A study published in Scientific Reports indicated that synthetic cannabidiol (CBD) reduced pain for patients with nail-patella syndrome (NPS). NPS is a rare genetic disorder that affects bones, nails, ...

The iliotibial (IT) band is a thick band of fibrous tissue that starts at the hip and runs along the outer thigh to the outer shin bone (tibia) just below the knee joint. IT band syndrome causes a ...

White matter and other changes around the toenails and fingernails can occur with psoriasis or nail fungus. However, fungal infections are contagious, and psoriasis is not. The causes and ...

2003) During the routine practice in cases with advanced isolated medial osteoarthritis (with subsequent genu varum) presence of MR signs of ITBF have been noted: Vasilevska’s group studied patients ...

Having a loose toenail or fingernail can be a troubling symptom, especially if you don't know what caused it. Usually, getting a loose nail is a gradual process that only impacts part of the nail.

If you’re planning knee replacement surgery, here are five things to consider. Your knee is made up of three parts: the femur, located at the lower end of the thighbone; the tibia, at the upper end of ...

However, if your pain is due to an injury or so intense that you can’t bend your knee or put weight on it, talk to your doctor. For those who think the right shoes could do their joints some ...

Cutaneous reactions to metal implants, orthopedic or otherwise, are well documented in the literature. The first case of a dermatitis reaction over a stainless steel fracture plate was described ...

A non-exhaustive summary of reported cases of cutaneous reactions caused by a metallic implant is given in Table 5. Although many of the patients were patch test positive to their implanted metals ...