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… you may have a screening test if you have: A broken bone (fracture) from a minor injury and the fracture may … Another medical condition that is known to cause bone thinning. This includes hyperthyroidism, rheumatoid … that all women and men age 65 and older routinely have a bone density test to check for osteoporosis. footnote 1 If …
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… toe joint and the removal or realignment of soft tissue and bone. This is done to relieve pain and restore normal … Small wires, screws, or plates may be used to hold the bones in place. There are no guarantees that a bunion … ) around the big toe joint. Making small cuts in the bones (osteotomy) and moving the bones into a more normal …
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… of the wrist? A scaphoid fracture is a break in a small bone on the thumb side of your wrist. This is also called a navicular fracture. Of the eight carpal bones in your wrist, your scaphoid bone is the one most likely to break. It is important to …
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… arthrodesis. There are different methods of spinal fusion. Bone is taken from elsewhere in your body or obtained from a bone bank. Or sometimes human-made bone is used. The bone is used to make a bridge between …
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… dissecans (OCD) is a condition in which a piece of bone or cartilage (or both) inside a joint loses blood … or by overuse from an activity that repeatedly jams one bone end against another. What are the symptoms? … Symptoms that begin suddenly may be caused by a piece of bone or cartilage that has broken loose and moved into the …
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… a broken (fractured) hip. Hip pinning involves: Getting the bone lined up correctly (reduction). Stabilizing broken bones. This is called internal fixation. Hip pinning is usually for people who have fractures in which the bones can be properly aligned. A partial or total hip …
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… menopause . Without estrogen, you are at risk for weak bones later in life, which can lead to osteoporosis . ET lowers your risk by slowing bone thinning and increasing bone strength. If you are in your 20s, 30s, or 40s, you may …
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… two or more of the vertebrae in your neck . When these bones are joined together, it's called fusion. After the … can no longer move. During the surgery, the doctor uses bone to make a "bridge" between your vertebrae . This bridge … metal plates and screws. In most cases, the doctor uses bone from another part of your body or bone that has been …
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… The oral kind and the high-dose inhaled kind can cause bone loss over time. If you are on these types of medicines … for osteoporosis . This puts you at high risk for broken bones. If you do break a bone, healing can take a long time because osteoporosis …
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… this procedure, the surgeon removes part of one of the toe bones, the phalangeal head, so that the toe can lie flat. … made of a material such as silicone to replace the removed bone segment. Most people have this surgery as an outpatient … hammer toe, the surgeon removes a section of the phalangeal bone. Phalangeal head resection for hammer toe: Slide 3 …
