Musculoskeletal Disorders
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Osteoporosis Drugs’ Ability to Protect Women from Breast Cancer Challenged
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Snapping Popliteus Tendon Within an Osteochondritis Dissecans Lesion: An Unusual Case of Lateral Knee Pain
The popliteus muscle is an important structure in the posterior knee, coursing from the distal lateral femoral condyle to the posterior tibia, and...
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Timing of Forearm Deformity Correction in a Child With Multiple Hereditary Exostosis
Multiple hereditary exostosis (MHE) can cause progressive skeletal deformities (eg, ulnar shortening, bowing, radial head dislocation) in the...
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Meniscal Root Entrapment of an Osteochondritis Dissecans Loose Body
Loose bodies are relatively common in the knee. On radiographs they can often be seen in the medial and lateral gutters, intercondylar notch, and...
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Bone Loss Continues Two Years After Weight Loss Surgery
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Denosumab Increases Bone Density in Postmenopausal Women With Osteoporosis
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MicroRNA Provides New Therapeutic Target for Bone Metastases and Osteoporosis
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Disseminated Coccidioidomycosis of the Spine in an Immunocompetent Patient
Coccidioidomycosis infections result from inhalation of the dimorphic fungus Coccidiodes immitis. Coccidioidomycosis typically is benign, but its...
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An Indirect Reduction Technique for Percutaneous Fixation of Calcaneus Fractures
We describe a positioning and indirect reduction method that allows for earlier fixation of some displaced calcaneus fractures. Minimally invasive...
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Transition of Historical Tube Flaps to Free Flap for 2-Stage Total Knee Arthroplasty in a Patient With a History of Gustilo Grade IIIB Tibia Fracture
We report the case of a 56-year-old patient who had posttraumatic bilateral knee arthritis and underwent sequential bilateral total knee...
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Intraoperative Fat Embolism During Core Decompression and Bone Grafting for Osteonecrosis of the Hip: Report of 3 Cases and Literature Review
Osteonecrosis (ON) of the femoral head, without timely intervention, often progresses to debilitating hip arthritis. Core decompression (CD) with...