Shoulder arthritis refers to wear and tear of the ball and socket joint, which makes up the shoulder joint. Arthritis causes the cartilage cushioning the joint to wear away, often due to overuse. Sometimes, it is a result of a traumatic injury. As with all arthritis conditions, shoulder arthritis is painful, degenerative, and chronic. The…
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Common Orthopedic Conditions
Orthopedic conditions are issues that affect the musculoskeletal system, including bones, joints, muscles, ligaments, tendons, and cartilage. Musculoskeletal injuries and pain can affect people of any age as a result of a sporting injury, wear-and-tear (overuse) injury, or from a medical condition such as arthritis. Some conditions are short-term and may go away on their…
Responsibilities of an Orthopedic Surgeon
The specialty of orthopedics used to be focused only on treating children with leg deformities and other musculoskeletal development issues – thus the “ped” root word, which means “child.” The field has since blossomed into treating people of all ages, and handling everything from a full knee replacement to arthritis pain to a sprained ankle….