Ace The Physical Medicine Exam

The lateral femoral cutaneous nerve is a pure sensory nerve vulnerable to compression as it passes from the lumbosacral plexus towards the inguinal ...

A syndesmosis is a fibrous joint characterized by two adjacent bones connected by ligamentous structures, including a strong interosseous membrane ...

Adductor strain or injury to the adductor muscle group is a common cause of medial leg and groin pain, especially among athletes. The adductor comp ...

Degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine typically develops in the aging population equally in terms of patient sex. Patients most comm ...

The wrist is one of the most complex joints in the human body, allowing for stability during movement in all three cardinal planes of the human bod ...

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as “Lou Gehrig disease,” is a neurodegenerative disease of the motor neurons. No single ...

The palmar interossei are a group of paired intrinsic muscles of the hand located between the metacarpals. They consist of four, and sometimes ...

Vertebrae, along with intervertebral discs, form the vertebral column, or spine. It extends from the base of the skull to the coccyx and includes t ...

Ataxia is a neurological sign that manifests in a lack of coordination in the movement of different muscles in the body.

The International Association for the Study of Pain defines hyperesthesia as “increased sensitivity to stimulation, excluding the special sen ...

Spondylolisthesis is the slippage of one vertebral body with respect to the adjacent vertebral body causing mechanical or radicular symptoms or pai ...

The Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) is one of the four major ligaments of the knee joint that functions to stabilize the tibia on the femur. It o ...

Low back pain (LBP) is widely prevalent in the general population and is one of the main reasons individuals seek medical care

Lumbar spinal stenosis is a common source of leg and back pain. It refers to a narrowing in the vertebra, in the areas of the central canal, latera ...

Jersey finger (also known as rugby finger) is an avulsion of the flexor digitorium profundus tendon (FDP) from its distal insertion on the distal p ...

Aromatase inhibitors (AIs) are indicated in the treatment of hormone-receptive breast cancer in postmenopausal women in various settings. Studies h ...

Hamate fractures are rare and underreported. These injuries are usually misdiagnosed or confused with simple wrist sprains. Delayed diagnosis ...

Hip fractures are one of the most frequent fractures presenting to the emergency department and orthopedic trauma teams. The terms hip fractur ...