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STRESS FRACTURE

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Stress fractures are tiny breaks in the bone, usually caused by repetitive force/overuse of bone. A stress fracture can also develop from normal use of bone or in patients with osteoarthritis. The symptoms of a stress fracture include pain, swelling and aching at the site of the fracture. When we touch the bone, patient will feel pinpoint pain. This pain usually starts after starting any activities and usually resolves with the rest. Normally patients with stress fractures are concerned about walking, usually doctors do not recommend walking when you have a stress fracture because it can reopen the healed fracture and increase the recovery time . You can walk accordingly by monitoring recovery. In most cases, stress fractures get healed within 6 to 8 weeks. More serious stress fracture takes a longer time to get heal, may be due to lack of blood supply. A stress fracture can happen in any region there is overuse. Usually, they are most commonly found in the lower extremity as a result

Few Dos and Don’t of Ankle Arthroscopy

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Ankle arthroscopy is surgery that uses tiny cameras and surgical tools to examine and repair the tissue inside and outside the ankle. This camera is called an arthroscope and the procedure allows the doctor to detect the problem and make repairs with the help of small incisions.The doctor places the arthroscope and other surgical tools inside the ankle to diagnose and repair the damaged composition in the ankle joint. This means you may have less pain and easy recovery as compared to open surgery that’s the reason this surgery is recommended most of the time. Ankle arthroscopy has a 96% success rate as compared to open surgery of the ankle joint. You will receive general anesthesia before surgery to make you fall asleep and this will make you unable to feel the pain. For making ankle arthroscopy more smooth and easy recovery you have to keep do’s and don't in your mind like just after surgery you have to keep monitoring your ankle keep on ensuring your bones have healed correctly

Knee Fracture Arthroscopy

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Knee arthroscopy is a procedure, need a tiny camera to see inside your knee. For this procedure, small cuts are made to insert a camera and small surgical tools inside the knee. It’s a minor surgery and is done on an outpatient basis, which means you can go home on the same day you had surgery. Your doctor may recommend this surgery if you have inflammation in a joint or we can say if your pain got worsen and no non-surgical treatments works then arthroscopy is the best option or if you have injured joint or your joint get damage over time. This surgery works with such patients. In this procedure, knee arthroscopy is used to diagnose and treat knee problems. Your doctor makes a small incision and inserts a long thin tool with a camera on the end. This camera shows images of your knee joint from inside which helps in diagnosing your painful condition or injury. Now the most common question that arises in one’s mind is Do Knee Arthroscopy procedure is painful? So let me tell you this pr