what is SLIPPED CAPITAL EPIPHYSIS?
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a disease of the hip-----check out the site\n\nhttp://orthoinfo.aaos.org/fact/thr_report.cfm?Thread_ID=160&topcategory=Hip
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If there's no immediate obvious explanation (like you just bumped it) - get a medical evaluation.  This could be an early sign of something serious.
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Most likely it is "SLAP" which stands for Superior Labrum Anterior Posterior.  The labrum is a soft fibrous tissue rim that surrounds the socket (called the glenoid) of the shoulder to help stabilize the joint.  This means the superior glenoid labrum has torn or detached.  This is more complicated than normal rotator cuff tear because the labrum tear serves as the origin attachment of the long head of the biceps muscle.\n\nThere is some good information on this website: http://www.emedicine.com/SPORTS/topic42.htm
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The situation you describe is classic for someone with pre-existing cervical stenosis who suffers a fall.\n\nCervical spinal stenosis is a narrowing of the spinal canal, which is the space through which the spinal cord runs, surrounded and protected by the spinal vertebrae. Different people have different amounts of space in the canal to start with, but as we age, degenerative changes to the bones, discs and ligaments gradually encroach upon the canal and there is less room for the spinal cord.\n\nSymptoms of cervical cord compression (termed "myelopathy") often develop gradually over a period of years, though may become rapidly progressive over a few months. However, if a spinal canal is narrowed down so there is very little room for the cord to move, then a fall (or rear-end accident, or anything that jerks the neck about) can suddenly produce symptoms. The whole body numbness you describe is common. Sometimes people fall and suddenly develop weakness, usually more in hands/arms than legs' this is called "central cord syndrome". The symptoms result from banging the cord against bony prominences or discs.\n\n"Cervical spinal stenosis" as such is not caused by a fall. The canal can become narrowed as the result of a neck fracture or traumatic disc herniation, but those are different pathologies to what you describe, as best I can tell.\n\nMy guess is that you had spinal stenosis before the fall, although it had not yet caused you obvious symptoms. The fall mildly injured your spinal cord, and left you at risk for more rapid worsening of your pre-existing condition. However, your neck was almost certainly not "unstable" from the fall. Without a fracture or ligamentous injury, there is no need for a collar or neck brace and I would not generally prescribe one in the situation you describe. (I'm a neurosurgeon with experience and publications in spinal surgery.)\n\nI am very sorry to hear of your current condition. Once the spinal cord has taken injury, from a fall and/or from progressive spinal stenosis and compression, it is difficult to be certain how much function someone will recover. Myelopathy has a very uncertain course: usually after surgery, about 1/3 get better, 1/3 stay the same, and 1/3 continue to deteriorate despite MR scans showing a decent result in terms of decompression of the cord (making space for it.) We are not yet very good at predicting who will be in which group (though research is ongoing.)\n\nIf, however, you have not had repeat imaging of your neck after surgery, I would recommend this to confirm that there is no residual compression of the spinal cord, and to assess the degree of injury to the cord. (You did not say if you had surgery on the front or back of the neck, or at how many levels.)\n\nI've listed a few links below that may be of interest (and have some diagrams.)\n\nStandard disclaimer: Medical advice obtained via a website such as this is for general informational purposes only, and is not a substitute for seeing a physician. No proper diagnosis or prognosis can be given without personal history and examination taking.
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I've heard it called a bursa before.  My doctor described it as a collection of fluid - sometimes they will use a cortisone shot to reduce it.  I had one in my knee, but they couldn't use cortisone bc it's back for the tendon.  Good luck!
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http://www.ivy-rose.co.uk/Topics/Skeletal_Disorders.htm
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Extended position or Position of posterior flexion.
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A popliteal cyst, also called a Baker's cyst, is a soft, often painless cyst on the back of the knee. A cyst is usually nothing more than a bag of fluid. These cyst occur most often when the knee is damaged due to arthritis, gout, an injury, or from inflammation of the joint lining.
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Idiopathic Edema is a common disorder that occurs almost exclusively in women. It is characterized by salt retention in the absence of heart, kidney, or liver disease. The swelling (edema) may be episodic or persistent. Swelling of the face, hands, and feet develops rapidly, frequently accompanied by headache, irritability, and depression. Weight gain also occurs.
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Had one like that. Might be a subluxation (type of dislocation). You should go to the emergency room and have it checked out. If it is a dislocation, it must be reduced and have some type of physical therapy to strengthen it or you will have problems.\n\nI said emergency room because you should not wait. Dislocation is a time critical injury and waiting can mean surgery.
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My understanding of PFFD is that the femur, proximal to the hip is too short and usually not completely developed. There's a site you can go to which can link you to some more information as well as support groups which is pretty well thought out...\nhttp://www.ohio.net/~pffdvsg/\n\nGood luck!
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Chondromalacia Patella is often used by physicians as a catch-all term to describe anterior knee pain that results from patellar malalignment. The strict definition, however, is simply the degeneration of the cartilage on the posterior aspect of the kneecap.\n\nFor the sake of brevity, I have put sites here that you can go to where you can find information directly linked to this issue.
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The thecal sac is the overall name for the covering of your spinal cord andthe nerves where they leave your spinal cord. The first part of your report says that you have a slipped disc (disc protusion) which is pressing in a forwards/backwards (anterior/posterior) manner on the spinal cord. \nThe second part says you have another slipped disc pressing (effaced means touching/pressing on) on the nerve as it leaves your spinal cord.\n\nNeither of these is really dangerous, just painful. You probably need to see a back specialist though to sort out treatment.
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Non -Ossifying Fibroma - Fibrous Cortical Defect\n\nNon-ossifying fibroma (NOF) is a well circumscribed, solitary fibrous proliferation. This lesion is found mostly in children with 75% occurring in the second decade. The lesion is found in males more commonly than in females and may occur in as many as 35% of all children.' It is a non-neoplastic process that occurs in the juxtaepiphyseal region of the long bones. The most common site is the femur followed by the tibia .\nClinically, non-ossifying fibromas are asymptomatic and are usually discovered as an incidental finding on x-ray. Occasionally, a larger lesion presents as a pathologic fracture. The classic scenario is a child who has a minor injury in a sports contest and a plain radiograph is taken in a local emergency room.  A lesion is seen and the child is referred to an orthopaedic surgeon for evaluation.  Generally, a careful history and physical examination will show that the child's pain is related to the nearby joint rather than the lesion, and that the pattern of the symptoms fits that which is expected in a sprain or strain injury.  If there was pain before the injury that seems to arise from the lesion, the diagnosis of NOF is highly suspect. Jaffe-Campanacci syndrome is a constellation of symptoms including multiple non-ossifying fibromas, cafe-au-lait spots, mental retardation, hypogonadism, ocular and cardiovascular abnormalities.\nNon-ossifying fibromas have a very typical appearance on x-ray. They are eccentric, multi-loculated sub-cortical lesions with a central lucency and a scalloped sclerotic margin. There is sometimes cortical thinning but no periosteal reaction. Serial x-rays will show the lesion migrating away  from the epiphyseal plate with time.  If the lesion is not eccentric, has no sclerotic rim, or is not multi-loculated, the diagnosis of  NOF is suspect and further evaluation is warranted.  Since these lesions may be treated by observation only without biopsy, the physician should be quite certain of the diagnosis before formulating a treatment plan.  If any doubt exists, the advice of an orthopaedic oncology specialist should be sought.
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this could be tendonitis in one of the three major ligaments in you knee that could be affected. you can try a knee brace to keep your knee cap in place properly that should alleviate some of the pain. or a knee strap which serves the same purpose and just wraps around just under the knee cap. it could be that your knee cap is sliding out of place too. try this website: http://www.kneepaininfo.com/kneepatellardislocation.html\nif problem persists see your doc or a physitherapist for a better medical opinion.
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I would have it checked out by your local othopedic specialist. It could be something serious, or like your boyfriend said, a bone spur.
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Yes, I've heard of situations like that...The bruises are from that dang knee cap sliding. It's moving around, causing bruises that start from the inside and work their way out. I don't think that normally bruises start from the inside out unless you have a problem like yours, though.