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Foot conditions can be a challenging area to diagnose and treat due to their complex anatomy. The foot is comprised of 26 bones and 33 joints.  ...

A Baker Cyst, also known as a popliteal or parameniscal cyst, is a fluid-filled sac that forms in the posterior aspect of the knee, typically locat ...

The fibula is a long bone in the lower extremity that is positioned on the lateral side of the tibia. The fibula is much smaller and thinner t ...

Joint pain is a complex problem facing medical practitioners that has its origin in a host of conditions, injuries, and diseases. Between the years ...

Lower back pain (LBP) is one of the most common presenting complaints globally, as approximately 80% of the population sustains an episode once in ...

Ankle arthrocentesis is an important procedure that can and should be employed to determine the underlying etiology of monoarthropathy of the ankle ...

Venous disease has a very high prevalence among adults ranging from 40% to 80%, and the highest prevalence is in Western countries.

Varicose veins are superficial veins in the subcutaneous tissue that become enlarged upon standing and are a common manifestation of underlying chr ...

Burns commonly present acutely to clinicians due to various modalities, such as thermal, chemical, electrical or radiation. Often, burns resul ...

Gangrene is a clinical condition of ischemic and necrotic tissue, often circumferential around a digit or extremity. It is identified by discolored ...

An open fracture is an injury where the fractured bone and/or fracture hematoma are exposed to the external environment via a traumatic v ...

Alendronate is FDA-approved for the treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis, prevention of postmenopausal osteoporosis, steroid-induced osteoporos ...

Venous leg ulcers (VLUs) are late indicators of chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) and venous hypertension.

During the Fifth Annual Meeting of the American Venous Forum 1993, John Porter suggested a classification for venous disease, just like the TNM (tu ...

Ankle sprains are among the most common recurrent injuries of the lower extremity. Up to 40% of ankle sprains go on to develop chronic symptoms,&nb ...

The common peroneal nerve often referred to as the common fibular nerve, is a major nerve that innervates the lower extremity. It is one of the two ...

All healthcare providers, at some point in their career, will be called upon to go beyond medical decision-making and traverse into the realm of me ...

The gastrocnemius muscle consists of 2 heads. The medial head originates from the posterior medial femoral condyle while the lateral head arises fr ...