Ace The Physical Medicine Exam

The spine and the body function within a cone of equilibrium with the focus of maintaining sagittal and coronal alignment with minimum energy expen ...

In the United States (U.S.), 30,000 to 40,000 amputations are performed each year. Amputations can occur for many reasons including severe trauma, ...

With little bony constraint, the glenohumeral joint is the most unstable in the human body. Cases of anterior shoulder instability can be found in ...

Chronic pelvic pain can be a disabling, chronic, persistent pain, within the pelvis in women. Relatively common, chronic pelvic pain is associated ...

Hip and knee surgery is a common orthopedic surgery among the elderly. In 2010 the prevalence of total hip replacement at fifty years of age was 0. ...

Wrist arthrodesis, also known as wrist fusion, is a procedure in which the wrist joint is immobilized by fusing the radius to the carpal bones. It ...

The ulnar nerve is a sensorimotor nerve that arises from the lower trunk of the brachial plexus, converts into the medial cord, further diving into ...

Osteitis condensans ilii (OCI) is a self-limiting condition marked by sclerosis of the iliac bone, found either incidentally on imaging in asymptom ...

Avascular necrosis of the femoral head is a type of osteonecrosis due to disruption of blood supply to the proximal femur. There are approximately ...

The median nerve also called the 'eye of the hand,' is a mixed nerve with a role of primary importance in the functionality of the hand. It innerva ...

Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of arthritis in the world. It can be classified into 2 categories: primary osteoarthritis and secondary ...

In the 1950s, monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs) were among the first drugs to be utilized as antidepressants in clinical practice.

Ulnar collateral ligament injuries of thumb were first described in gamekeepers who sustained the injury from the repetitive nature of breakin ...

Fine motor disability is an inability or impairment of an individual to perform tasks that require a degree of manual dexterity.

Hydrocephalus is the symptomatic accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) inside the cerebral ventricles.

Sacroiliitis is an inflammation of the sacroiliac joint (SI), usually resulting in pain. Often it is a diagnosis of exclusion. The sacroiliac joint ...

The biceps brachii is a large, thick muscle on the ventral portion of the upper arm. The muscle is composed of a short head (caput breve) and ...

The radial nerve is susceptible to compression at many different locations throughout its course. Cheiralgia paresthetic is compression of the ...