Orthopedics

Hip replacement
On Feb 26, 12:02 am, "Jess" <mun...(a)home.somewhere> wrote: Could someone explain to me the lifting restriction my surgeon is playing on me after my hip replacement for DDH? thanks, Jess This is a quote from the patient information leaflets on the Arthritis Research Campaign website - I hope it answer... 19 May 2007 00:50

"Pelvis and hip demineralized"
On Apr 2, 5:47 pm, "Dejola" <johnandja...(a)gmail.com> wrote: A year a so ago I took a fall on the ice. At first it was thought I might have had a fracture of the hip, but xrays revealed that not to be so. The other day I came across the xray report and noted the first line said, "Pelvic and hip are demineral... 14 May 2007 16:35

Mallet Finger Healing process
All, I have had mallet finger since march 13 2007 and still have the finger stack splint on. My question is how do I determine if it is healed? I know that you should keep it on for 4-6 weeks and I do not want to go back to the doctor because I think it is a waste. Are there any signs that it is healed? I kno... 12 May 2007 02:42

"Pelvis and hip demineralized"
A year a so ago I took a fall on the ice. At first it was thought I might have had a fracture of the hip, but xrays revealed that not to be so. The other day I came across the xray report and noted the first line said, "Pelvic and hip are demineralized." It now occurs to be that that doesn't sound good. doctor neve... 2 Apr 2007 13:11

Side impact knee injury
I can't believe I am back on this group with a different injury. The torn back muscles from coughing back in Feb. have healed and the coughing abruptly stopped in time for me to go and have an angiogram, which proved the coronary arteries are clear. I stopped imbibing alcohol so there should be no more congestion,... 19 Mar 2007 18:50

AC joint injury type 3
Looking for feed back from people who have had this injury surgicly repaired. I have tried to get in touch through my orthopedic doctor and through my physical theripist but nither actually got me in touch with anyone who has had the surgery. I have very little pain or loss of motion but my shoulder really droups a... 5 Apr 2007 16:02

Use f catheter n a patient underging surgery fr fracture
1. I want to know how common is it to use a catheter on male patients to urinate them, when a man has surgery to put a rod into his calf- bone in case of a fracture, in India? 2. Who puts in this catheter? 3. Is it put while the patient is conscious? Is it taken out when the patient is conscious? 4. What is... 5 Mar 2007 20:47

hip replacement
Could someone explain to me the lifting restriction my surgeon is playing on me after my hip replacement for DDH? thanks, Jess ... 25 Feb 2007 18:24

Colles Fracture
I managed to break my right wrist playing basketball and was diagnosed with Colles Fracture (distant dorsal) of a larger bone in the wrist. It has been 10 days since the fracture and I am faced with a decision on surgery (internal reduction) and placement of a metal plate on the palm side. My doctor said that the b... 25 Feb 2007 18:24

Pulled Muscles from Coughing
Due to phlegm or mucus buildup recently I had to do a lot of coughing. I had muscle pain on both sides of my back but it went away two weeks ago. Then, with more mucus being produced this last week (allergies?) I began coughing up thick, tenacious mucus, with very intense coughing. These mucus plugs about the size... 5 Mar 2007 20:47