Arthroplasty definition & procedure
Arthroplasty Definition & procedure This surgical method is commonly used for smaller toes of the foot. The technique involves you have some bone removed from the small toe joints. In the first toe an excisional arthroplasty known as a Keller procedure may lead...
A mysterious heel bump
A mysterious heel bump (Part 2) ‘Haglund’s deformity’ Let me try to demystify one type of heel pain known simply as the pump bump. Patients often ask how does a heel bump it arise and what we can do about my heel bump? Vaishya (2016) calls it a...
Nails and Medical Health
Nails and Medical Health Welcome to how nails are affected by some medical health problems Nails can indicate the state of your health. While thicker nails also feature they are not always associated with medical disease. Podiatrists and doctors are taught to examine...
Accessing the Internet a problem?
Reaction, ridicule and disappointment Accessing the internet a problem? Not today but years ago when it came to talking to health care professionals reactions varied. Information is easy to acquire today; but is is accurate? You face your doctor having just taken a...
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