Articles on sports injuries: ligament tears, meniscus and shoulder injuries, when surgery is weighed against rehabilitation and how a safe return to sport is judged.
During ankle arthroscopy, a surgeon makes two or three small incisions called portals around the ankle, fills the joint with sterile fluid, and inserts…
Bursa aspiration is a short office procedure in which a clinician cleans the skin over a swollen bursa, numbs the area if needed, and…
Tenosynovitis surgery, usually called tendon sheath release, is a short operation in which the surgeon opens the tight fibrous tunnel that a swollen tendon…
Ankle arthroscopy recovery time varies with what the surgeon did inside the joint. After simple keyhole procedures, many people manage light activity and desk-based…
Arthroscopic (keyhole) elbow surgery suits problems inside the joint itself: loose bone fragments, early arthritis debris, stiff scar tissue, some cartilage lesions and selected…
Bankart repair is surgery that reattaches the torn front rim of the shoulder socket's cartilage (the labrum) after dislocation, usually through keyhole incisions with…
After rotator cuff repair, most people wear a sling for about 4 to 6 weeks, because the repaired tendon needs that long to begin…
Infectious tenosynovitis is a bacterial infection inside the sheath that surrounds a finger's flexor tendon, usually after a puncture, cut, or bite. Because that…
Tommy John surgery is the common name for ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) reconstruction, an operation that rebuilds a torn ligament on the inner elbow…
Numbness, tingling or weakness after a shoulder dislocation can signal a stretched or compressed nerve, most often the axillary nerve, or, less commonly, an…
Elbow surgery recovery time varies by procedure: bone typically knits in about six to eight weeks, while regaining full strength and motion usually takes…
Most surgeons ask people to avoid driving after rotator cuff surgery until the sling is no longer required, which is commonly four to six…
Most people who dislocate a shoulder wear a sling for a few days to about three weeks, then rebuild movement and strength through physical…
Full recovery from rotator cuff surgery typically takes 6 to 12 months. Most people wear a sling for four to six weeks, begin true…
Most people recover from a simple knee arthroscopy, such as a meniscus trim, in about four to six weeks, and walk comfortably within one…
Biceps tenodesis detaches the worn or torn long head of the biceps tendon from its attachment inside the shoulder and re-anchors it to the…
Shoulder impingement happens when the rotator cuff tendons or the bursa above them are squeezed against the bony roof of the shoulder (the acromion)…
Meniscus repair recovery typically takes three to six months, compared with three to six weeks after a partial meniscectomy. The difference is biology: a…
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