Medical Advice on "Orthopedics and Traumatology"

Why cannot I bend my knee without having pain?, Answered by Dr. Akshay Kumar Saxena

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Thanks for your query to this platform. You are actually quite young to be having persistent knee pains. Your knee pain could be due to certain reasons. But, common ones are chondromalacia, pain due to knee ... View thread »

How to correct little toe fracture?, Answered by Dr. Akshay Kumar Saxena

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I went through your dad's clinical history and the x-ray (attachment removed to protect patient identity). The x-ray shows fracture malunion with slight malrotation of the fifth toe. It has been almost more than a ... View thread »

How to treat Hill-Sachs lesion?, Answered by Dr. Lokesh

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Hill-Sachs lesion (humeral bone head fracture) on the MRI suggests that you had a shoulder injury and it needs treatment either non-surgically or surgically. It can only get decided after seeing the MRI images as I need ... View thread »

I have knee pain. Could it be due to wearing of improper shoes?, Answered by Dr. Lokesh

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Kindly give me the following information. 1. Since how long you had the pain? 2. Have you had any injury in the knee joint? 3. What aggravated the pain? 4. Is pain more in the knee or foot? 5. Do you have any ... View thread »

I had spica cast. When can I start driving or riding a motorcycle?, Answered by Dr. Lokesh

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. It is a bony mallet injury. You need to wear the splint on for eight weeks totally, a mallet thumb splint. Do not remove the splint for eight weeks. Repeat X-rays after eight weeks of injury and splint application. ... View thread »

If problem is in hip joint then why do I have pain in the knee?, Answered by Dr. Lokesh

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Hip avascular necrosis (AVN) and hip arthritis causes pain in the affected hip and also sometimes in the knees as the same nerve which supplies the hip also supplies the knee joint. It is called as obturator nerve. This ... View thread »

Is calcium supplement sufficient for osteoporosis at the age of 31?, Answered by Dr. Lokesh

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Teriparatide is an extreme treatment for osteoporosis and is always based on your DEXA scan (dual energy x-ray absorptiometry) report. Have you got your DEXA scan done? How have you been diagnosed with osteoporosis? ... View thread »

What are the causes of radiating pain in the first metatarsal?, Answered by Dr. Palanikumar Chellamuthu

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. It will be better if your age, other conditions, profession, recreation, alcohol intake and dietary pattern are known. The causes can be divided into two major groups. Group 1: Based on anatomic problems like toe ... View thread »

What can cause tingling sensation in muscles?, Answered by Dr. Lokesh

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. This tingling sensation can be due to transient nerve compression. This nerve compression can be due to a muscle spasm or due to abnormalities in the thoracic spine. You should improve your posture and avoid sitting ... View thread »

Kindly suggest some solution for sudden knee pain., Answered by Dr. Akshay Kumar Saxena

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Thanks for writing to this platform. You have written sudden onset pain in the knee region since morning with no history of any injury to the knee. Also, I want to actually know whether there are any associated signs ... View thread »