What is gonarthrosis?

Gonarthrosis (or knee osteoarthritis) is a chronic degenerative disease characterized by the destruction and potential loss of articular cartilage in the knee. Over time, this process causes progressive damage to

New Year’s Eve fireworks: hundreds of amputations every year

Each year, more and more people are being injured on New Year’s Eve due to bangers. The campaigns and appeals launched against their use is bringing good results, even recording a

De Quervain’s syndrome: how to treat it

De Quervain’s stenosing tenosynovitis is an inflammatory process affecting the synovial sheath of the thumb tendons (long abductor and short extensor). The condition is characterized by painful narrowing of the

Maybe I had the Covid and didn’t realize it.

Maybe I had the Covid and didn't realize it.

How long does tendonitis last?

Tendons are the fibrous connective tissue structures by which muscles connect to bones (or in some cases, to the skin, as is the case with facial muscles, for example). There

Ankle fracture, cast for six weeks not necessary

After an ankle fracture, a cast is often worn for a long time, with all the limitations that come with it. But the duration of immobilization has never been determined on

Sports disciplines and the risk of shoulder dislocation

The shoulder joint is a mechanism that can provide movement in multiple directions, but precisely because of the versatility of the structure in excursion and mobility, the shoulder also presents an aspect of fragility, being exposed to a continuous risk of injury or dislocation.

Hallux valgus: how to treat it

Hallux valgus is a deformity of the first toe, which appears deviated laterally toward the other toes, with simultaneous medial protrusion of the first metatarsal bone. This bony deformity is

Risk factors, complications, and prevention of ankylosing spondylitis

The risk factors for ankylosing spondylitis (AS) can be various, starting with a fragile vertebral structure or the presence of persistent rheumatic diseases.

What to do when you have a muscle cramp?

A cramp is a sudden, brief, unintentional (involuntary) and usually painful contraction of a muscle or group of muscles. Muscle cramps can be a symptom of nervous system malfunction. Causes

Paget’s bone disease

Paget’s bone disease represents an abnormality in the physiological process by which the body over time gradually replaces old bone tissue with newly produced bone tissue. This process can become faster by causing weakening of bones, which become brittle and can easily deform, as in the disease happens to the skull, pelvis, legs, or spine, which are the areas most affected by the disease.

If other family members complain of this disorder, the risk of being affected becomes more substantial, which can also be aided by age, and whose complications include broken bones, crushed nerves compressed by the spine, and hearing loss.

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Hallux valgus

Hallux valgus is a deformity of the foot consisting of the departure of the head of the first metatarsal from the others. In this condition, there is lateral deviation of

Shock, medical emergency

It may happen that the circulation of blood through the body undergoes a sudden change giving rise to a condition of physiological shock, with decreased flow and crisis on the

Tendinitis

Tendons are the fibrous structures that connect the ends of muscles to bones allowing the contractile apparatus to perform its functions. Tendonitis is defined as inflammation of a tendon. It

Shoulder arthrosis

In the shoulder, the different joints, and particularly the scapulohumeral (or glenohumeral) joint, which is located between the joint heads of the scapula and humerus, are normally lined with cartilage,

Rheumatism

The term “rheumatism” refers to an extremely wide and varied group of disorders comprising more than one hundred rheumatic diseases that are very diverse in terms of causes, symptoms and

De Quervain’s syndrome

De Quervain’s syndrome is a painful condition of the hand related to inflammation of the sheaths lining two tendons found on the medial (inner) side of the wrist that control

Strains and muscle tears

In ascending order of severity, a muscle may be affected by a contracture, stretch, or tear. In the former the muscle tissue contracts, in the latter it is overstretched, and

Systemic lupus erythematosus

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease that results in a state of chronic systemic inflammation, which can affect and damage various organs and systems, including the skin. The