Orthopaedics Archives - Page 105 of 108

Osgood-Schlatter (OS) disease

Information on the symptoms, treatment and diagnosis of Osgood-Schlatter by professional health specialists.

Herniated nucleus pulposus (slipped disc; lumbar radiculopathy; cervical radicu…

Information on the symptoms, treatment and diagnosis of slipped disc (herniated nucleus pulposus) by professional health specialists.

Developmental bone birth defect (achondrogenesis)

Information on the symptoms, treatment and diagnosis of Achondrogenesis the birth defect written by professional medical specialists.

Fibrous dysplasia (inflammatory fibrous hyperplasia; idiopathic fibrous hyperpl…

Fibrous dysplasia is a chronic disorder of the skeleton that causes the expansion of one or more bones due to the abnormal development of the fibrous, or connective tissue within the bone.

Hypophosphatasia is one of several disorders that resembles osteogenesis imperfecta. It is an inherited metabolic (chemical) bone disease that results from low levels of an enzyme called alkaline phosphatase (ALP).

Hip pain

Information on the symptoms, treatment and diagnosis of hip pain by professional health specialists.

Teen pregnancy increases osteoporosis risk

The more than 500,000 U.S. teenaged girls that give birth each year are at risk of early onset of osteoporosis, […]

Kyphosis (hunchback; Scheuermann’s disease; Calve disease; roundback; pos…

Information on the symptoms, treatment and diagnosis of Kyphosis by professional health specialists.

doctor showing a model of the spine to a patient

Scoliosis (spinal curvature; kyphoscoliosis)

Scoliosis is the term given to a lateral (away from the middle) or sideways curvature of the spine. Scoliosis has a rate of 2:1 girls to boys. The statistics suggest a rate of about 3-5 out of 1,000 people are affected.

Osteogenesis imperfecta (brittle bone disease)

Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) is one of the most common inherited bone disorders. The disease typically involves the bones, teeth, ligaments, eyes and skin, and is characterised by fragile bones that break easily. There are 4 variants or subtypes of osteogenesis imperfecta.