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Trigger Finger
AAOS — A trigger finger occurs when the motion of the tendon that opens and closes the finger is limited, causing the finger to lock or catch as the finger is extended. Trigger finger. The cause is not always known. Trigger fingers are more common in ...More…
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Arthritis of the Thumb
AAOS — Arthritis is a condition that irritates or destroys a joint. Although there are several types of arthritis, the one that most often affects the joint at the base of the thumb (the basal joint) is osteoarthritis (degenerative or "wear-and-tear" . ...More…
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Frequently Asked Questions About Stem Cells
AAOS — Stem cells help to create new cells in existing healthy tissues, and may help repair tissues in areas that are injured or damaged. They are the basis for the specific cell types that make up each organ in the body. Stem cells are distinguished ...More…
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Stem Cells and Orthopaedics
AAOS — Stem cells are basic human cells that have potential to give rise to many different cell types in the body. They are simple or At this point, stem cell procedures in orthopaedics are still at an experimental stage. Most procedures are performed ...More…
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Soccer Injury Prevention
AAOS — Each year, more than 477,500 soccer-related injuries are treated in hospitals, doctors' offices, clinics, ambulatory surgery centers and hospital emergency rooms. Use synthetic, nonabsorbent balls on wet playing fields. Leather balls can become ...More…
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Baseball Field Safety
AAOS — Baseball is one of our country's most popular recreational sports, with more than 40 million Americans participating in softball and baseball leagues. According to the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission, almost 500,000 baseball-related ...More…
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Osteochondroma (Bone Tumor)
AAOS — Solitary osteochondroma is a developmental abnormality of bone. It occurs when part of the growth plate forms an outgrowth on the surface of the bone. This bone outgrowth may or may not have a stalk. When a stalk is present, the structure is ...More…
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Giant Cell Tumor of Bone
AAOS — Giant cell tumor of bone (GCT) is a rare, aggressive non-cancerous (benign) tumor. It generally occurs in adults between the ages of 20 and 40 years. Giant cell tumor of bone is very rarely seen in children or in adults older than 65 years of ...More…
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Weightbearing Exercise for Women and Girls
AAOS — If you want strong bones, you have to use them! Everyone needs lifelong weight-bearing exercise to build and maintain healthy bones. Girls and young women especially should concentrate on building strong bones now to cut their risk of ...More…
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Statins and Bone Health
AAOS — Is there a connection between the cholesterol-lowering drugs known as statins and improved bone health? Recently, news reports seemed to indicate one. But how strong is the connection? And just what could it mean for the millions of people with ...More…
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Osteoporosis and Falls
AAOS — If you have osteoporosis and you fall, you are likely to break a bone. Ten million people currently have osteoporosis; another 34 million have low bone mass and therefore are at risk of developing the disease. More than 1.5 million Americans each ...More…
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First Fracture May Be a Warning Sign
AAOS — A fracture can be more than a just a broken bone. It may be a warning sign that you have osteoporosis. Osteoporosis, or "porous bone" is a medical condition that weakens bone by making it more porous and less dense. Bone density is one of the .. ...More…