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Treatment for Osteonecrosis
What treatments are used for osteonecrosis? Management usually combines load reduction, medications that influence bone turnover or pain, and in many cases procedures or surgery aimed at preserving the affected joint or replacing damaged…
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Diagnosis of Otosclerosis
Otosclerosis is usually identified through a combination of symptom review, ear examination, hearing tests, and, in some cases, imaging. The condition involves abnormal bone remodeling in the otic capsule, the dense bony shell surrounding…
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Causes of Otitis externa
Otitis externa is caused by disruption of the outer ear canal’s natural protective barriers, allowing irritation, inflammation, and often microbial overgrowth to develop. In most cases, the condition begins when the skin lining the…
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Prevention of Ovarian torsion
Ovarian torsion is the twisting of the ovary, and sometimes the fallopian tube, around the structures that support them in the pelvis. This twisting can reduce blood flow and, if it persists, can injure…
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Treatment for Ovarian torsion
The treatment of ovarian torsion is primarily surgical. The main approaches are urgent laparoscopic or open surgery to untwist the ovary and restore blood flow, removal of a nonviable ovary or cyst in selected…
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Diagnosis of Ovarian torsion
Ovarian torsion is diagnosed by combining clinical suspicion with targeted testing, because no single finding always proves the condition. It occurs when the ovary, and often the fallopian tube as well, twists around the…
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Causes of Ovarian torsion
Ovarian torsion is caused by the twisting of an ovary around the ligaments that support it, which can also involve the fallopian tube. This twisting interrupts venous and lymphatic drainage first, and later arterial…