plate in the join to repair the farcture. After 3 months he re-operated to remove the pins and extend the tendons.

Now the finger is still fractured in one spot and completely dislocated. he now advises I shold fuse the joint together.

Was it good advice to perform the second surgery after only 3 months? other doctors I have spoken to advise that the minimum amount of time should be between 6-12 months.

Hello. I am new to this site and have a question regarding my 8 year old daughter with cerebral palsy. She had varus derotational osteotomy surgery last year and had pins & plates to secure her thin bones. We are concerned she may be having pain from the hardware, due to her slender build. Does anyone have any input as to how long pins should be in and any testing that can be done to confirm placement of hardware and it's potential for pain?

Thank you,
Beth Barton

I am a second rotation surgical tech student who is very interested in Orthopedics. Just joined this site to help with a case study I am doing for class. I am hopefully writing about a lumbar laminectomy. I have scrubbed in on more than one of these and they are quite interesting. Wish me luck!