Anterior Cruciate Ligament Syndrome
Abstract Anterior cruciate ligament syndrome is characterized by pain in the anterior aspect of the knee joint. It is usually the result of trauma to the anterior cruciate ligament from…
Medial Collateral Ligament Syndrome
Abstract Medial collateral ligament syndrome is characterized by pain at the medial aspect of the knee joint. This syndrome is usually the result of trauma to the medial collateral ligament…
Coccydynia
Abstract Coccydynia is a common syndrome characterized by pain localized to the tailbone that radiates into the lower sacrum and perineum. Coccydynia affects female patients more frequently than male patients….
Superficial Infrapatellar Bursitis
Abstract The superficial infrapatellar bursa lies between the subcutaneous tissues and the upper part of the patellar ligament. This bursa may exist as a single bursal sac or, in some…
Spinal Stenosis
Abstract Spinal stenosis is the result of congenital or acquired narrowing of the spinal canal. It occurs most commonly at the L5 vertebral level, with women affected more commonly than…
Tennis Leg
Abstract Tennis leg is the term applied to acute injury of the musculotendinous unit of the gastrocnemius muscle. This injury occurs most commonly following an acute, forceful push-off with the…
Arthritis Pain of the Hip
Abstract Arthritis of the hip is commonly encountered in clinical practice. The hip joint is susceptible to the development of arthritis from various conditions that have the ability to damage…
Baker’s Cyst of the Knee
Abstract Baker’s cyst is the result of an abnormal accumulation of synovial fluid in the medial aspect of the popliteal fossa. Often, a tear of the medial meniscus or tendinitis…
Snapping Hip Syndrome
Abstract Patients with snapping hip syndrome experience a snapping sensation in the lateral hip associated with sudden, sharp pain in the area of the greater trochanter. The snapping sensation and…
Pes Anserine Bursitis
Abstract The pes anserine bursa lies beneath the pes anserine tendon, which is the insertional tendon of the sartorius, gracilis, and semitendinous muscles on the medial side of the tibia….
