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Alternative treatments for pigmented villonodular synovitis
A 50-year-old female asked:
Dr. Edward Hellmananswered
Orthopedic Surgery 31 years experience
Yes: In a total hip replacement, both sides of the hip are replaced, essentially removing the entire joint including the synovium. As such, it would be ve... Read More
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Dr. James Bruckneranswered
Orthopedic Surgery 39 years experience
Possible: If the diagnosis was known at the time of joint replacement, then the surgeon would likely have performed as complete a synovectomy as possible. Howe... Read More
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A 34-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jeffery VanYperenanswered
Podiatry 14 years experience
Recurrence?: Pvns can cause serious damage to the cartilage of joints, and can have a high rate of recurrence even with surgical excision (removal) of the lesions.... Read More
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Dr. David Bloomeanswered
Orthopedic Surgery 27 years experience
Recurrence?: Pain after ankle pvns could be due to multiple causes. Assuming no surgical complications (infection, nerve injury, etc), pain could be due to recurr... Read More
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A 23-year-old female asked:
Dr. Steven Sheskieranswered
Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Surgery 41 years experience
Yes: Arthroscopic removal can often be performed therough several small holes, in addition it allows examination of the whole joint and should be performed... Read More
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Dr. Robert Meislinanswered
sports medicine 38 years experience
PVNS: Pvns is described as "focal" or "diffuse." if focal or diffuse an arthroscopic approach to the knee is probably the best approach. Pvns can involve ot... Read More
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A 42-year-old member asked:
Dr. Kevin Considineanswered
Family Medicine 32 years experience
Anti inflammatories : Usually anti inflammatories like high dose Ibuprofen and Naproxen often work but if really severe may require cortisone.
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A 64-year-old female asked:
Dr. Frank Holmesanswered
Sports Medicine 25 years experience
Numerous : The most definitive option is a knee replacement. Knee arthroscopy is not likely to be helpful at this point. Various injections such as cortisone, hy... Read More
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946 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
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Dr. Bruce Sarananswered
Ophthalmology 35 years experience
Go to your doctor: Early sinusitis is treated with decongestants. Increasing pain, fever and excessive discharge could indicate a bacterial infection requiring antibiot... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
Dr. Luis Villaplanaanswered
Internal Medicine 37 years experience
ACUPUNCTURE, HERBAL: Products, lots of massage and physical therapy.
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A 39-year-old member asked:
Dr. Erik Borncampanswered
Wound care 27 years experience
Depends: If you are talking about type2 diabetes then weight loss, healthy eating and exercise may get you to the point where u no longer need medicine (and u'... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. Bennett Machanicanswered
Neurology 54 years experience
Really NONE: However, improve your outcomes, by using potent disease modifying agents, such as the newer orals, aubagio, gilenya, (fingolimod) tecfidera. Some otc... Read More
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5.2k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 31-year-old member asked:
Dr. Arthur Helleranswered
Gastroenterology 45 years experience
Alternative to what?: Do you mean "complementary and alternative", "holistic" rx?
None has shown evidence of effectiveness.
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