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Osteoarthritis A Destructive Joint Disease

It is the commonest of all joint disease; it is also referred to as degenerative joint disease as it results due to destruction of the articular...
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Poliomyelitis

Poliomyelitis is a disease caused by infection with the poliovirus. The virus spreads by direct person-to-person contact, by contact with infected...
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Fractures

A fracture is nothing but a break in the surface of bone. It may be simple or complicated. A simple or closed fracture is one in which the...
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Sciatica Hurting Back

Sciatica is the term given to the pain which is caused by the irritation of the sciatic nerve. Sciatic nerve is one of the largest nerves of the...
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Systemic Sclerosis and Scleroderma

Systemic Sclerosis is a chronic autoimmune disease of the connective tissue. The localized type of the disease is known as morphea. It leads to...
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Cubital Tunnel Syndrome

Compression of the Ulnar Nerve in the Cubital Tunnel, which is formed by the two heads of the flexor carpi ulnaris muscle, humeral-ulnar...
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Muscle Cramps

A muscle that involuntarily contracts is called a spasm. If the spasm is forceful and sustained, it becomes a cramp. A muscle cramp is thus defined...
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Achilles Tendon Injuries

The Achilles tendon is fibrous tissue that connects the heel to the muscles of the lower leg: the calf muscles. The Achilles tendon joins three...
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Bone Cancer Osteosarcoma

Osteosarcoma is the most common primary malignant bone cancer. It most commonly affects younger males between 10 and 25 years old, but can less...
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Costochondritis

Costochondritis is a condition that causes chest pain due to inflammation of the cartilage and bones in the chest wall. Also called Tietze's...
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