Trigger Finger
Trigger finger is a condition in which one of your fingers or thumb catches in a bent position. Your finger or thumb may straighten with a snap — like a trigger being pulled and released. If trigger finger is severe, your finger may become locked in a bent position....
Microfracture for Cartilage Defects
Microfracture is a surgical technique that has been developed to treat cartilage defects. It is a common procedure used to treat patients with full thickness damage to the articular cartilage that goes all the way down to the bone. This arthroscopic procedure was...
Replacing a completely removed meniscus during surgery
Replacing a Completely Removed Meniscus - Meniscus Transplantation Meniscus is the shock absorber inside our knees. Each knee has 2 menisci. A medial (situated on the inner aspect of the knee) and a lateral (situated on the outer aspect of the knee). The menisci...
Persistent Pain After Ankle Sprain – Think of Talus OCL
What Can Cause Persistent Ankle Pain after Inversion Sprains? Inversion sprain of the ankle joint is very common. Most of the time the pain resolves and one can resume normal sporting activities. However, in some people. the pain may not totally go away. There are 2...
Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) Injury
Posterior Cruciate Ligament - What it is, what it does, how does it get injured and what happens next..... The centre part of the knee joint is made up of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and the posterior cruciate ligament (PCL). The anterior cruciate...
Sudden Shoulder Pain? It Could be Calcific Tendonitis.
Sudden Severe Shoulder Pain - It Could be Calcific Tendonitis Every now and then I will see a patient who suddenly develops severe shoulder pain almost out of the blue and they have difficulties lifting up the painful shoulder. One possible diagnosis to keep in mind...
