Dr. Brian Divelbiss

Depends: you need 50% of the cross sectional area of the fracture site to be healed for it to behave as though it is fully healed. It depends on how big the d... Read More

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A 21-year-old male asked:

My father injured his ankle yesterday by closing the iron gate of the house, he couldn't sleep last night cause of the pain.cause? what is treatment?

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Orthopedic Surgery 32 years experience

RICE: if there is any possibility of a fracture he needs an X-ray to rule that out. Assuming no fracture, the treatment is rest, ice, compression (ace wrap... Read More

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A 31-year-old male asked:

Of late i started experiencing shoulder pain. the doctor in india told it is "supraspinatus tendonitis". what sort of medication/exercise is advisable?

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Orthopedic Surgery 32 years experience

Cuff strengthening : Anti-inflammatories (ibuprofen) if you don't have stomach or allergy issues. Main treatment is rotator cuff strengthening exercises...you can look on... Read More

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A female asked:

Are keflex and bactrim (sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim) both antibiotics?

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Orthopedic Surgery 32 years experience

Yes: both of the drugs are commonly used antibiotics

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A 26-year-old female asked:

When should i see a doctor about a sprained ankle?

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Orthopedic Surgery 32 years experience

Depends on symptoms : Depends on the rate of symptom improvement. If it isn't getting better quickly with rest, ice and ace wrap you should be seen. Even if it isn't a fr... Read More

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A 16-year-old female asked:

I have tendonitus in my wrist. in a splint. pain is worse. painkillers not working. cant move fingers. what shoul i do/what else could be wrong?

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Orthopedic Surgery 32 years experience

Therapy may help: if it truly is tendinitis then the mainstays of treatment are rest, splinting and anti inflammatory meds. If that is not helping you may benefit from... Read More

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A 39-year-old member asked:

Can orthopedics see your growth plate in your wrist? i think i might have fractured it, can they see the growth plate in an x-ray type thing?

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Orthopedic Surgery 32 years experience

Yes but not in you: Growth plates are viable on an X-ray but at your age those growth plates have all closed and are no longer visible

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A 37-year-old male asked:

Please share a tip in the form of a haiku on dealing with ganglion cysts.

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Orthopedic Surgery 32 years experience

Ignore: Smash it with a book some people say. But best to ignore if no pain.

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A 27-year-old male asked:

Is it possible to palpate the flexor hallucis longus or is it too deep? palpable only with injury?

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Orthopedic Surgery 32 years experience

Depends on where: the muscle belly of the FHL is quite deep and not very palpable but the tendon can be palpated on the underside of the great toe

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A 17-year-old female asked:

I sprained ankle 1 week ago and now there is a lot of pain. i have been going to practice and games everyday just taping it. should i see a doctor?

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Orthopedic Surgery 32 years experience

Yes: need an X-ray to make sure you don't have a fracture

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A 47-year-old female asked:

July xray ankle-no bone change. nov. xray -slight osteoarthritic changes w/ osteophyte formation & sclerosis. after surgery for cavus will oa reverse?

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Orthopedic Surgery 32 years experience

No: unfortunately those radiographic changes are there to stay But that doesn't mean your symptoms won't get better

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A 28-year-old female asked:

I'd broken my fibula near my ankle 6 weeks ago in a v shape no surgery cast now off-xray shows tw shows little or no healing has occured any advice?

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Orthopedic Surgery 32 years experience

Bone stimulator: sometimes it takes longer than six weeks to show much healing on the X-ray, particularly if you haven't been bearing weight on it. In that instance t... Read More

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A male asked:

I sprained/ strained my forearm muscle over a week ago, and now over a week later it has a grinding feeling when i move it. will this go away ?

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Orthopedic Surgery 32 years experience

Inflammation : That is likely related to some inflammation in the tissues. Should resolve as the inflammation resolves

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A male asked:

Can i play lacrosse with fractured scafoid if no pain is felt?

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Orthopedic Surgery 32 years experience

Wait until healed: The prudent course is to wait to play until there is confirmation the fracture has healed. This commonly requires a CT scan as plain X-rays not relia... Read More

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Small parameniscal cyst seen of the posterior horn/body junction of the medial meniscus. would this cause pain during squating and climbing stairs?

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Orthopedic Surgery 32 years experience

Yes: A parameniscal cyst usually forms as a result of a meniscal tear...it is likely that the pain you have is coming more from the meniscal tear rather th... Read More

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A 26-year-old female asked:

How can someone with carpal tunnel lift weights?

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Orthopedic Surgery 32 years experience

Keep wrist straight: Try to avoid any lifting with the wrist in flexion or extension...basically need to keep the wrist in neutral position. Any flexing or extending of t... Read More

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A 22-year-old female asked:

If i press anywhere between my medial malleolus and deltoid ligaments(right root iner) i get a shooting pain that goes up my leg. what to do? 2weeks

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Orthopedic Surgery 32 years experience

ASO: if you sprained it you might benefit from an ASO type brace to limit the inversion and eversion of the ankle

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A 17-year-old female asked:

It's been 4 weeks since i had acl reconstruction surgery. when will i be able to do yoga or hot yoga again?

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Orthopedic Surgery 32 years experience

Best to ask surgeon : that is a question best answered by your surgeon. Most likely it will be minimum of 6 months

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A 30-year-old female asked:

I had carpal tunnel surgery, will the hair on my hand look darker after the splint is removed or will it be the same because i have some black hairs.

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Orthopedic Surgery 32 years experience

Shouldn't be problem: Usually we only see hair color change after a longer period of cast immobilization not a shorter term use of a splint. If you do get some hairs that ... Read More

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A 25-year-old female asked:

Slammed pinky in door,can't bend.skin scraped off, ottom of nail pulled up,some of nailbed beyond where nail begins,shows.entire arm hurts.whatcanido?

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Orthopedic Surgery 32 years experience

Needs to be seen: That should be evaluated by a ER physician/hand surgeon. If the nail isn't secured back down underneath the fold of skin at the base of the nail it c... Read More

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