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Treatment for Lateral collateral ligament injury
Lateral collateral ligament (LCL) injury is treated with a range of approaches, from rest and bracing to rehabilitation and, in more severe cases, surgical repair or reconstruction. The choice of treatment depends on how…
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Causes of Lateral collateral ligament injury
Lateral collateral ligament injury is usually caused by a force that places the outside of a joint under stress beyond what the ligament can tolerate. In the knee, which is the most common context…
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Symptoms of Lateral collateral ligament injury
What are the symptoms of lateral collateral ligament injury? The most typical symptoms are pain along the outer side of the knee, tenderness when that area is pressed, swelling, stiffness, and a feeling that…
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Diagnosis of Kyphosis
Kyphosis is usually identified through a combination of visual assessment, physical examination, and imaging studies that measure the shape of the spine. The condition refers to an excessive forward curvature of the thoracic spine,…
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Causes of Kyphosis
What causes kyphosis? Kyphosis develops when the normal outward curve of the upper spine becomes exaggerated because the vertebrae, discs, ligaments, muscles, or surrounding skeletal structures no longer maintain balanced alignment. In some people…