Conditions

Sometimes the acetabulum, or cup-shaped part of the pelvis that forms the hip socket develops abnormally. The result is a dish-shaped acetabulum, a condition known as acetabular dysplasia. Keep reading to learn more about who’s at risk and how it’s treated.

The Achilles tendons are thick and powerful bands of fibrous tissue. They connect your calf muscles to your heel bones. The tendons help you walk, run and jump. And that means they are under a lot of stress, making injuries to the Achilles tendons common.

This is an injury of the acromioclavicular joint(commonly called the “AC” joint). This is the joint where the clavicle meets the scapula. A shoulder separation is a stretching or a tearing of the ligaments that support these bones. This allows the bones to move out of position.

The tibia, fibula and talus are the three bones that make up the ankle. When one or more of them breaks, the result is a broken ankle, also known as ankle fracture. Read on to learn how it’s diagnosed and treated.

Sometimes the ankle can feel wobbly, unstable and like it “gives way”—even while standing still. When this happens repeatedly, the condition is called ankle instability. Keep reading to find out who is most likely to be affected, and how to recover from it.

Ligaments are fibrous, elastic bands of tissue that connect and stabilize the bones. An ankle sprain is a common, painful injury that occurs when one or more of the ankle ligaments is stretched beyond the normal range of motion. Sprains can occur as a result of sudden twisting, turning or rolling movements.

This injury is a tearing of the ACL ligament in the knee joint. The ACL ligament is one of the bands of tissue that connects the femur to the tibia. An ACL tear can be painful. It can cause the knee to become unstable.

There’s pain. There’s swelling. There’s stiffness. It hurts. It could be arthritis, the general name for more than 100 types. Learn more about how it affects the foot and ankle and what can be done to help.

Tinea pedis. That’s the medical term for a fungal infection most of us call athlete’s foot. Learn more about the cause—and the cure.

This is a weakening and collapse of the bone in the head of your femur. That’s the ball that fits in the socket of your hip. As this bone gradually dies and breaks apart, you can develop painful arthritis in your hip.

Blood flow is necessary for musculoskeletal function. When injury or other factor interrupts normal blood (vascular) flow, the result is death or necrosis of the bone and tissue. Read on to learn more about this condition that causes the bone to collapse onto itself.

Common in younger people, bankart lesion refers to a tear in the cartilage (labrum) surrounding the shoulder socket. A tear like this often results in a feeling of instability in the shoulder or recurrent shoulder dislocations. Read on to learn more about surgical and non-surgical options.

“I heard a pop, pop, pop.” That’s how many people with this condition describe the sound when the tendon attaching the biceps muscle to the elbow detaches from the bone. Read on to find out who is likely to rupture a biceps tendon and how it’s treated.

“I heard a popping sound, felt pain and experienced weakness.” That’s how many people with this condition describe the sound when the tendon attaching the biceps muscle to the arm at the shoulder detaches from the bone. Read on to find out more.

This is a problem with a tendon in your shoulder. Most often, it’s the “long head of biceps” tendon. It travels from the front of your upper arm to the top of your shoulder socket. With this condition, the tendon becomes painfully inflamed or irritated.

An infection of any kind always requires treatment⎯and none more so than orthopedic bone infections. That’s because bacteria or fungal organisms can quickly invade and destroy healthy tissue, or spread to the bloodstream. Find out what the symptoms are and what to do about it.

Weak, brittle bones. That is the primary result of a condition called osteoporosis, or bone loss. This progressive disease puts those who have it at an increased risk of fracture. Read on for more about this condition that affects all ages, but is most common among those over 50.

Babies, teenagers and athletes are at the top of the list of people most likely to break the bone connecting the breastbone to the shoulder blade. Depending on the severity of the fracture, this bone (called a collarbone or clavicle) may heal on its own. Keep reading to learn more.

While the name might sound funny, a bony bunion on the inside of the foot at the big toe joint is anything but. A bunion is not just unsightly, it also can be quite painful. This malformation, called hallux valgus, creates uncomfortable pressure as it pushes the big toe into the second toe. Tight, narrow, or high-fashion shoes are often to blame for bumpy bunions, but they’re not the only cause. Keep reading to learn what hurts – and what helps.

This is a swelling of a fluid-filled sac in the back of your elbow. This sac is called the “olecranon bursa.” You have similar sacs near other large joints throughout your body. They act as cushions between your bones and your soft tissues. Normally they have a small amount of fluid inside them. But sometimes they can swell. That is called “bursitis.”

This is a swelling of a fluid-filled sac called the “subacromial bursa.” It’s in the shoulder, between a bony protrusion called the “acromion” and the rotator cuff. You have similar sacs near other large joints throughout your body. They act as cushions between your bones and your soft tissue. Normally they have a small amount of fluid inside them. But sometimes they can swell. We call that “bursitis.”

This is a break of the heel bone. The calcaneus forms the back of the foot and supports you when you walk. A calcaneus fracture is a serious injury that needs medical care.

Degenerative Calcification: This painful condition occurs when calcium deposits form in tendons of the rotator cuff. These tendons and surrounding tissues in the shoulder become inflamed. This condition typically affects adults.

Reactive Calcification: This painful condition occurs when calcium deposits form in tendons of the rotator cuff. These tendons and surrounding tissues in the shoulder become inflamed. Reactive calcification often develops in young people, but it can affect people of all ages.

Computers, texting and other repetitive and overuse motions can cause pain, tingling and numbness in the hand or wrist. The culprit? Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, a condition in which the wrist’s median nerve is “squeezed” or compressed. It happens when the area around the main nerve to your hand is too tight. And the small space in your wrist where it passes is called the carpal tunnel.

Sometimes when the knee is injured, there’s secondary damage to the tough, flexible surrounding tissue known as cartilage. Cartilage injuries can cause pain and swelling or limit range of motion. Keep reading for how these injuries are treated.

This repairs damaged articular cartilage in your knee. That’s a type of cartilage that covers and protects the ends of your bones. Repairing it helps you stay active.

Weakness. Clumsiness. Wobbliness. These are a few of the symptoms of cervical myelopathy, a condition in which the spinal cord is compressed at the neck. Functional changes in the upper or lower extremities are often subtle at first, so proper diagnosis is important. Read on for more.

Very common among people over the age of 60, cervical spondylosis is an arthritic condition that causes neck pain. Though it rarely becomes anything more than troublesome, pain can range from mild to severe. Find out what helps to relieve the symptoms.

A “loose” elbow can feel like it catches, pops or slides out of place. It usually means that the stability of the elbow is compromised, often due to injury of the bone or surrounding ligaments. Keep reading to learn more.

This is a pain on the outer side of your ankle. It’s a lasting pain that you may feel all the time. It can make it hard for you to walk and run, and it can increase the possibility of ankle sprains.