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Orthopaedic institute of Dayton
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Orthopedic Surgery
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A member asked:
Dr. Pietro Senianswered
Orthopedic Surgery 49 years experience
See below: Again you should explore another sources of back pain such as, kidney srtones.Spine pathology (herniated disc) intraabominal pathology etc. Of course ... Read More
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A 47-year-old female asked:
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Tennis Elbow: Symptoms you have, resemble the condtion called" tennis elbow"or lateral epicondylitis a condition that affects the lateral extensors-supinator tendo... Read More
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A 47-year-old member asked:
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Depend upon location: You need first to stablish the ethiology of the muscle pain are you taking statins, are you overusing it? And is that is the case you need a cool down... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
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Tey will not: They will not contract, extensors work when you extend, flexors work when flexing motion occurs, this muscles groups work independant of eatch other.
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A 43-year-old member asked:
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Yes: A well trained surgeon should not have any problems in removing a sesamoid bone for the proper indication.
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A 36-year-old female asked:
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Do not need removal: A plantar calcaneal spur very seldon need to be removed and only on very special circustances.The heel spur is not the source of the heel pain, the s... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
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8 t0 12 weeksA: Depend upon location and quality of the fx.Usually is between 8 to 12 weeks for uncomplicated fx.Assuming you are referring to the wrist.
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A 48-year-old member asked:
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Old age,osteoporosis: There are many factors that need to be taking into consideration before making that decision, age, comorbidities, osteoporosis, activity level, how th... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:
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See answer: It all depend of many factors;your weight, body dimensions, size etc.The thorax is an elastic structure that deforms under pressure and when that pres... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
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Depend: All depend upon the type of fx you are talking about.There is a great espectrum of fxs between a very bening non displaced fx and a fx dislocation of ... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
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Adhesions: Probably you broke loose some intraarticular adhesions, they may cause some bleeding and swelling and when that happens you limp.Ice it and should get... Read More
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A 28-year-old male asked:
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Different surgeries: There are many different surgeries that can be done in the elbow depending upon what condition you are trying to correct.Need to be moe specific as to... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
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X-rays: You could have a subluxation at the juntion of the rib articulating either with the sternum or with the cartilage that bridge the space between the ri... Read More
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A female asked:
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6 weeks: All depend of the surgeon protocol and what kind of total knee was done.In general you should be able to start walkink with a walker 2d day after sur... Read More
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A 47-year-old member asked:
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Depend upon the loca: Depend upon where the fracture is and what bone or bones are involved.The most common methods are either plate, screws and if severly contaminated an ... Read More
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A 55-year-old member asked:
Can a daily regimen of apple cider vinegar (raw organic with the mother) with baking soda help gout?
Dr. Pietro Senianswered
Orthopedic Surgery 49 years experience
Do not know: Apple cider vinegar have been link to many medical uses as well as baking soda, however I have not seen a randomized clinical study to recomend it f... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
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Tail bone pain: Avoid any further trauma by sitting on a hardsurface.Use an inflatable ring when sitting on hardsurfaces.Taking warm seatbaths will help with pelvic o... Read More
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A 29-year-old member asked:
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Osteonecrosis: Test for avn plain x-ray of the involved bone or joint and to confirm it the principat test is an mri.Dr seni.
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A 47-year-old member asked:
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Dead bone: All depend of the joint involved with avn, if the area of dead bone is small some time bone graft can be done, some time plain drilling of the bone ma... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
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Oral sex?: Depend upon how long ago the bone graft was done and if the incision is well healed, so there is not and open comunication with the oral cavity and th... Read More
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A 17-year-old female asked:
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Leg pain: You have the classical characteristic of what is called exertional comparmental syndrome, and usually due to the increasecomparmental pressure of the... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
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Doubt it: Must likely the answer is no, however especially if you have preexisting cervical spondylosis the position of your neck during the surgical procedure ... Read More
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A 44-year-old member asked:
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Allow 4to 6 weeks : With proper treament and reha the mallority of calf muscle injuries heal well and yes you should be able to return to the slopes and ski again.Allow 4... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
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Bone graft: Although I am not a dentist I do not believe so as a matter of fact a bone graft should be necessary only on very few occasions specially when the cav... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
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Similar: Cervical disc herniation can produce encrachment of the nerve root, however you can have encroachment due to other causes such as osteophytes(bone spu... Read More
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A 30-year-old member asked:
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Shoulder is foceful : Frozen shoulder is also known as adhesive capsulitis is a condition in which the shoulder looses mobility and it could be mild or severe.When coservat... Read More
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A 55-year-old male asked:
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Orthopedic Surgery 49 years experience
Possible: As you well know Asacol (mesalamine) is used to treat uc and the must common side effects are abdominal cramping and stomach ache and althogh back pai... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:
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Sciatica: The symptoms you are describing are very similar to those of sciatica or compression of one the nerve roots.Proper evaluation by a physician is recom... Read More
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A 33-year-old member asked:
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One is a DR: Orthopaedic surgeon perforn surgeries of the musculoskeletal system including spine.A physical therapist is not a physician however is trained to do r... Read More
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A member asked:
Dr. Pietro Senianswered
Orthopedic Surgery 49 years experience
AVN lunate bone: Actually the disease is spell kienbock with 2 little dots on top of the o.As you probably know is due to avascular necrosis of the lunate bone of the ... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
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No: If you are referring to the condition osteogenesis imperfecta the answer is not, it does not have a cure but they are treatments available to improve ... Read More
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A 54-year-old male asked:
Dr. Pietro Senianswered
Orthopedic Surgery 49 years experience
Depend upon severity: I assume the question is how to cure RA of the hip.Answer depend upon how severly the hip joint have been damage by the disease, mild cases can be tre... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
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No limit: No limit.However you need to be aware that will dry-out you are hands and you need to rehydrate them with hand lotions, of course if you have certain ... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
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Yes: Again depend upon what kind of prosthesis you have in now, cemented or not cemented, bone quality of the remaining bone, your general physical conditi... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:
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Not without surgery : Not are your age unless is severe enough to warrant surgery, specially if the cubitus valgus is unilateral and due to a mal united supracondylar frac... Read More
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A 20-year-old male asked:
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Maybe UTI: First have to make sure do not have an uti(urinary tract infection)drink plenty of liquids(cramberry juice)take some tylenol (acetaminophen) and if no... Read More
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A 18-year-old male asked:
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Need to be examie : Many possible etiologies.Need at least ankle x-ray to rule out a possible etiology called OCD lesion of the talus.(ostochondral lesion of the ankle bo... Read More
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A 56-year-old female asked:
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Multiple: Muscle crampr are very frequent to occur specially in older individual.Muscle cramps that occur at night and at rest could be very painful.True ethiol... Read More
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A 36-year-old male asked:
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Depend upon concomit: Torn hip labrum is usually associated with other hip pathgology specially fai(femoro acetabular impigment0if the torn labrum is repair, what caused th... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
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Minimal immobilizati: Those fx are very stable and require minimal immobilization specially if there is not any deformity that require reduction of the fx.They occur in chi... Read More
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A 30-year-old male asked:
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Postural hypotension: Dizziness when you stand up is called orthostatic hypotension as is due to sudden changes in the blood pressure.It require special test on a tilt tabl... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
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Abdominal fat.: It is usually a combination of conditions:becoming more sedentary with lack of exercise, increase uptake of calories, in men lower testosterone levels... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:
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Muscle strain: Most likely due to strain of the muscles than bring the shouder blade together(serratus muscles)if the pain is in the middle of the back the ethiology... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
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Change habit: Like any other habit it need to be broken.There are several techniques.Remember that every action is proceeded by a thought.As soon you start thinking... Read More
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A 54-year-old male asked:
Dr. Pietro Senianswered
Orthopedic Surgery 49 years experience
Depend upon severity: I assume the question is how to cure RA of the hip.Answer depend upon how severly the hip joint have been damage by the disease, mild cases can be tre... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:
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Orthopedic Surgery 49 years experience
No: No, you can not, the disc is too deep and located between to vertebrae to be felt under your skin.You are feeling a soft tissue mass that cuold repres... Read More
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A female asked:
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Orthopedic Surgery 49 years experience
Depend upon: All depend upon why the arthrocopy was done for.Usually arthroscopy for a plain patrial menisectomy require only home pt specially if you have a goo... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:
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Torticollis: You are probably suffering fron the condition call torticolis.They are several triggers for torticolis usually over stretching of the neck muscles su... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
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Normal: The same that a normal bone, once the bone is healed the physical properties are the same of a normal bone.
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Tendinitis: Could be you are developing early tendinitis and the flat feet are a contributory factor.Will need proper orthotics to correct foot pronation and heel... Read More
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Dr. Seni is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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The procedure initially was supposed to be a patellar tendon repair with wires etc.. when I came out of surgery I was told it was only anchored with 4 Anchor screws. I was casted for 6 weeks following...Read More
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This was very helpful. Thanks! Thank you very kindly sir. It's been over a year and now with new symptoms, and a knee exam, it's believed that i have a torn ACL. Thank you so much
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I accidentally overdosed on Flexeril several years ago and I experienced hallucinations, and was in a coma-like state for 3 days. Thanks...
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
unknwon
Graduated 1974MD
Medical/Graduate school
Xavier university.Bogota.Colombia
MD
Residency
general
Completed 1969
Awards
Top Doctor, First Place, Dayton, OH - Winter
2013
Most Influential, First Place, Dayton, OH - Winter
2013
Thought Leader, Second Place, Dayton, OH - Winter
2013
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Orthopedic Institute of Dayton
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