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  2. Joint cracking - Wikipedia

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    Cracking finger joints makes a distinct cracking or popping sound. Joint cracking is the manipulation of joints to produce a sound and related "popping" sensation. It is sometimes performed by physical therapists , chiropractors , and osteopaths [ 1 ] pursuing a variety of outcomes.

  3. Orthopedic cast - Wikipedia

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    A short arm cast is designed to immobilize the wrist and part of the forearm, extending from below the elbow to the hand, often leaving the fingers free for limited mobility. It is used to treat less severe injuries, such as wrist fractures, sprains, or carpal bone issues.

  4. Crepitus - Wikipedia

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    Crepitus can easily be created and observed by exerting a small amount of force on a joint, thus 'cracking it'. This is caused by bubbles of nitrogen forming in the synovial fluid bursting. Almost every joint in the body can be 'cracked' in this way, but the joints which require the least amount of force to produce this effect include the ...

  5. Microfracture surgery - Wikipedia

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    Portland Trail Blazers rookie Greg Oden underwent the procedure on his right knee in early September 2007 and missed the entire 2007–2008 NBA season. At only 19 at the time of the surgery, doctors were confident that he would return to at or near his full strength by the 2008–2009 season; he had a second microfracture surgery, this time on ...

  6. Fibrous ankylosis - Wikipedia

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    One of the most prominent causes of Fibrous anklylosis is physical trauma. [4] After experiencing a severe physical injury, the body will try to recover by activating it's mensenchymal stromal cells (MSCs), a type of stem cells that can differentiate into different cells such as osteoblasts, chondrocytes, and other factors such as bone matrix/growth factors that are used to stimulate growth ...

  7. Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva - Wikipedia

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    Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (/ ˌ f aɪ b r oʊ d ɪ ˈ s p l eɪ ʒ (i) ə ɒ ˈ s ɪ f ɪ k æ n z p r ə ˈ ɡ r ɛ s ɪ v ə /; [1] abbr. FOP), also called Münchmeyer disease or formerly myositis ossificans progressiva, is an extremely rare connective tissue disease in which fibrous connective tissue such as muscle, tendons, and ligaments turn into bone tissue (ossification).

  8. Royal Family Member Breaks Both Wrists in Fall Down ...

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    "I can type with one finger on a mobile, but I can’t use a laptop." "I am told that, after an accident like this, if you do one wrong movement on top of the unhealed bones, you are back where ...

  9. Ilizarov apparatus - Wikipedia

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    In medicine, the Ilizarov apparatus is a type of external fixation apparatus used in orthopedic surgery to lengthen or to reshape the damaged bones of an arm or a leg; used as a limb-sparing technique for treating complex fractures and open bone fractures; and used to treat an infected non-union of bones, which cannot be surgically resolved.