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ABC News: NHL Star Avery Suffers Lacerated Spleen by Greg T. Patient Expert

Posted Wed 14 Jan 2009 8:39pm ABC News: NHL Star Avery Suffers Lacerated Spleen I hate Avery but I never wanted him to stop breathing... it looks like he will recover. Read on »

Trick of the Trade: Finger nailbed laceration repair by Michelle Lin Medical Doctor

Posted Wed 06 Jan 2010 12:00am Over the years, I have been frustrated by how inelegant finger nailbed closure is. Nailbed lacerations are often sustained by a major crush injury, resulting in a stellate and irregular laceration pattern. This typically also requires the crushed fingernail to be removed. Cosmesis is never ideal because pieces of the nailbed are often missing, as seen Read on »

Trick of the Trade: Hemostasis of finger laceration by Michelle Lin Medical Doctor

Posted Wed 24 Nov 2010 12:00am Lacerations of the finger can bleed quite profusely because of digital vascularity. This obscures the provider's ability to perform a careful exam and can make suturing quite difficult. Simple direct pressure over the laceration often controls the bleeding. What if this doesn't work? Trick of the Trade: Glove tourniquet "ring Read on »

Trick of the trade: Irrigating scalp lacerations by Michelle Lin Medical Doctor

Posted Wed 27 Jan 2010 12:00am Thanks to my new-found Emergency Medicine friend in Turkey, Dr. John Fowler has some useful tips about scalp lacerations. Often patients with scalp lacerations have.... It would be nice if we could completely wash out the blood. This would further allows us to detect occult scalp lacerations. Photo courtesy of Dr. John Fowler Trick Read on »

Hand lacerations important health risk in commercial fishermen by Annet Lenderink Patient Expert

Posted Wed 06 Jan 2010 10:09am work. Subjects15 reported 15 hand lacerations, of which 4 were self-stitched, while others had been bound with ‘gaffer’ tape. The researchers conclude that prevention of hand lacerations should be a high priority, with first-aid training and equipment for fishing crews to improve their care when prevention fails. Occupational health needs of commercial Read on »

High Ankle Sprain Explained by Northcoast Footcare Facebook

Posted Wed 04 Nov 2009 10:06pm An ankle sprain is the partial or complete tear of the ligaments in the ankle. The classic ankle sprain is caused when the foot rolls in and the ankle rolls out, resulting in tearing of one or more of the ligaments on the outside of the ankle. A high ankle sprain is an injury to a group of ligaments above the ankle joint. The ligament group above Read on »

HOW THE ADRENAL GLANDS AFFECT MUSCLES, LIGAMENTS AND JOINTS by Marjorie Tietjen Posted Wed 18 Aug 2010 8:11am . What other hidden effects are due to the modern diet? As a chronic Lyme patient, I always attributed my weak ligaments and muscles, which resulted in sacroiliac problems, knee problems and weak feet and ankles....specifically to the lyme microbe itself. However, there may be another piece to the puzzle.I do know that I have weak adrenals. What came first Read on »

Ankle Taping Decreases Movement Detection by Northcoast Footcare Facebook

Posted Tue 18 May 2010 7:24am An ankle sprain is the stretching or tearing of one or more of the ligaments around the ankle. A ligament is a strong, fibrous band which connects bone to bone and holds a joint in position. The ankle ligaments protect the joint from excessive movement in one directions, such as rolling or twisting of the [...] Read on »

Leg Muscles Compromised After Ankle Sprains by Northcoast Footcare Facebook

Posted Wed 04 Nov 2009 10:06pm An ankle sprain is a tear of one or more ligaments in the ankle. The most common type of ankle injury is an inversion ankle sprain which results in tearing of the ligaments on the outside of the ankle. When the ligaments don’t heal correctly, or they heal in a lengthened position, instability can result. In the past, the focus was on ligament Read on »

Bones, Joints, Muscles, Ligaments by Kathryn Arbour Posted Fri 10 Jul 2009 1:06pm on with her ankle. We have one of the few pediatric and youth lines of orthopedic supports in town. Summer is a big time for broken bones, sprained ankles and wrists, twisted knees and torn ligments. Some folks go see a doctor or PT immediately, others try self-treatments first. We, of course, are not MDs or certified health care specialists, but we do know our Read on »