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DefinitionA C5–C6 cervical? disc extrusion occurs when the soft inner core (nucleus pulposus) of the intervertebral disc between the fifth and sixth cervical? vertebrae pushes through...
DefinitionAcetabular avascular necrosis means part of the socket of the hip joint (the acetabulum) loses its blood supply, and the bone tissue in that area slowly...
DefinitionAcetabular sclerosis? of the hip joint means the bone in the socket part of the hip (the acetabulum) becomes extra thick and hard just under the...
DefinitionAchilles enthesitis, also known as Achilles tendon? enthesopathy or insertional Achilles enthesitis, is inflammation? at the point where the Achilles tendon attaches to the calcaneus (heel...
DefinitionAchilles tendon? enthesopathy is a condition in which the tendon? that connects the calf muscles (gastrocnemius and soleus) to the heel bone (calcaneus) becomes irritated, inflamed,...
DefinitionAcquired torticollis in children is a symptom that may be due to a number of underlying causes, some of which are severe and life threatening. Musculoskeletal, ophthalmologic, infectious,...
DefinitionAcro-renal?-mandibular syndrome is a very rare condition that is present from birth. It affects three main body areas at the same time: the hands and feet...
DefinitionAcute? Back Pain? or short-term Back pain? lasts a few days to a few weeks. Most low back pain is acute?. It tends to resolve on...
DefinitionAcute? compressing cauda equina syndrome is a rapid-onset emergency in which something inside the spinal canal—most often a large central lumbar?-disc herniation—suddenly squashes the bundle of...
DefinitionAcute? enthesitis is inflammation? at the site where a tendon?, ligament?, or joint capsule attaches to bone (the enthesis). This inflammation develops rapidly—often within days—and causes...
DefinitionAcute? Lumbosacral Radiculopathy? is the clinical term used to describe a predictable constellation of symptoms occurring secondary to mechanical and/or inflammatory cycles compromising at least one of...
