Friday, May 24, 2013

eOrthopod

  • A friend of mind had an ACL injury while running.
  • A month ago, I had a total knee replacement.
  • A year ago I had a total hip replacement done.
  • A year ago I had a total hip replacement.
  • A year ago I was in a car accident and took a direct hit to my left knee.
  • About 10 years ago I had an ACL repair.
  • About 10 years ago, I tore the lateral meniscus in my knee.
  • About a year ago I had a total hip replacement.
  • According to the X-rays and my doctor's measurements one of my legs is longer than the other.
  • ACL repairs have been around for a long time.
  • After a new hip replacement I started having back pain that I never had before.
  • After a total knee replacement (TKR) for a bad knee, I started walking with a limp and a "squeak.
  • After a very long and unsuccessful attempt at treating my snapping hip syndrome, I finally decided to have surgery to release the hip tendons on both
  • After an ACL repair, my physical therapist is helping me get back my "proprioception.
  • After getting a total hip replacement I ended up with nerve damage.
  • After having a meniscus transplanted to my knee, my surgeon strongly encouraged me to completely avoid distance running and sports that require cuttin
  • After having a total hip replacement, I’m taking a water aerobics class.
  • After having a total knee replacement on both knees I notice that I stand up straighter and walk better.
  • After having an ACL repair I developed mensical problems.
  • After having an ACL repair, I did my exercises faithfully and wore my brace during activity, and I still reinjured that knee.
  • After injuring my ACL I decided to try rehab without surgery.
  • After injuring the anterior cruciate ligament in my knee, I had surgery and several months of rehabilitation with a physical therapist.
  • After my hip replacement, the surgeon gave me a special card to get me through airport security.
  • After my knee locked up, my doctor did some tests and found that part of my knee cartilage had broken off.
  • After seeing my two sisters get a total hip replacement I decided to take my doctor's advice and have mine done, too.
  • After sliding into home during a baseball game, I found out that the homerun cost me the meniscus in my left knee.
  • After suffering for years with hip pain from arthritis, I finally had a hip joint replacement.
  • After surgery for a total knee replacement, I got a blood clot in the other leg.
  • After surgery to repair my torn anterior cruciate ligament, I started a rehabilitation program.
  • After using an ice pack on my knee, the joint feels really frozen.
  • After weeks of strange knee symptoms, I was finally diagnosed with a PCL tear.
  • Am I more likely to injure my nondominant knee compared to my dominant knee?
  • Are there any exercises that can help me regain my balance when I stumble?
  • Are there people who should not have a hip replacement?
  • Are there times when the kneecap should be left alone when the knee joint is replaced?
  • Are women more likely to injure themselves in sports events than men?
  • As a child I was diagnosed with Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease.
  • As a family, the three adult children of our family are searching out information about knee replacements.
  • As a result of a severe case of hip dysplasia, at age 28, I had a hip joint resurfacing procedure done.
  • As I am getting older, my friends are starting to need surgeries like knee and hip replacements.
  • As I get older I notice more and more knee pain and stiffness.
  • As I get older, I'm having a harder time getting up and down stairs because of leg weakness and pain.
  • At age 62, I consider myself a fairly young senior citizen.
  • At what point does the doctor decide to remove the whole replacement if you need a revision of your knee replacement?
  • Back in high school I had a car accident and got a dashboard injury to both knees.
  • Back some time ago, I saw some information on a practice/game warm-up exercise program that was supposed to reduce the risk of ACL injuries in female
  • Before having a total knee replacement, my doctor insists that I go to physical therapy.
  • Believe it or not, I've actually become extremely limited because of kneecap arthritis of all things.
  • Both my parents and my mother-in-law have had total hip or total knee replacements.
  • Both my parents have had total hip replacements.
    • This is an excerpt from eOrthopod.com, a website providing patients with clear, accurate and understandable information about their orthopedic and musculoskeletal conditions and injuries. eOrthopod.com includes a comprehensive library of multimedia web topics, news articles and FAQ database on musculoskeletal health. eOrthopod.com also hosts eOrthopodTV, in depth video interviews with practicing clinicians about the evaluation and treatment of common conditions and injuries of the muscles, bones and joints. For more information, visit eOrthopod.com.