Fractures &amp; General Orthopedics

Medical illustration showing ulnar nerve compression at the elbow with symptoms in the little finger and ulnar half of the ring finger.

Hand & Peripheral Nerve

Cubital Tunnel Syndrome: Why Are My Ring and Little Fingers Numb?

Little- and ring-finger numbness may come from ulnar nerve compression at the elbow. Learn how cubital tunnel syndrome is diagnosed and treated.

3D medical illustration of a dorsal wrist ganglion cyst arising near the wrist joint.

Hand & Peripheral Nerve

Ganglion Cyst of the Hand and Wrist: When Does It Need Treatment?

A wrist or hand lump may be a ganglion cyst. Learn when observation, imaging, aspiration, or surgery may be appropriate.

Medical illustration showing median nerve compression at the wrist and typical carpal tunnel symptoms.

Hand & Peripheral Nerve

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Is Hand Numbness Always Carpal Tunnel?

Learn the classic median-nerve finger pattern, how carpal tunnel differs from neck or ulnar-nerve problems, and when testing or treatment is appropriate.

Peripheral Nerve / General Orthopedics

Medical illustration explaining that foot drop may arise from an L5 nerve-root problem, common peroneal nerve injury or other neurological causes.

Foot Drop: Is It Always Coming From the Spine?

Foot drop is not always a spine problem. Learn how L5 radiculopathy, peroneal nerve injury, EMG/NCS and targeted imaging help localize the cause.

September 202613 min read

Conversion Hip Replacement

3D medical illustration showing failed proximal femoral fracture fixation and conversion to total hip replacement.

Conversion Hip Replacement After Failed Fracture Fixation: When Is THA Needed?

Why failed fracture fixation sometimes needs revision fixation and sometimes conversion hip replacement, with special attention to nonunion, AVN, bone loss, hardware removal and occult infection.

September 202618 min read

3D medical illustration showing thumb-side wrist pain and the APL and EPB tendons in De Quervain tenosynovitis.

September 202611 min read

Thumb-Side Wrist Pain: Could It Be De Quervain Tenosynovitis?

Thumb-side wrist pain with gripping, lifting or carrying a baby may be De Quervain tenosynovitis. Learn diagnosis, splinting, injections and when surgery is considered.

3D medical illustration of trigger finger showing a finger catching or locking because of narrowing at the tendon pulley.

September 202610 min read

Finger Catching or Locking: Could It Be Trigger Finger?

Finger clicking, catching or locking may be trigger finger. Learn how it is diagnosed, nonsurgical options, injections, and when release surgery is considered.

3D medical illustration showing the common site of tennis elbow pain at the outer elbow and forearm tendon origin.

Outer Elbow Pain: Is It Tennis Elbow?

Outer elbow pain that worsens with gripping or lifting may be tennis elbow. Learn the diagnosis, treatment, imaging indications, and when to seek specialist review.

3D medical illustration of frozen shoulder showing a thickened contracted shoulder capsule with pain, stiffness and limited motion.

Frozen Shoulder: Why Won't My Shoulder Move?

Frozen shoulder causes progressive pain and stiffness, with restriction of both active and passive shoulder movement. Diagnosis is mainly clinical, and treatment is usually nonsurgical and individualized.

Medical illustration of the plantar fascia and the common site of plantar heel pain

Morning Heel Pain: Plantar Fasciitis or a Heel Spur?

First-step morning heel pain commonly fits a plantar fascia pattern, while a heel spur on X-ray may be incidental. Learn diagnosis, treatment, and red flags.

Pneumatic tourniquet used during orthopedic lower-limb surgery

Patient Education

Tourniquet in Orthopedic Surgery

Why surgeons use a tourniquet, when it may help, and how pressure and inflation time are managed safely.

Orthopedic bone plate and screws beside an MRI scanner, illustrating implant safety screening before scanning.

MRI With Orthopedic Plates and Screws

Can you have MRI after fracture fixation? Safety labels, titanium, stainless steel and metal artifact explained.

Medical Ethics / General Orthopedics

Medical ethics image showing patient privacy and photography consent in the operating room

Patient Photography in the Operating Room

Ethics, informed consent, privacy and safer boundaries for medical education and public posting.

3D wrist anatomy highlighting the scaphoid bone in an educational poster about fractures missed on early X-rays

Scaphoid Fracture: X-rays, Diagnosis and Treatment

Why early X-rays can look normal, when MRI or CT helps, and when cast treatment or surgery is considered.

Medical infographic comparing cast treatment and surgery for ankle fractures

Ankle Fracture: Cast or Surgery?

How stability, displacement, X-rays, and soft-tissue injury guide cast, walking boot, or surgery decisions.

Medical infographic comparing expected mild swelling after a cast with warning signs such as blue toes, numbness, severe tightness, and increasing pain

Foot Swelling After a Cast: Normal vs Warning Signs

Learn when foot or toe swelling after a cast is expected, and which symptoms need urgent medical assessment.