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Visible deformity of joints

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Visible deformity of joints

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I am experiencing arm swelling. The following also describe me: Visible deformity of joints, Stiff joints, and Joint stiffness. What should I do?

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A 26-year old female asked:

Im pretty sure i broke my foot at the big toe joint. I don't have insurance so can I just wear an orthopedic boot i already have small amount of swelling tingling in foot extreme difficulty with weight bearing no visible deformity or bruising happened whe

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A 16-year old female asked:

I am experiencing shoulder pain, popping or snapping sound from shoulder joint, shoulder muscle weakness, arm weakness, and muscle cramps or spasms but not shoulder stiffness, neck pain, trouble sleeping, painful swollen joints, visible deformity of shou

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A 39-year old female asked:

I have madelung wrist deformity in both my wrists. Is there any chance it could affect other joint?

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A 24-year old male asked:

If there is a visual deformiity from a type II or type III AC joint widening, how does the deformity go back to its normal location?

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A 24-year old male asked:

After a grade 2 or 3 AC joint widening, there is visual deformity on my right shoulder. What are my options for getting it back to normal?

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A 65-year old female asked:

I have valgus deformity and total loss of joint space laterally although not in severe pain by not having tkr done am i doing more harm putting it off?

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A 34-year old male asked:

Wcapsular distention causes moderate deformity of the cranialfibers ofthe supraspinatus moderate cartilage loss at the acromioclavicular joint meaning?

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A 27-year old female asked:

Hi I have a deformity of the joint on my right foot which has recently become extremely sore right through my foot should I be concerned?

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A 55-year old female asked:

I do not have any tick bite or deformity. have weak wrists with joint issues in the side wrist bones, wrist will jam and have to rub or doesn't move

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A 33-year old female asked:

I have severe pain in my finger and toe joints, with no deformities, no injury. Seen a Rheumy, positive anti-la/Ssb, neg other tests. What could it be?

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A 37-year old female asked about a female:

3 y.o has had viral synovitis in her KNEE for almost 6weeks & it's still swollen &she is still limping &in alot of pain. What can heal it faster? She takes Motrin &uses heating pad &ice. Will her joint have long term damage or deformity?

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A 30-year old male asked:

Mri shoulder marked synovitis with patchy areas of subchondral bone marrow edema at the glenohumeral joint; findings of a hill-sachs deformity. Help!

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There are no fractures seen on my right hand little finger. No periosteal new bone formation, no joint subluxation. There is flexion deformity of the DIP joint of the little finger. No soft tissue abnormality is demonstrated. What do I do?

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A 32-year old female asked:

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A 27-year old male asked:

I have Finger deformity in right hand of Absence of Middle phalanx & Joint and a Severe Finger Fracture in the Distal Phalanx and Joint, What treatment options do i have please ? Who should i Ask a Plastic surgeon or Orthopedic for surgery ?

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A 22-year old female asked:

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