Get Virtual Care
For Businesses
About Us
A member asked:
Do loose joints always require surgery? what causes loose joints and what are some treatment options to strengthen it back
A doctor has provided 1 answer
Loose joints R due 2: lax ligaments. It usually a form of milder Marfan's. Nothing can B done to tighten the ligaments. I am aware of a girl who had grade I Marfan's & had an ACL reconstruction using her hamstring tendons. It failed because her own diseased tissue was used & it stretched out. Had it redone with cadaver bone-tendon-bone grafting using patellar tendon and not being diseased, did well.
Answered 5/21/2016
1.3k views
Related Questions
A member asked:
I want to know what kind of treatments there are for a chariot joint in the ankle.What surgerys are available?
6 doctors weighed in across 4 answers
A member asked:
I just got surgery on my toe because of an ingrown nail. What causes it and what are the treatment options?
4 doctors weighed in across 3 answers
A member asked:
Is surgery still an option in suspected cubital tunnel syndrome if non surgical treatment & corticosteroids have failed but NCS came back normal?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
A member asked:
Still neck, shoulder n back pain after 1 year n 26 physio session. What other treatment options except total disc replacement surgery?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
A member asked:
Can an angioplasty fail for any reason? What happens if it doesnt work? What are the other treatment options? Will I have to have heart bypass surgery?
3 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
People also searched for:
I tore meniscus again! (same knee) resident mentioned prp or using joint lubricant injection instead of surgery. Is this valid treatment vs. surgery? Or is it just a we can try this but... knee is VERY painful. Best option?
How important is therapy after a complete knee joint replacement surgery ?
Is physio therapy after a complete knee joint replacement surgery imporant?
How important is physio therapy after a complete knee joint replacement surgery?
Suffering from meralgia paresthetica for over 12 years now. Had it ever since my knee surgery of PVNS, though not sure how this may have been caused MP I can relieve the pain with pain killers and loose clothing. What are my treatment options ?
Didn't find what you're looking for?
90,000 U.S. doctors in 147 specialties are here to answer your questions or offer you advice, prescriptions, and more.
Ask your questionMore of what we treat
Download HealthTap
Video visit and message your doctor
