Fractures

A bone fracture is a medical condition where the continuity of the bone is completely or incompletely broken or crack in the continuity of a bone broken. A significant percentage of bone fractures occur because of high force impact or stress. However, a fracture may also be the result of medical conditions which weaken the bones, for example osteoporosis, some cancers, or osteogenesis imperfect...

ARTHRITIS

DEFINITION

Arthritis is a disease that affects the joints connecting the bones. It can manifest in both acute and chronic forms and is associated with inflammation of the joints. The patients with arthritis experience pain, stiffness, and discomfort during mobility. Arthritis is swelling and tenderness in one or more joints. Osteoarthritis and rheumat...

NERVE INJURIES

Nerves provide a pathway for impulses to be transmitted along each of the axons to the limbs and organs. Nerve tissue consists of neurons, which are excitable cells that transmit information as electrical signals, and glial cells which perform a variety of non-signaling functions such as forming myelin to provide support and insulation between neurons, phagocytizing and removin...