Musculoskeletal Key

CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME Print Section Listen The best way to understand carpal tunnel syndrome is to start by understanding the carpal tunnel. As its name implies, it is an actual…

INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen To start our review of common foot and ankle problems, we begin with some basic anatomy. There are many bones in the foot, and there is…

CORTICOSTEROIDS Print Section Listen If you are not using cortisone injections as a part of your treatment strategy for common orthopedic conditions, I strongly urge you to start. Corticosteroid injections…

INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Merriam-Webster defines an emergency as “an unexpected and usually dangerous situation that calls for immediate action.” Most outpatient clinic visits, especially orthopedic outpatient clinic visits, do…

INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Fractures are relatively common orthopedic injuries, and anyone providing primary patient care is likely to encounter them. Although a complete and thorough treatment of this subject…

INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Despite countless recent advances in diagnosis and treatment, low back pain remains one of the most challenging conditions in all of orthopedics. The results of both…

INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen As is the case with most subjects in orthopedics, the best way to start a discussion of the shoulder is to begin with the basic anatomy….

INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen The differential diagnosis for a patient presenting in an outpatient clinic with hip pain is relatively narrow. It’s been said that when you hear hoofbeats, think…

INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen One of the best ways to understand how something, anything, works is to take it apart and put it back together again. For the knee, this…