Conditions

This condition is an injury to the end of the extensor tendon that straightens the finger’s end joint, called the DIP joint. It results in drooping of the fingertip, and prevents the finger from being straightened.

This is a common injury of the knee. Your knee joint is cushioned by two c-shaped wedges of cartilage called the “menisci.” Each individual cushion is called a “meniscus.” This injury is a tear of one of these cushions.

This is a common injury of the knee. Your knee joint is cushioned by two c-shaped wedges of cartilage called the “menisci.” Each individual cushion is called a “meniscus.” This injury is a tear of one of these cushions.

This foot condition happens when one or more of the bones in the top of the foot, called a metatarsal, is cracked or broken. Treatment varies depending on which of the five metatarsals are broken. Read on to learn more.

This chronic disorder affects muscle trigger points, causing pain in various parts of the body. Pain can seem unrelated and/or intermittent. Fibromyalgia is a type of myofascial pain. Learn more about what causes this condition and when to see a specialist.

Neck pain is a common problem that severely impacts the quality of your life. It can limit your ability to be active. It can cause you to miss work. Many different causes may lead to pain in yourneck.

Like chronic low back pain, neck pain is considered chronic if it persists for at least three months. Chronic neck pain may range from mild to severe, and may be rooted in a physical cause like muscle strain, or a medical cause such as arthritis or fracture. Find out more.

An olecranon fracture is a break of the bony protrusion at the elbow, known as the “funny bone.” Located at the end of the lower arm bone (the ulna), an olecranon fracture may be treated non-surgically or surgically, depending on the injury. Keep reading to learn more.

Patients often see an orthopedic surgeon about knee pain. There can be many reasons for knee pain, including injury, overuse, and arthritis. In recent years there have been many advances in orthopedic surgery, including advances in arthroscopic surgery and knee replacement. But what can be done if someone injures a knee and damages part of the joint’s surface? It is meant to be a smooth, gliding surface. Many patients with injuries or certain conditions are much too young to consider joint replacement.

This is an injury of the protective cartilage on the top of the talus (the ankle bone). You’ll find this cartilage where the talus touches the tibia and fibula(the bones of the lower leg). An osteochondral lesion can be a painful problem.

Osteochondritis Dissecans is a condition where a fragment of bone that helps support the joint surface loosens. This can occur in the knee and usually affects the end of the thigh bone or femur. This is often first discovered in the teenage years. The exact cause is unknown. If the piece of bone is becoming loose, it can cause pain or discomfort. As it loosens more, the piece or pieces of bone with their overlying joint surface (cartilage) can fall into the joint and become “loose bodies”. These can then move about the knee occasionally getting caught between the bones as the knee bends and straightens. The divot or defect left from the piece falling out can cause trouble as well.

This is a break of the patella. That’s the small bone in the front of your knee often called the “kneecap.” The kneecap protects the joint and helps link your thigh muscles to your lower leg. A fracture can cause pain and other problems.

The patella (or kneecap) normally moves up and down in a groove on the front of the femur (thigh bone) as we bend and straighten our knee. The patella will sometimes come out of its groove during an injury. This is known as a dislocation of the patella or a patellar dislocation. It occurs most commonly in teenagers when the knee twists a specific way. Patients who sustain this injury may recover and do well or may have dislocations continue to occur from time to time. On some occasions, as the patella dislocates it scrapes cartilage off the side of the groove creating a loose piece that needs to be removed.

This is a pain you feel just below your patella (the bone we commonly call the “kneecap”). It’s an injury to your patellar tendon, which connects the bottom of the kneecap to the shinbone.

This is a pain you feel in the front of your knee. It involves the patella. That’s the bone we commonly call the “kneecap.” The patella slides up and down in a groove on your femur as you bend and extend your knee. If you have this syndrome, you may have injured the soft tissues that support and cushion your kneecap. Or, you may have some damage to the cartilage on the underside of the kneecap.

Our fellowship-trained hand and upper extremity surgeons can treat pediatric injuries and congenital differences, such as: trigger finger, constriction ring syndrome or amniotic band, micro vascular reconstruction, congenital hand differences, syndactaly or webbed fingers and polydactyl your extra digits.

A fracture of the pelvis or acetabulum is a serious injury, and usually is a result of a motor vehicle accident or high-impact fall. Elderly persons with osteoporosis may experience this condition as a result of a lower impact fall. Keep reading to learn more.

These around-the-joint fractures are usually complex. Because they occur in or next to the joint itself, limiting mobility, there often is a great deal of pain associated with periarticular fractures. Find out how this fracture type is different than others, and how it’s treated.

This type of broken bone is unique to anyone who’s had orthopedic implant or joint replacement surgery. These fractures occur in the bone around the components of the artificial joint implant. They are very difficult to treat, and almost always require surgery. Read on for more.

This is a painful inflammation of the peroneal tendons. These tendons travel from the lower leg to the foot. They pass along the outer side of the ankle. Without proper care, this injury can turn into a long-term problem we call “peroneal tendinosis.”

This disease most commonly affects children between the ages of four and eight. It involves the head of the femur. That’s the bony ball that goes into the hip socket. With this disease, the bone of the femur’s head begins to die.

Plantar fasciitis is an irritation of the plantar fascia. This thick band of connective tissue travels across the bottom of the foot between the toes and the heel. It supports the foot’s natural arch. It stretches and becomes taut whenever the foot bears weight.

Sometimes a fractured or broken bone heals improperly or inadequately. Failure to heal properly is known as “malunion.” Failure to heal fully is known as “nonunion.” Find out why these conditions occur and what can be done to treat them.

Strong bands of tissue called “ligaments” help stabilize the bones that form the knee joint. One of these ligaments is called the “PCL.” It helps connect the femur to the tibia. If you stretch or tear a PCL, your knee may become unstable.

Pain, pain and more pain. That’s what happens when the posterior tibial tendon that runs behind the lower leg to the inside of the ankle bone becomes inflamed. Find out the causes and cure.

Feeling a tearing sensation, hearing a pop, and experiencing significant pain in the knee area can signal a problem with the quadriceps tendon of the thigh – namely a partial or complete tear from the kneecap. This condition is a tear of the tendon that connects the patella to the quadriceps muscles of the thigh. The quadriceps muscle is used to straighten the leg from the bent position. A complete rupture of the quadriceps tendon is a disabling injury. Keep reading to learn more.

Like other elbow fractures, radial head fractures commonly occur when using an outstretched arm to break the force of a fall. A radial head fracture is a break of the radial arm bone at the point nearest the elbow. Read on to learn more about how to recover from it.

The rotator cuff muscles and tendons hold your upper arm bone in your shoulder socket. A hard fall, repetitive arm motions or problems with the structure of your shoulder can injure the rotator cuff.

Sudden, sometimes debilitating pain that starts in the low back and radiates down the leg is a telltale sign of sciatica. Sciatica is a condition in which the nerve that runs from the lower back, through the buttocks and down the leg becomes inflamed or irritated. Read on for more.

This condition is an abnormal curvature of the spine. It most often develops in early childhood, just before a child reaches puberty.

Osteoarthritis, also called degenerative arthritis, is a gradual breakdown of cartilage in the joints. Cartilage is a tough, flexible connective tissue that protects the ends of bones in the joints. Osteoarthritis of the shoulder can severely impact a person’s lifestyle