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Understanding Chondral Injuries: While Chondral injuries may sound like a scary and unfamiliar medical condition, this simply refers to injuries occurring to cartilage, which is what covers the end of bones to prevent damage to them from movement. The most common types of chondral injuries occur in the knee and can cause intense pain due to the bones in the knee rubbing against each other with no buffer and are called lesions. Depending on the severity of the injury, the pain can even become debilitating and affect day to day life. The two types of Chondral lesions that occur are …
The Importance of a Medical Evaluation after an Auto Accident
Auto accidents can be very stressful and overwhelming, but it is important to remain calm and take the necessary steps to ensure your safety and well-being. The first thing to do after an auto accident is to check for injuries and call for medical assistance if needed. If you are not seriously injured, it is important to exchange contact and insurance information with the other driver, take pictures of the scene and gather any witness statements. Contacting the police to file an accident report can also be beneficial, as it can help with insurance claims and legal issues. Even if …
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Treating Growth Plate Fractures
Growth Plate Growth Plate Fractures and Pediatrics As everyone knows, children do not come out of their mother’s fully grown. Throughout their lives, children grow a tremendous amount before becoming full fledged adults. One key component of this process is growth plates. Growth plates only exist in children and not adults due to the fact that over time they harden into solid bone. Before that, they exist as cartilage that is at the end of long bones, which are bones that run longer than they are wide. These are generally very important ones as they exist primarily in the arms …
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