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Orthopaedic Health Library Orthopaedic Health Library
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* Ankle/Foot/Toes:   [top]
 
* Anatomy:
 * Ankle (SCOI)
* Ankle/Foot/Toes Overview:
 * Common Foot Problems (AAOS)
* Foot and Ankle (AAOS)
* Problemas Comunes de los Pies (Common Foot Problems in Spanish) (AAOS)
* Care and Common Foot and Ankle Problems:
 * Ankle Injuries (RI)
* Ankle Pain (MN)
* Corns (AAOS)
* Foot Pain (AAOS)
* Plantar Warts (AAOS)
* Prevention is Best for Foot and Ankle Problems (AAOS)
* Working Feet (Q&A)
* Disorders and Injuries:
 
* Achilles Tendon:
 * Achilles Tendon (AAOS)
* Achilles Tendon Nodule: Inflammation, Rutpure, or Tumor? (P&S)
* Achilles Tendonitis/Ruptures (Orthogate)
* Ankle Sprain:
 * Sprain/Instability (Orthogate)
* The Ankle Sprain That Won't Heal
* Arthritis:
 * Arthritis of the Ankle and Foot(AOFAS)
* Hallux Rigidus (Orthogate)
* Broken Ankle (AAOS)
* Bunions (Hallux Valgus):
 * Bunion Exercise Guide (AAOS)
* Bunion Surgery (AAOS)
* Bunion/Hallux Valgus (Orthogate)
* Bunionette (Orthogate)
* Bunions (RI)
* Charcot Foot:
 * Charcot Joints or Neuropathic Arthropathy (AOFAS)
* Clubfoot:
 * Clubfoot (AAOS)
* Clubfoot (SCOI)
* Diabetic Foot Care:
 * Casts Helping to Heal Diabetic Foot Ulcers
* Diabetic Foot and Risk: How to Prevent Losing Your Leg (AOFAS)
* Diabetic Foot, How to Care For Your (AOFAS)
* Diabetics; Shoes and Orthotics (AOFAS)
* Ulcers and the Total Contact Cast (AOFAS)
* Hammertoes:
 * Clawtoes/Hammertoes (Orthogate)
* Heel Problems:
 * Heel Pain Syndrome/Plantar Fascitis (RI)
* Plantar Fasciitis (AAOS)
* Plantar Fasciitis (SCOI)
* Neuroma (Morton Neuroma):
 * Morton Neuroma (Orthogate)
* Neuroma (RI)
* Osteochondritis Dessicans of the Talus (Orthogate)
* Pigeon Toes (Intoeing):
 * Intoeing, What Parents Need to Know (VH)
* Posterior Tibial Tendon Dysfunction (Acquired Adult Flat Foot Deformity)
* Sesamoiditis (AAOS)
* Sever's Disease
* Shin Splints (AAOS)
* Stress Fractures:
 * Causes of Stress Fractures (AAOS)
* What is a Stress Fracture (AAOS)
* Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome:
 * Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome (Orthogate)
* Tendonitis:
 * Posterior Tibral Tendonitis/Rupture (Orthogate)
* Toenails:
 * Ingrown Toenail (Orthogate)
* Shoes:
 * Athletic Shoe (AAOS)
* Children's Shoes, 10 Points of Proper Fit (AOFAS)
* Fitting Facts for every Foot (AAOS)
* If the Shoe Fits Wear It (AAOS)
* Shoes (AAOS)
* Surgery:
 * Arthroscopy of the Great Toe (SCOI)
* What is Arthroscopy? (AAOS)
* Back/Spine/Neck:   [top]
 
* Back/Spine:
 
* Anatomy/Function:
 * About Your Spine
* Anatomy and Back Pain (SH)
* Interactive Spine Animations (SH)
* Overview of Spinal Cord and Nerve Roots (SH)
* Spinal Anatomy (SCOI)
* Spinal Muscles (SH)
* The Spine (AAOS)
* Care and Common Back Problems:
 * Back Pain - Guide to Treatments (MH)
* Discogram (ISIS)
* Evaluation and Treatment of Acute Back Pain (Q&A)
* How To Prevent Back Pain (AAOS)
* Injections:
 * Epidural Steroid Injections (SH)
* Injections - Overview (SH)
* Lumbar Discography for Back Pain Diagnosis (SH)
* Prolotherapy and Chronic Back Pain (SH)
* Kids and Back Packs (AAOS)
* Lifting Techniques for Home Caregivers (AAOS)
* Preventing Back Pain at Work and at Home (AAOS)
* Preventing Back Pain: Tips for New Moms (AAOS)
* Sports and Your Spine (SH)
* Types of Lower Back Pain
* When to See a Surgeon for Lower Back Pain (SH)
* Disorders and Injuries:
 * Arthritis and the Back (Q&A)
* Back Pain:
 * Back Pain (ACR)
* Back Pain (NINDS)
* Back Pain (RI)
* Categories of Back Pain (SH)
* Diagnosing Low Back Pain
* First Steps in Caring for Lower Back Pain (SH)
* Golf and Lower Back Pain (SH)
* Los Dolores de la Espalda Inferior (Low Back Pain in Spanish) (AAOS)
* Low Back Pain (AAOS)
* Low Back Pain, Patient's Guide (Sechrest)
* Myths and Reality of Back Pain (SH)
* Symptoms & Treatment Options (SH)
* Treating Back Pain (Q&A)
* Cervical Radiculopathy (AAOS)
* Degenerative Disc Disease:
 * Cervical Degenerative Disc Disease (SH)
* Degenerative Disc Disease - Non-Surgical Treatment Options (SH)
* Lumbar Degenerative Disc Disease (SH)
* Lumbar Fusion for Degenerative Disc Disease (SH)
* What is Degenerative Disc Disease (SH)
* Disc Herniation:
 * Animated View of Lumbar Herniated Disc (SH)
* Cervical Disc Herniation - Overview (SH)
* Lumbar Disc Herniation - Overview (SH)
* Microdiscectomy Surgery (SH)
* Treatment Options for a Lumbar Herniated Disc (SH)
* What is a Herniated Disc, Pinched Nerve, Bulging Disc? (SH)
* Effectiveness of Epidural Steroids in The Treatment of Degenerative Spondyloisthesis (RI)
* Failed Back Syndrome (SH)
* Fracture of the Thoracic and Lumbar Spine (AAOS)
* Herniated Disc, Quick Time Animation (RI)
* Miscellaneous Conditions:
 * Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (SH)
* Ankylosing Spondylitis (SH)
* Backpacks and Back Pain in Children (SH)
* Bone Spurs (Osteophytes) and Back Pain (SH)
* Coccydynia - a Real Pain in the Tailbone
* Could My Back Pain be From Cancer? (SH)
* Osteomyelitis, a Spinal Infection (SH)
* Rheumatoid Arthritis (SH)
* Piriformis Syndrome (SH)
* Piriformis Syndrome - Another Irritation to the Sciatic Nerve (SH)
* Sacroiliac:
 * Overview of Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction (SH)
* Sacroiliac Joint Block (SH)
* Sacroiliitis (Powerpoint Presentation)
* What is Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction? (SH)
* Sciatica:
 * Sciatica
* Sciatica (AAOS)
* Sciatica Exercises (SH)
* What You Need To Know About Sciatica (SH)
* Scoliosis (AAOS)
* Spinal Stenosis:
 * Animated View of Spinal Stenosis (SH)
* Cervical Foraminal Stenosis (SH)
* Cervical Stenosis with Myelopathy (SH)
* Lumbar Spinal Stenosis (SH)
* Spinal Stenosis (AAOS)
* Spondylolysis:
 * Degenerative Spondylolisthesis (SH)
* Isthmic Spondylolisthesis (SH)
* Patient's Guide to Spondylolysis/Spondylolisthesis (Sechrest)
* Spondylolisthesis - Interactive Animation (SH)
* Spondylolysis and Spondylolisthesis (AAOS)
* Exercises/Preventive/Rehabilitation:
 * Comparison of Methods in Back Rehabilitation (Q&A)
* Exercises to Minimize Problems with Back Pain (AAOS)
* Low Back Exercise Guide (AAOS)
* Occupational Therapist has First Hand Experience With Back Surgery
* Use of Water Therapy for Recovery of Back Problems (Q&A)
* Why Exercise Helps Diminish Low Back Pain (AAOS)
* Medications:
 * Acetaminophen (SH)
* Cox-2 Inhibitors (SH)
* Muscle Relaxants (SH)
* Narcotic Pain Medications (SH)
* NSAID's (SH)
* Oral Steroids (SH)
* Other Non-Narcotic Pain Medications (SH)
* Overview of Medications (SH)
* Other Treatments:
 * Back Braces (SH)
* Electrotherapy for Pain Relief (SH)
* Ice Massage (SH)
* Postoperative Cervical Braces (SH)
* Strategies for Coping with Chronic Pain (SH)
* Pain Management:
 * Electrotherapy for Pain Relief (SH)
* Epidural Steroid Injection (SH)
* Overview of Physical Therapy (SH)
* Prolotherapy and Chronic Back Pain
* Physical Therapy:
 * How a Physical Therapist Can Help With Exercise
* Importance of Abdominal Exercise and Back Exercise (SH)
* Physical Therapy Overview (SH)
* Sciatica Exercises (SH)
* What is the McKenzie Method (SH)
* Surgery:
 * Bone Graft Substitutes for Lumbar Spine Fusion Surgery (SH)
* Cervical Spine Surgery (SH)
* Discs, Artificial Research Update (SH)
* Herniated Disc - Laminotomy/Microdiscectomy (SCOI)
* IDET - Research Update (SH)
* Kyphoplasty Interactive Animation (SH)
* Kyphoplasty, a New Treatment for Osteoporotic Fractures (SH)
* Low Back Surgery (AAOS)
* Lumbar Fusion for Degenerative Disc Disease (SH)
* Lumbar Spine Fusion (SH)
* Lumbar Spine Surgery (SH)
* Overview of Surgery (SH)
* Postoperative:
 * Postoperative Care for Lumbar Microdiscectomy (SH)
* Postoperative Care for Spinal Fusion Surgery (SH)
* Scar Tissue and Postoperative Pain (SH)
* Preoperative:
 * How to Prepare Psychologically for Back Surgery (SH)
* Preoperative Preparation for Fusion Surgery (SH)
* Purpose of Braces in Spine Surgery (RI)
* Smoking and Back Surgery
* Spinal Fusion (AAOS)
* Neck:
 
* Care and Common Neck Problems:
 * Neck Pain (AAOS)
* Disorders and Injuries:
 * Cervical (Neck) Sprain (AAOS)
* Cervical Foraminal Stenosis (SH)
* Cervical Osteoarthritis (SH)
* Cervical Radiculopathy (AAOS)
* Cervical Spondylosis (MH)
* Cervical Stenosis with Myelopathy (SH)
* Miscellaneous Causes of Upper Extremity Pain (SH)
* Whiplash
* Elbow/Wrist/Hand:   [top]
 
* Elbow/Forearm:
 
* Anatomy/Function:
 * Elbow Anatomy (SCOI)
* Sports Medicine: The Elbow (RI)
* Disorders and Injuries:
 * Cubital Tunnel Syndrome (SCOI)
* Dislocated Elbow (AAOS)
* Elbow Bursitis (AAOS)
* Elbow Epicondylitis and Surgery (RI)
* Elbow Hyperextension & Tape Applications (OCR)
* Elbow Loose Bodies and Spurs, Elbow Arthroscopy (RI)
* Golfer's Elbow (Medial Epicondylitis) (SCOI)
* Radial Tunnel Syndrome (Orthogate)
* Tennis Elbow (AAOS)
* Tennis Elbow (Lateral Epicondylitis) (SCOI)
* Throwing Injuries in the Elbow (AAOS)
* Ulnar Nerve Entrapment (AAOS)
* Hand:
 
* Care and Common Hand Problems:
 * Common Hand Problems (AAOS)
* Early Detection Key to Full Recovery of Hand Problems
* Q&A: Hand Rehabilitation Issues Affecting Return for Work
* Understanding of People Vital to Success of Hand Therapist
* Disorders and Injuries:
 * Animal Bites (AAOS)
* Arthritis of the Thumb (SHC)
* Bennett's Fracture/Dislocation (Wheeless)
* Boutonniere Injuries (Wheeless)
* Carpal Tunnel Syndrome:
 * Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (AAOS)
* Carpal Tunnel Syndrome-Patient Booklet (AAOS)
* Carpal Tunnel Treatment
* Claw Hand and Intrinsic Weakness (Wheeless)
* CMC Joint/CMC Arthritis (Wheeless)
* Compartment Syndromes of Hand and Forearm (Wheeless)
* Congenital Deformities of the Hands ( Wheeless)
* Cumulative Hand Trauma (Q&A)
* Distal Phalangeal Fractures (Wheeless)
* Dupuytren's Contracture (AAOS)
* Dupuytren's Disease
* Extensor Tendon Rupture (Wheeless)
* FDP Avulsion/Rupture (Wheeless)
* Felon/Volar Finger Tip Infections (Wheeless)
* Finger Tip Injuries (Wheeless)
* Fingertip Injuries/Amputations (AAOS)
* Flexor Tendon Injuries (AAOS)
* Flexor Tenosynovitis (Wheeless)
* Ganglion Cysts (AAOS)
* Ganglions
* Gatekeeper's Thumb (Wheeless)
* High Pressure Injection Injuries (Wheeless)
* Infections (Wheeless)
* Kienbock's Disease (AAOS)
* Mallet Deformity (Baseball Finger) (Wheeless)
* Mallet Finger/Baseball Finger (AAOS)
* Metacarpal Fractures (Wheeless)
* Metacarpal Phalangeal Joint Injury (Wheeless)
* Mucous Cyst (Wheeless)
* Oblique Retincular Ligament (Wheeless)
* Phalangeal Injury (Wheless)
* Rheumatoid MP Joint (Wheeless)
* Rolando's Fracture (Wheeless)
* Swan Neck Deformity (Wheeless)
* Tendon Injuries of the Hand (Wheeless)
* Thumb (CMC Joint) Arthritis (SCOI)
* Thumb Fractures/Dislocations (Wheeless)
* Trigger Finger (MH)
* Trigger Finger (Wheeless)
* Ulnar Drift of MP Joints (Wheeless)
* Volar Plate Avulsion Injury
* Surgery:
 * Amputation of the Finger and Hand (Wheeless)
* Endoscopic Carpal Tunnel Release (Sechrest)
* Surgery Plus Therapy can be Winning Combination with Hand Injuries
* Wrist:
 
* Disorders and Injuries:
 * Colles Fracture (AAOS)
* DeQuervain's Disease (SCOI)
* Ganglion Cyst (Wheeless)
* Triangular Fibrocartilage Complex
* En Espanol:   [top]
 
* Cadera/Rodilla:
 * Artritis de la Rodilla
* Desgarro Meniscal
* Ejercicio despues de Reemplazo de Rodilla
* Ejercicios despues de artroscopica
* Osteoartritis de la Cadera
* Reconstruccion del Ligamento Cruzado Anterior
* Reemplazo Completo De Una Articulacion
* Reemplazo total de la rodilla
* Codo/Muneca/Mano:
 * Dedo en gatillo
* Fractura de Colles
* Fracturas de los codos en los ninos
* Fracturas del Antebrazo en los Ninos
* Quiste Sinovial o Ganglion
* Sindrome del Tunel Carpiano
* Tendinitis de deQuervain
* Espalda/Medula Espinal/Cuello:
 * Guia de Ejercicios para la Parte Baja de la Espalda
* Los Dolores de la Espalda Inferior
* Prevencion de Dolor en la Baja Espalda
* General:
 * Artroscopia
* Cuidado de un yeso o una ferula
* Distrofia simpatico refleja
* Examenes de los nervios
* Examenes para los dolores de las articulaciones
* Glucosamina y sulfato de condroitina
* Las fracturas
* Osteoporosis
* Hombro:
 * Ejercicio despues de Cirugia del Hombro
* Inflamacion del hombro
* Pediatra:
 * El Pie Zambo
* Fracturas de los codos en los ninos
* Fracturas del Antebrazo en los Ninos
* La Escoliosis
* Tobillo/Pie/Dedos de los Pies:
 * El calzado
* El Pie Zambo
* Pie diabetico
* Problemas Comunes de los Pies
* Rotura de tobillo
* Torcedura de Tobillo
* Exercise/Fitness:   [top]
 
* Back/Spine/Neck:
 * Exercises to Minimize Problems with Back Pain (AAOS)
* Low Back Exercise Guide (AAOS)
* General:
 * Age 60 and Older (AAOS)
* Beginning a Weight Training Program (AAOS)
* Bone and Joint Conditions (AAOS)
* Daily Activity/Exercise Log (AAOS)
* Flexibility Exercises (AAOS)
* Hamstring Muscle Strain (AAOS)
* Heat Exhaustion (AAOS)
* Injury Prevention - Keep Active and Safe at any Age (AAOS)
* Patterns and Trends in Physical Activity (AAOS)
* Sports Injuries and Baby Boomers
* Hip:
 * Prevent Broken Hips, Exercises (AAOS)
* Knee:
 * Exercises in Optimizing Knee Functions (Video) (UW)
* Pediatric Orthopaedics:
 * Young Athletes (AAOS)
* Rheumatology (Arthritis, Osteoporosis, etc.):
 * Exercises and Arthritis (ACR)
* Exercises and Arthritis (UW)
* Joint Exercises (Exercises in Arthritis) (UW)
* Pools and Arthritis (UW)
* Shoulder:
 * Instability/Dislocations (UW)
* Rotator Cuff Tears Home Exercises (UW)
* Roughness/Arthritis Home Exercises (UW)
* Shoulder Surgery Exercises Guide (AAOS)
* Stiff Shoulder (Frozen Shoulder) Home Exercises (UW)
* Fractures:   [top]
 * Ankle (AAOS)
* Cast - Instructions For Patients Wearing A Cast (VH)
* Casts and Splints - Care of Casts and Splints (AAOS)
* Casts and Splints - Cuidado de un yeso o una ferula (Care of Casts and Splints in Spanish) (AAOS)
* Clavicle Fracture (Broken Collarbone) - (AAOS)
* Colles Fracture-Wrist (AAOS)
* Fractures (AAOS)
* Greenstick Fracture (MH)
* How To Use Crutches, Canes and Walkers (AAOS)
* Toe and Forefoot Fractures (AAOS)
* General:   [top]
 * Arthritis (AAOS) (Also See Rheumatology Section)
* Arthroscopic Surgery (SMII)
* Arthroscopy (AAOS)
* Arthroscopy (MH)
* Arthroscopy - Artroscopia (Arthroscopy in Spanish) (AAOS)
* Bone and Joint Infections (MH)
* Cumulative Trauma Disorders on the Increase
* DHEA and Bone Loss (MH)
* EMG - EMG Proves Valued Diagnostic Tool
* Hamstring Muscle Strain
* Marfan's Syndrome (MH)
* Myofascial Pain Syndrome - Treatment of Myofascial Pain Syndrome Requires Team Effort
* Orthopaedics (AAOS)
* Osteoporosis (AAOS) (Also See Rheumatology Section)
* Sports Medicine Frequently Asked Questions (RI)
* Sprain (MH)
* Sprains and Strains (AAOS)
* Sprains and Strains-Patient Brochure (AAOS)
* What is Arthroscopy? (RI)
* Work Comp - Injured Workers and 'Learned Helplessness' (Q&A)
* Hip/Knee:   [top]
 
* Hip:
 
* Disorders and Injuries:
 * Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury and Reconstruction (RI)
* Avascular Necrosis (RI)
* Bursitis of the Hip (AAOS)
* Deep Vein Thrombosis (AAOS)
* Developmental Dislocation (Dysplasia) of the Hip (DDH) - (AAOS)
* Dislocation (RI)
* Hip Dislocation (AAOS)
* Hip Fractures (MH)
* Hip Replacement:
 * After Hip Replacement Surgery - Common Questions (RI)
* Arthroplasty Without Blood Transfusion (RI)
* Bilateral Total Hip Replacement (RI)
* Early Therapy Means Better Outcomes for Joint Replacement Patients
* Golf and Hip Replacement Surgery (RI)
* Hip and Knee Replacements Just Keep Getting Better and Better
* Hip Replacement (RI)
* Hip Replacement Q&A (NIH)
* Joint Replacement for Arthritis Patients Q&A
* Leg Length Inequality After Total Hip Replacement (RI)
* Methods of Blood Conservation in Total Joint Arthroplasty (RI)
* Patient's Guide to Hip Replacement, (Sechrest)
* Plastic Wear, The Silent Disease of the Artificial Hip (RI)
* Total Hip Replacement (AAOS)
* Total Hip Replacement Dislocations: What to do? (RI)
* Total Hip Replacement in the Young Patient (RI)
* Total Joint Replacements (AAOS)
* Uncemented Hip Replacement (RI)
* Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease (AAOS)
* Osteoarthritis of the Hip (AAOS)
* Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis (AAOS)
* Exercises/Preventive:
 * Live it Safe, Prevent Broken Hips (AAOS)
* Prevent Broken Hips, Calcium (AAOS)
* Prevent Broken Hips, Exercises (AAOS)
* Total Hip Replacement Exercise Guide (AAOS)
* Knee:
 
* Anatomy/Function:
 * Anatomy, Patient's Guide (Sechrest)
* Care and Common Knee Problems:
 * ACL Injuries in Women, Preventing (AAOS)
* Knee Problems Q&A (NIH)
* Sports Medicine: The Knee (RI)
* The Knee (AAOS)
* Disorders and Injuries:
 * ACL Injuries and Women (AAOS)
* Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury and Reconstruction (RI)
* Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tear (Sechrest)
* Anterior Knee Pain (OCR)
* Arthritis in the Knee (AAOS)
* Collarteral Ligament Tears (Sechrest)
* Degenerative Joint Disease, Knee:
 * Arthroscopy and Debridement (WOKC)
* Autogenous Osteocartilagenous Transfer (WOKC)
* Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation (WOKC)
* Conservative Management (WOKC)
* High Tibial Osteotomy and Hemicallotasis (WOKC)
* Intra-articular Steroid Injection (WOKC)
* Managment of Degenerative Joint Disease, Knee (WOKC)
* Marrow Stimulation Techniques