Dr. Abdul Ahmed
Orthopedic Surgery
Hamilton, OH
43 years experience male
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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
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112 Answers
18 Agrees
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A 22-year-old male asked:
Dr. Abdul Ahmedanswered
Orthopedic Surgery 43 years experience
Ankle Sprain: Most likely you have sprained your ankle but a hairline fracture has to be ruled out with x-Ray. The swelling will go away in few weeks. Apply ice th... Read More
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A 33-year-old member asked:
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Take breaks: You can take breaks and walk for 10-15 minutes during extended sitting hours. You can also exercise while you are sitting. Over the counter glucosamin... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
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No: The bone or the hardware can break but only if you have another significant fall. The bone usually breaks below or above the hardware.
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A 30-year-old member asked:
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Yes: Repetitive use of hands can lead to carpal tunnel syndrome.
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A 25-year-old member asked:
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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
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A 44-year-old member asked:
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Bone Pain: Bone pain is a symptom and it should be investigated before you start any treatment.
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A 22-year-old female asked:
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Polyarthralgia: Pain in multiple joints indicates a systemic problem and could be inflammatory or immune system related. It should be investigated. I recommend you se... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
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Knee and shoulder : No knee and shoulder pain is not related to scoliosis unless a nerve is entrapped. This should be investigated.
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A 40-year-old member asked:
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Orthopedic Surgery 43 years experience
Wait & See: Unless the nerve is completely cut, usuassly it is due to swelling or compression on the nerve and it commonly resolves ove time.
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A 35-year-old member asked:
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Good Results: Interior dislocation of this joint has to be reduced because it can cause pressure on major vessels or wind pipe. Once reduced it has generally good r... Read More
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A female asked:
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Hip Rehab: The hip arthroplasty patient is expected to walk next day. In cemented hip one can put weight on it as tolerated. In press fit, noncemeted hip , patie... Read More
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A female asked:
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Knee Replacement: Typically 6 weeks. The wound heals in 2 weeks. Physical therapy continues another 4-6 weeks. In case of cemented knee , the patient is walking on it ... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
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Orthopedic Surgery 43 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 40-year-old member asked:
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Knee Sprain: You might have sprained your knee so rice treatment. Occasionally it is popliteal cyst which can be symptomatic. It can sometimes burst and cause acut... Read More
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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 43 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 25-year-old member asked:
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Orthopedic Surgery 43 years experience
No: It usually is due to childhood problems or osteoarthritis later in life. Sometimes it is due to traumatic injury.
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A 38-year-old member asked:
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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 50-year-old member asked:
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2 weeks: Typically it goes down in the first 2 weeks but it can take longer. If it persists beyond say 6 weeks then it needs to be evaluated.
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A 36-year-old member asked:
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Few days to weeks: Swelling usually subsides in 2 weeks but sometimes can take a little bit longer. If you have fluid ( effusion ) in the joint then it indicates interna... Read More
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A 53-year-old member asked:
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3 weeks: Small bones of the thumb take 3 weeks to heal.
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A 30-year-old member asked:
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Orthopedic Surgery 43 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 19-year-old female asked:
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Foot Sprain: It is quite possible that you sprained it without knowing. To exclude any fracture you should have x-ray. Rest and ice will help your pain along with ... Read More
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A 49-year-old member asked:
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Coccydinia : Pain in tail bone (coccyx) can be caused by prolonged sitting on hard surface or trauma. It is relieved by changing posture, taking pressure off by us... Read More
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A 21-year-old male asked:
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Orthopedic Surgery 43 years experience
Levocarnitine: It is a vitamin which takes part in energy metabolism.
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A 43-year-old member asked:
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Orthopedic Surgery 43 years experience
Fracture or not. : After the clinical examination if the doctor suspects that a fracture is possible then he will send you for x-ray then may be sometimes ct scan or MRI... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
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Orthopedic Surgery 43 years experience
Costochondritis : Most of the time it is a localized condition. Only in severe cases it can cause inflammation of the pleura adjacent to it.
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A 19-year-old female asked:
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Orthopedic Surgery 43 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
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A 22-year-old male asked:
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Orthopedic Surgery 43 years experience
Spine Fractures: May be you do not need operative treatment or a brace. It depends on your symptoms too. You can seek a second opinion if you are not satisfied.
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A 30-year-old female asked:
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Orthopedic Surgery 43 years experience
Spine injury: Surgical treatment of the spine depends on the diagnosis. Yes muscles can be trained and strength improved through physical therapy at any time.
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A 37-year-old female asked:
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Orthopedic Surgery 43 years experience
Bruising: It cause bruising if ruptured or it could be a varicose vein which you are looking at.
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A 25-year-old male asked:
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Orthopedic Surgery 43 years experience
Malunion: This fracture heals in about 6 weeks. The bone remodels overtime. Some angulation is well tolerated in this bone because of excellent rom at the sho... Read More
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A 28-year-old male asked:
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Orthopedic Surgery 43 years experience
Disc Protrusion: Cervical disc prolapse at c2-3 level can cause neck pain radiating to head or both arms with numbness. To start with we recommend pt , neck exercises... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
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Orthopedic Surgery 43 years experience
Achilles Tendinitis : Stretching exercises and massage with topical nonsteroidal anti inflammatory creams can help. Cortisone injections around achilles' tendon are found h... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
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Healing: Fracture starts healing. Reduction & internal fixation brings the fragments together and it accelerates the healing in correct allignment.
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A 34-year-old member asked:
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Orthopedic Surgery 43 years experience
Pain: A sprained finger is painful & swollen. It is well alligned and it is possible to maove it with difficulty. However an x-ray should be done to rule ou... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
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Orthopedic Surgery 43 years experience
No: Simple bone contusion do not require surgery. It heals by itself. However contusion of the joint surface can cause cartillage damage which is not visi... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
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Orthopedic Surgery 43 years experience
Yes: It is probably the beginning of osteoarthritis. Exercise your knees. Apply warm water bottle around the knee. You can take Motrin over the counter for... Read More
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A 29-year-old female asked:
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Osgood Schlater's : In growing children it is a traction injury ( due to sports activity ) to tibial tuberosity apophysis. After the growth is completed, the pain subside... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
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Orthopedic Surgery 43 years experience
Osteoarthritis: Since these fractures involve a weight baering joint, there is a risk of developing arthritis over long term . Sometimes these injuries are associated... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
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Orthopedic Surgery 43 years experience
Few hours rest after: At the most a day after the injection. You should be able to resume work ( full duty ) the very next day.
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A 18-year-old member asked:
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Orthopedic Surgery 43 years experience
Knee Pain: It seems that rest has not helped your knee pain. After an appropriate evaluation you can try otc glucosamine / chondroitin sulfate & tylenol (acetami... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
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Orthopedic Surgery 43 years experience
It may help: It is worth trying along with stretching exercises.
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A 34-year-old member asked:
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Orthopedic Surgery 43 years experience
Knee pain: Knee pain on weight bearing or stepping is commonly due to arthritis or chondromalcia. If associated with knee effusion ( fluid ) , it could be due to... Read More
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A 22-year-old member asked:
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Orthopedic Surgery 43 years experience
Knee Instability: How long did you have this problem ? Did you have any injury ? Is it one sided ?
It could be dislocating patella which happens due to misalignment or... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:
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Orthopedic Surgery 43 years experience
Rib pain: Constipation and rib pain are 2 different problems. The rib pain can be due to costochondritis. You should see your doctor to diagnose the exact cause... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
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Orthopedic Surgery 43 years experience
Cystic Lesion: It depends where this lesion is. You should see your pcp who can refer you to appropriate specialist.
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A 44-year-old female asked:
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Orthopedic Surgery 43 years experience
Ch knee Pain: Chronic pain in knee is commonly due to osteoarthritis , traumatic arthritis , inflammatory arthritis , gout etc. It is not related to surgery unless... Read More
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A 28-year-old female asked:
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Orthopedic Surgery 43 years experience
Big Toe Fx: She needs splinting only if the fx is not displaced. If displaced then it may need surgery to align it properly particularly if joint is involved.
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Orthopedic Surgery 43 years experience
Complications: Most common are wound problems, infection, clot formtion, hematoma, stiffness, loosening of components, patellar pain or maltracking, misalignment an... Read More
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A 41-year-old male asked:
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Orthopedic Surgery 43 years experience
Hip Pain: Hip pain is not always from pathology in the hip joint , it can be radiating from low back problem. A radiating pain originates from lower spine area... Read More
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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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