Children are not simply smaller versions of adults. Their vast growth potential allows children at times to correct deformities that would lead to poor outcomes among adults. Consideration of long-ter...
Sports medicine addresses many medical concerns of the athlete, including concerns about physiology, nutrition, and psychology; however, the most common health concern of athletes is musculoskeletal i...
Muscles and tendons move joints, and ligaments stabilize them. Skin and its surrounding connective tissue provide a durable cover to the skeleton and protect vital neurovascular structures. Unfortunat...
Compression neuropathies are clinical conditions in which pressure on a peripheral nerve produces dysfunction in the nerve. These may be manifest as sensory, motor, or autonomic changes in the involve...
Pain is one of the most common complaints in clinical medicine. Pain, however, has a purpose. Acute pain alerts us to the many hazards in our environment and motivates us to withdraw from danger. Peop...
Disorders of musculoskeletal growth and development are relatively uncommon, with an incidence of approximately 1 in 5,000 births. 1 Nonetheless, they provide critical insights into the normal physiol...
Bone and soft-tissue tumors arise from undifferentiated mesenchymal tissue. When these tumors develop, they express many tissue types, including fat, bone, cartilage, blood vessels, lymphatics, and fi...
Overuse injuries are caused by the repetitive application of forces, none of which individually is great enough to damage the tissue. Rather, it is the repeated application of force that results in an...
Musculoskeletal emergency is any injury or disease of the bones, joints, muscles, and adjacent neurovascular structures that, if not treated immediately, can result in significant impairment. Conditio...
Bones break when they are subjected to forces greater than their mechanical tolerance. Whether a bone will fracture under a given load depends on both the inherent strength of the bone and the magnitu...
