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Can a calf muscle tear cause swelling of the ankle and foot a month later?

AmorDeJay

Back in early June, I began having pain in the back of my right calf. I assumed I had just pulled a muscle and didn't think twice about i...

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MRI question?

snsegadelli24

So I have been dealing with a leg/hip issue and had a CT and then an MRI I see ortho next week for a consult. Anyways I was looking at...

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Inflamed sciatic nerve after iliac bone biopsy

alemito80

Hello, at the end of June I performed a MRI scan control which revealed a slight increase of 5mm - after almost 4 years - of an injury t...

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Has anyone heard of a dislocated hyoid bone?????

lulin4

Please, please give me some direction to head in with this!!! My 17 yr. old son complained of pain in his neck a couple of months after ...

92 answers | 7 comments

Still pain in wrist after ganglion cyst removal surgery a year ago

xfatalserenity

I had pain in my wrist for years and finally went do see an orthopedic surgeon last year. After a bunch of tests and an MRI it turned out...

7 answers | 1 comment

Advice for upcoming trip with meniscus tear.

dbis44

My wife injured her knee in April and has aggravated it since then to where she is in pain a lot of the time. She just got her MRI result...

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Will refractive surgery such as LASIK keep me out of glasses all my life

John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, FAAO

Dec 31

VISUAL SNOW UPDATE: 2018

John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, FAAO

04/18

2018 General Information on Dry Eyes-Now known as Ocular Surface Disorder

John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, FAAO

03/18

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