Orthopedics

Leg Pain?
Almost two years ago I tripped on my driveway, probably by stepping on my untied shoelace. I fell forward and held out my arms to break my fall, landing on the ground that was strawn with a few small chunks of broken and loose blacktop. I slightly injured my wrist as I fell on it, and my left leg in the area of the... 10 Jan 2007 14:57

Lump on peroneal tendon?
I have discovered a little lump on what I have figured out (from all the pictures have seen) is one of the peroneal tendons on my right foot. Its probably 3-4mm in diameter, just in front of the ankle bone and there is no similar lump on the other foot. It isnt painful at all. Any idea what it could be? ... 5 Sep 2006 12:37

Nerve pain on outside of ankle
Hello, I'm experiencing nerve pain on the outside of my left ankle. When I tap right above the ankle, it tingles down to the top of my foot. When I cross my leg so as to have that ankle on top of my leg (you know, the basic way guys sit), I get shooting pains down to mainly my 3rd and 4th toes. Otherwise, it d... 6 Sep 2006 19:36

post meniscal repair concerns
I had arthroscopic meniscal repair done about 1 and 1/2 weeks ago. The swelling has gone significantly. I have also been working my leg back and forth like the doctor recommended me to. Today though as I was working my leg back and forth i heard a definitely audible pop sound. It didnt hurt, but I am worried t... 26 Jul 2006 19:17

Need response from anyone had lumbar nerve damage after surgery.
Anyone who has had this please let me know how long the nerve pain lasted down leg - weeks, months, or forever. I can tolerate the numbness and stinging but the severe pain is getting me down, been almost 4 weeks from surgery. The gun is sounding better all the time. PD ... 17 Jul 2006 16:16

Ankle Fusion
I have pvns in the ankle and arthritis of the talor navicular joint. I have seen a surgeon here in London and wants to surgically remove the PVNS and fuse the joint. I am worried I will be worse after the op. Any advice or comments welcome! Rebecca ... 28 May 2006 12:35

IM rod removal
Greetings there. My father has had 2 IM rods inserted in his left forearm(elbow to palm) around 25 years ago. Recently due to a bit of weight loss, one end of the rods, started to create an internal wound inside the left elbow which is very irritating... upon seeing an orthopaedic doctor, after seeing the x-r... 5 Mar 2006 03:43

Knee Injections
A relative went to the orthopedic specialist this week with severe problems in knees due to arthritis and old age. Ortho said she wasn't "a candidate" for knee surgery yet and to try these injections of some kind of rooster-comb derivative first. Also, he gave her some pain medication to take. A couple of ques... 17 Jan 2006 00:39

Arthritic Knee Operations?
My aunt needs to have something done with here knees. Arthritis is pretty bad -- one knee is giving trouble, but the other is way past needing something done. I heard that there is a possibility of injecting some kind of replacement material where the cartilage is worn down. Is this feasible? Also, how can you te... 3 Feb 2006 18:10

pelvic break and hip fracture
Seven weeks ago I received a right fractured hip and a broken pelvic, resulting from cutting a pine tree down after Katrina. The tree was under tension and kicked back on me. The lower part of my right leg feels like it is in hot water and I have shooting pains from below my knee that goes to my toes. Pa... 27 Oct 2005 13:18