Key Largo, Florida Orthopaedic Care and Spinal Specialists
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Modern Advances Offer More Effective Spinal Fracture Options
Cutting Edge Advances For Effective Spinal Fracture Treatment Options Only a few decades ago a spinal fracture could seriously affect your future. Often a spinal fracture meant permanent paralysis. Today, there are many advanced surgical options, treatment plans, and therapies that can help to alleviate pain, and quickly get you back on your feet. What Are Common Spinal Fractures? A spinal fracture is pertaining to the spinal column of your back. Your back consists of vertebrae that are connected together, and allow you to move your torso forward and back, and side to side. A fracture can involve the dislocation …
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Understanding ACL, MCL and PCL Injuries ACL, MCL, and PCL injuries all affect ligaments in the knees. Sprains, strains, and tears may occur in the Anterior Cruciate Ligament, Medial Collateral Ligament, or the Posterior Cruciate Ligament. ACL is one of the major ligaments within the knee that connects the thighbone to the shin gone. It’s comprised of bands of tissue and can be prone to tears if you twist your knee, exert too much pressure when jumping or landing, stretching, or sustain a hit to the knee. Sport Activities Prone to ACL, MCL or PCL Injuries ACL injuries commonly affect …
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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