A partial knee replacement is a procedure to resurface a damaged compartment of the knee. Traditionally, the knee is thought to have an inner (…
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A patella fracture, or broken kneecap, is a crack or fracture of the patella, the bone on the front of the knee that covers the knee joint. The…
Patella malalignment is the result of abnormal orientation of the bones of the hip, knee, or foot. It results from the development of the bones…
A patella tendon rupture occurs when the tendon that holds the patella (the kneecap) to the tibia tears and splits apart, allowing the patella to…
Patella tendonitis (medically referred to as tendinitis), commonly called jumper's knee, is an inflammation of the tendon that…
The peroneal tendons are those that run on the outside of the ankle just behind the bone called the fibula. Tendons connect muscle-to-bone and…
The peroneal tendons are those that run on the outside of the ankle just behind the bone called the fibula. Tendons connect muscle-to-bone and…
Nerves send signals from the brain to all areas of the body and back. When you touch something and feel its texture, temperature, taste, or the…
If your first few steps out of bed in the morning cause severe pain in the heel of your foot, you may have plantar fasciitis (fashee-EYE-tiss), an…
A plantar fibroma is a benign nodule that grows on the bottom of the foot that usually appears in the second through sixth decade of life. It is…