Understanding and Treating Knee Contusions
Source: Healthline
A contusion is the medical term for bruise, where a damaged blood vessel or capillary leaks blood into the area surrounding an injury.
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Taking the Worry Out of Hip Surgery
Source: Yale Medicine
In this slideshow, Yale Medicine orthopedic surgeons share surprising insights about hip surgeries.
Improving Mobility with Hip Internal Rotation: Stretches and Exercises
Source: Healthline
Hip internal rotation is the twisting movement of your thigh inward from your hip joint. If you try this while standing, your foot should also turn so that your toes are pointing toward the rest of your body.
New research finds cost-effective implant options for hip replacement surgery
Source: News Medical Net
New research led by the Hip Implant Prosthesis Study (HIPS) team at the University of Bristol Medical School has shown that small-head (less than 36 mm in diameter) cemented metal-on-plastic hip replacements are the most cost-effective in men and women older than 65 years.
Researchers watch the knee degenerate and understand how osteoarthritis may begin
Source: Medical Xpress
For hockey great Bobby Orr, a torn knee ligament ended his career at age 30. Orr had more than 17 knee operations, at one point having his meniscus removed—the cartilaginous tissue that helps stabilize and lubricate the knee joint. Now scientists can see in real time just how important the meniscus is.
