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Subtalar fusion

Home » Search » fractures » Subtalar Fusion Surgeons utilize subtalar fusion to stabilize and reduce pain in cases of hindfoot deformity due to trauma, arthritic damage, or physiological defect.  Subtalar fusion, or arthrodesis, involves fusing the heel bone, or...

Osteoporosis

Joseph Lucas

https://youtu.be/UztMd-ZaUhM Osteoporosis Living tissues make up the human body and over time, the tissue starts to break down. The complexity of the human body allows the tissues to break down but also regenerate itself with new tissue. Osteoporosis occurs when the...

Knee – Unstable Knee

Home » Search » tendonitis » Unstable Knee Anatomy of the knee The knee is a complex joint composed bone, cartilage, ligaments, and tendons.  The bones are the tibia and the fibula on the lower leg, and the femur from the upper leg, and the patella.  Many issues with...

Spine – Anatomy

Home » Search » hip pain » Spine Anatomy Cervical Spine Anatomy Cervical Bones The Cervical Spine, often referred to as the neck, is a seven-bone section of vertebral bodies, also called vertebrae, that begins at the skull and ends by the shoulders.  Cervical spine...

Talus Fractures and Avascular Necrosis

Home » Search » foot and ankle fracture » Talus Fracture and Avascular Necrosis   What is the Talus? The talus is one of the many bones in the ankle.  The lower leg bones, the tibia and fibula, attach to the Talus which rests on top of the Calcaneus, the heel,...