Dr. Abdul Ahmed
Orthopedic Surgery
Hamilton, OH
42 years experience male
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Office
Hamilton, OH
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Doctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
Orthopedic Surgery
Sports Medicine
Licenses
United States: Ohio
Languages spoken
Punjabi, Urdu
Doctor Q&A
112 Answers
18 Agrees
The number of answers this doctor has agreed with.
A 60-year-old female asked:
Dr. Abdul Ahmedanswered
Orthopedic Surgery 42 years experience
Wrist A,scopy: The swelling may take a week to resolve completely you should be concerned if your pain is increased, redness appears , it gets hot or you are runni... Read More
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A 29-year-old male asked:
Dr. Abdul Ahmedanswered
Orthopedic Surgery 42 years experience
Rotator Cuff Tear: May be that your tear is very small and not complete. Surgical options are considered after failed conservative treatment. In some cases surgical rep... Read More
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A 31-year-old male asked:
Dr. Abdul Ahmedanswered
Orthopedic Surgery 42 years experience
Knee Brace: Wearing a pull up. Knee brace may be helpful during work out. A knee pad is used if you are kneeling on it.
5.3k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 44-year-old female asked:
Dr. Abdul Ahmedanswered
Orthopedic Surgery 42 years experience
X-ray : X-ray is done when you are standing. This is to see if you have arthritis in the knee.
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A member asked:
Dr. Abdul Ahmedanswered
Orthopedic Surgery 42 years experience
Knee Pain: Your burning sensation and pain could be from irritation of nerve endings but most likely due to articular cartilage damage under your knee cap.
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A 39-year-old female asked:
Dr. Abdul Ahmedanswered
Orthopedic Surgery 42 years experience
Pain Recurrence: Pain can recurr from disease progression at level above and below. An MRI scan with & without contrast can help find the cause.
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A 39-year-old female asked:
A 44-year-old female asked:
Dr. Abdul Ahmedanswered
Orthopedic Surgery 42 years experience
Locking knee: Locking and giving out of the knee can cause damage to the articular surface of the knee. A meniscal tear causing locking of the knee should be taken... Read More
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A female asked:
Dr. Abdul Ahmedanswered
Orthopedic Surgery 42 years experience
Hip surgery: The location of the incision depends on the approach to hip used. The common appraoches are anterior, posterior & lateral. The incion for routine hip ... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
Dr. Abdul Ahmedanswered
Orthopedic Surgery 42 years experience
Podiatry: Podiatrist are trained to perform surgery on foot and ankle only but a general orthopedist is trained to do procedures on most bones ; joints of the b... Read More
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A female asked:
Dr. Abdul Ahmedanswered
Orthopedic Surgery 42 years experience
Ankle sprain: Most commonly the ankle sprain heals in 3-4 weeks. You should stay away from soccer until your pain is completely resolved. Warming exercises before ... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. Abdul Ahmedanswered
Orthopedic Surgery 42 years experience
Pre Op Prep: You did not say what kind of surgery you are having but generally speaking you should take a shower and clean that part with soap. Do not shave becau... Read More
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A 49-year-old female asked:
Dr. Abdul Ahmedanswered
Orthopedic Surgery 42 years experience
Muscle Spasm: Severe cough and undue exertion like lifting heavy stuff can cause such symptoms.
5.3k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 24-year-old female asked:
Dr. Abdul Ahmedanswered
Orthopedic Surgery 42 years experience
Numbness: One can have numbness due to swelling around the ankle. There is a superficial nerve on the lateral aspect of the ankle. Rarely it can be injured and ... Read More
5.3k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 22-year-old male asked:
Dr. Abdul Ahmedanswered
Orthopedic Surgery 42 years experience
ACL Reconstruction. : Knee is protected with locked knee brace after surgery and it is in flexed position. I allow my patient to walk but not put weight on it for 3 weeks.... Read More
5.2k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 26-year-old male asked:
Dr. Abdul Ahmedanswered
Orthopedic Surgery 42 years experience
Knee DJD: Depending on the severity of DJD the conservative treatment includes application of heat & analgesic creams, NSAID 's , cortisone injection , gluco... Read More
5.1k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 20-year-old female asked:
Dr. Abdul Ahmedanswered
Orthopedic Surgery 42 years experience
Plantar Fasciitis : The stretching exercises for plantar fasciitis are recommended. Although it may cause you some pain initially but in the long run it will give you p... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
Dr. Abdul Ahmedanswered
Orthopedic Surgery 42 years experience
Ankle sprain.: Yes it is quite possible to have associated small ( or chip ) fracture with it. An x-ray of the ankle will help exclude a fracture.
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A 44-year-old member asked:
Dr. Abdul Ahmedanswered
Orthopedic Surgery 42 years experience
Ankle sprain: The swelling typically lasts from 3-6 weeks, depending on the severity of the ankle sprain. Swelling improves with elevation, rest and application of ... Read More
6k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 24-year-old member asked:
Dr. Abdul Ahmedanswered
Orthopedic Surgery 42 years experience
It may get worse.: A small meniscus tear heals by itself. The tear can progress in size and can cause locking of the knee. It then needs surgical excision or reapair.
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A 25-year-old member asked:
Dr. Abdul Ahmedanswered
Orthopedic Surgery 42 years experience
Completion of growth: Once the growth plate is fused the bone growth is completed. There is no change in height after that. Different epiphyseal plates fuse at different ti... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
Dr. Abdul Ahmedanswered
Orthopedic Surgery 42 years experience
Dislocation: Shoulder dislocation is worse because if it does not heal then it can lead to recurrent dislocation. The collar bone fractures heal in 99% cases & mos... Read More
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A 45-year-old member asked:
Dr. Abdul Ahmedanswered
Orthopedic Surgery 42 years experience
Observation: Let him crawl or walk. But keep it under observation. If it gets worse then take him to a pediatric orthopedic surgeon.
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A 33-year-old member asked:
Dr. Abdul Ahmedanswered
Orthopedic Surgery 42 years experience
Calcium / Vit D: Bone does not require any minerals or supplements to heal. However ultra sound ( exogen ) can help stimulate bone growth.
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A 53-year-old member asked:
Dr. Abdul Ahmedanswered
Orthopedic Surgery 42 years experience
6 weeks: A young person can start moving shoulder after 1 week & elderly after 3 weeks but it takes 6 weeks for tissue to heal and regain full rom.
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A 28-year-old member asked:
Dr. Abdul Ahmedanswered
Orthopedic Surgery 42 years experience
6 weeks: Typically repaired meniscus heals in 6 weeks. One can resume work after some pt.
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A 42-year-old member asked:
Dr. Abdul Ahmedanswered
Orthopedic Surgery 42 years experience
Watch: One can expect lot of remodelling of bone at this age. He will most certainly grow out of this.
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A 45-year-old member asked:
Dr. Abdul Ahmedanswered
Orthopedic Surgery 42 years experience
Numbness in arm: This pain can be a radiating pain from neck if you have neck problem . Usually it is due to ulnar nerve compression at the elbow level or carpal tunne... Read More
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A 33-year-old member asked:
Dr. Abdul Ahmedanswered
Orthopedic Surgery 42 years experience
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A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. Abdul Ahmedanswered
Orthopedic Surgery 42 years experience
Partial Knee : Partial knee replacement is performed only if one of the three knee compartments are severely affected by osteoarthritis or traumatic arthritis it c... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
A 41-year-old female asked:
Dr. Abdul Ahmedanswered
Orthopedic Surgery 42 years experience
Neck Surgery: Neck surgery is done with utmost care and monitoring of the spinal cord and nerves during surgery. The chance to have paralysis is very remote. You sh... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
Dr. Abdul Ahmedanswered
Orthopedic Surgery 42 years experience
Splint: Depending on the fracture it should be splinted to adjacent finger ( buddy tape) or aluminum splint. It takes 3 weeks to heal small bones.
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A 34-year-old male asked:
Dr. Abdul Ahmedanswered
Orthopedic Surgery 42 years experience
Knee pain: Knee pain which gets worse on stairs is most likely due to injury to under surface of your knee cap. Pt along with Ibuprofen and glucosamine / cho... Read More
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A 33-year-old male asked:
Dr. Abdul Ahmedanswered
Orthopedic Surgery 42 years experience
Disc. Prolapse : A nerve block does not cause disc prolapse. Disc protrusion is due to injury or degeneration.
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A 37-year-old female asked:
Dr. Abdul Ahmedanswered
Orthopedic Surgery 42 years experience
5.2k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 44-year-old male asked:
Dr. Abdul Ahmedanswered
Orthopedic Surgery 42 years experience
Shoulder pain: Shoulder pain can be very local in origin. An inflamtion of the rotator cuff tendon, biceps tendonitis or acj arthritis, etc can be source of pain. In... Read More
5.3k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 38-year-old female asked:
Dr. Abdul Ahmedanswered
Orthopedic Surgery 42 years experience
SI Joint / pubis: I suggest that you see a rheumatologist and have it investigated.
5.2k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 21-year-old female asked:
Dr. Abdul Ahmedanswered
Orthopedic Surgery 42 years experience
Rib pain : A persistent rib pain can be because of rib fracture or a lesion an x-ray will be helpful.
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A 36-year-old member asked:
Dr. Abdul Ahmedanswered
Orthopedic Surgery 42 years experience
Wound Rednrss: No. Slight redness is expected and is due to inflammatory response. However if it is spreading and sometimes accompanied with fever then it is infect... Read More
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A 39-year-old female asked:
Dr. Abdul Ahmedanswered
Orthopedic Surgery 42 years experience
Neck Sound: When stressed over long period the neck can respond by producing extra bone called osteophytes. These along with inflammatory response in muscle, syno... Read More
4.9k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 28-year-old female asked:
Dr. Abdul Ahmedanswered
Orthopedic Surgery 42 years experience
Prepatellar Bursa: A lump under the skin I've the patella or patellar tendon is more likely due to inflamed bursa. If it is increasing in size or is painful then it need... Read More
3.4k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 44-year-old member asked:
Dr. Abdul Ahmedanswered
Orthopedic Surgery 42 years experience
Bone Pain: Bone pain is a symptom and it should be investigated before you start any treatment.
5.2k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 19-year-old female asked:
Dr. Abdul Ahmedanswered
Orthopedic Surgery 42 years experience
Spine infection: He needs immediate surgery to remove the pus and pressure on the spine. He will be kept on IV antibiotics until the bone infection is resolved. As fa... Read More
4.7k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 36-year-old member asked:
I am 36 with a grade 4 chondral lesion on medial femur/patella s/p microfracture sx. what are other?
Dr. Abdul Ahmedanswered
Orthopedic Surgery 42 years experience
Grade I-IV: Depending on the severity of injury the chondral lesions are graded from i-iv . Grade IV is worst and inthis bone is exposed.
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A 41-year-old member asked:
Dr. Abdul Ahmedanswered
Orthopedic Surgery 42 years experience
Friction: Illiotibial band runs from illiac crest to the lateral aspect of the knee. Its friction can lead to similar symptoms you are describing & it is called... Read More
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A 30-year-old member asked:
Dr. Abdul Ahmedanswered
Orthopedic Surgery 42 years experience
Yes: Repetitive use of hands can lead to carpal tunnel syndrome.
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A 38-year-old member asked:
Dr. Abdul Ahmedanswered
Orthopedic Surgery 42 years experience
3-4 months: It typically takes 3-4 months in adults for femur shaft fracture to consolidate. However neck & distal femur heal in half the time. Children also take... Read More
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A 30-year-old member asked:
Dr. Abdul Ahmedanswered
Orthopedic Surgery 42 years experience
Yes / No: In massive rotator cuff tears the shoulder can sublux superiorly and caus significant arthritis but acute dislocation of the shoulder is not seen.
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A 25-year-old member asked:
Dr. Abdul Ahmedanswered
Orthopedic Surgery 42 years experience
Splint: Apply a splint or tie it to the next finger, toe or extremity. In case of neck , apply a cervical collar but leave it until medics come if you are not... Read More
6.3k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
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Mar 30, 2015
Dr. Ahmed is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Ahmed is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Please I need ur help have now money finger got poke buy a hook and is now swollen and very pain full ther is a red line and the hook was dirty with a.3day old dead fish the pain checksmyreps@gmail
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Thanks so much. I am thinking it is most likely a cyst. Most of the bruising went away and is gone from the first few days I noticed it.
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Thanks for your quick reply! Thanks sir for your advice.Is there no treatment for regular swelling?
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
University of The Punjab, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, Allama Iqbal Campus
MD
Medical/Graduate school
Punjab University, Government Medical College, India
Graduated 1980MD
Awards
Top Orthopedic Surgeon , Second Place, Ohio - Winter
2013
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