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What do you see on my knee X-ray

blackboybg

I will post a picture of my knee x-ray, I want to ask if everything is alright and normal, mainly I ask about the joint space. 24 year ol...

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Can i have my spinal fusion hardware removed

Floridalady65

In Aug i had an unneccsary spinal fusion done in Plantation Fl by a greedy dr when all i needed was laminectomy...i never had back pain b...

Tommy John surgery - What are the risks involved with return to biking?

Thr33ve

I had Tommy John (Ulnar Collateral Ligament Re-construction) surgery (autograft from palmaris longus in same arm) on my dominant arm back...

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Why isn't my sharp wrist pain healing?

dmsoderberg

I am a 33 year old male that's been having very sharp pain in my wrist with random movements after an hour of rigorious twisting a Tillin...

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Sudden and Unusual Swelling of Foot

Tdoug005

Hello. About a month ago, I fell asleep with my feet hanging off the bed. I woke up a couple hours later with the top of my feet swollen...

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Synvisc Nightmare

kathyjo53

Any class action suits out there? In an attempt to be proactive in maintaining my knees, i took my doctors advice to have Synvisc injecti...

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