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… Information Overview Impingement occurs when inflammation, bone spurs, or fluid buildup causes a rotator cuff tendon to be squeezed and rub against a bone. Every time you raise your arm above your head, the … shoulder muscle ( deltoid ) on the head of the upper arm bone. This can lead to further damage to the rotator cuff …
Medical tests
… stenosis ) and may need surgery. Find tumours affecting the bones or nerves of the spine. The tumours that most commonly … spine. Check areas of joint inflammation ( arthritis ) or bone loss found during an X-ray test or a bone scan . Find areas of the spine that do not have good …
Medical tests
… pain. Find problems in the shoulder, such as arthritis , bone tumours, worn-out cartilage, torn ligaments, torn … tears and impingement. MRI may also help diagnose a bone fracture when X-rays and other tests are not clear. MRI … is done more commonly than other tests to check for certain bone and joint problems. How To Prepare In general, there's …
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… and movement enough. Subacromial smoothing involves shaving bone or removing growths on the upper point of the shoulder … the joint . The surgeon may also remove small amounts of bone from the underside of the acromion and the … tools are then inserted through the incision to shave the bone or remove growths. This type of surgery is more common …
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… from its normal position. (The radius is one of two long bones in the lower arm, or forearm .) The ligament that supports the radial bone then slips into the elbow joint. When this happens, the radial bone can't move back into its normal place. The radius …
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… Broken Collarbone On this page: What is the collarbone (clavicle)? The collarbone (clavicle) is one of the main bones of the shoulder …
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… called a right curve. Location is determined by the spinal bone at the centre of the curve. The spine is divided into … A curve may be labelled according to the number of spinal bones involved. For example, T5 to T12 means that the curve … involves the 5th through the 12th chest (thoracic) spinal bones. Brace (Orthotic) Treatment for …
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… This topic is not meant for children or teenagers. Their bones have not stopped growing, so there are other things to … , other knee ligaments , or tendons , or you have broken bones within the knee joint. You are willing to complete a … is one of four knee ligaments that connect the upper leg bone (femur) with the large lower leg bone (tibia). The ACL …
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… checked by the doctor every several months until the bones stop growing, to be sure the curves are not getting … worse. Moderate curves may need to be braced until the bones stop growing, to keep the curves from getting worse. … of surgery is a spinal fusion. The curved part of the backbone is straightened with rods, wires, hooks, or screws. …
Medications
… Uses This medication is used to treat certain types of bone loss (osteoporosis) and to increase bone mass. Osteoporosis causes bones to become thinner and break more easily. Your chance …