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… quick direction change, such as soccer or football. Any bone injury near a joint may injure the growth plate … and fractures. That's because they lose muscle mass and bone strength as they age. They also have more problems with … known as Sever's disease. It causes injury to the growing bone where the Achilles tendon is attached. This usually …
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… and use some hand expression to stimulate your breasts and spur milk production. Cleaning pumps If you choose to …
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… or chorionic villus sampling . Cell sample from bone marrow Bone marrow aspiration may be used for a karyotype test. How … or incorrectly separated. Amniocentesis Bone Marrow Aspiration and Biopsy Chorionic Villus Sampling …
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… or from falls. Any injury that occurs at the end of a long bone near a joint may injure the growth plate (physis). It … and fractures. That's because they lose muscle mass and bone strength as they age. They also have more problems with … to joints ( sprains ). Pulled muscles ( strains ). Broken bones ( fractures ), such as a wrist fracture . Dislocations …
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… during exercise may be caused by a stress fracture of a bone in your foot (usually a metatarsal bone). Small bony growths under your heel bone may be a heel spur . Pain in the middle of your foot may be caused by …
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… a time so that you're not as likely to go out to eat on the spur of the moment. Plan menus so that you have leftovers … a time so that you're not as likely to go out to eat on the spur of the moment. Plan menus so that you have leftovers …
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… osteoporosis? Osteoporosis is a disease that affects your bones. It means that you have bones that are thin and brittle with lots of holes inside … makes them easy to break. Osteoporosis can lead to broken bones (fractures) in the hip, spine, and wrist. These …
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… such as: Osteoarthritis . Paget's disease can damage the bone around a joint. This can cause the cartilage in the … and break down, which leads to arthritis. Many people feel bone or joint pain before they are diagnosed with Paget's disease and osteoarthritis. Broken bones (fractures). After a bone is weakened by Paget's …
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… osteoporosis? Osteoporosis is a disease that affects your bones. It means you have bones that are thin and brittle, with lots of holes inside … makes them easy to break. Osteoporosis can lead to broken bones (fractures) in the hip, spine, and wrist. What causes …
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… avascular necrosis (osteonecrosis)? Avascular necrosis is bone death that occurs when the blood supply to the bone is decreased or stopped. Without an adequate blood supply, the bone dies and collapses. If the bone affected is near a …