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		<title>IT Band Injury Symptoms, Exercises, Stretches, and Treatment</title>
		<description><![CDATA[IT band injury or IT band syndrome is usually a trivial sports injury, but if neglected, over a period of time, it becomes quite severe. This is especially troublesome in athletes, who may have to skip running until recovery. IT band injury rest time can vary from few weeks to a couple of months, depending [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dislocated Finger Joint Pictures and Treatment</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A dislocated finger joint is rarely seen in orthopedic practice, due to the inborn reflexive attitude of a person to protect fingers from injury. This can also be due to the fact, that finger movements are controlled by a large area of the brain. Thus, a person is more aware and apprehensive about ones fingers, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Broken Knee Injuries Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatment</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A broken knee can be due to several injuries, like broken knee cap (patella fracture), or broken leg bones (tibia or fibula fracture) or thigh bone (femur fracture) near the knee joint. Road accidents, especially bike accidents, can cause the worst broken knee&#8217;s, with several knee fractures and torn knee ligaments and tendons. Such injuries [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.orthoped.org/broken-knee-injury-symptoms-diagnosis-treatment.html</link>
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		<title>Bradycardia in Orthopedics</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Bradycardia or a slow heart rate, is an uncommon but grave complication in the field of orthopedics. A sudden attack of bradycardia is life-threatening, and has to be managed intensively, with the help of a physician or an anesthetist. The blurring of clinical signs of bradycardia is generally due to more importance given to orthopedic [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Non Weight Bearing Exercises</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Non weight bearing or nil weight bearing or simply NWB is not putting weight on a particular part of the body. Since, weight of the body is primarily born by our legs, the restriction of non weight bearing is generally applied after leg injuries or surgeries. Non weight bearing is more important than any other [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thumb Spica Splint or Cast?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Thumb Spica is an orthopedic cast or thumb splint used for therapeutic immobilization of thumb injuries. It keeps the thumb in a fixed position called the &#8220;glass holding position&#8221;. This not only allows the undisturbed torn ligament or fracture healing, but also helps us to perform a few activities, like holding a glass or a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bone Fracture Healing</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Bone is a highly dynamic tissue of the body. It is quite similar to skin, for the fact that its outer layers are constantly being broken down as new layers of tissue are added from the inner side. This constant renewal of layers makes bone fracture healing process automatic, and it does not require any [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.orthoped.org/bone-fracture-healing.html</link>
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		<title>Lag Screw Fixation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Lag screw fixation is a technique used in surgical treatment (internal fixation) of fractures or broken bones. It involves the use of special half threaded orthopedic bone screws, which are smooth from the head up to half or two-thirds of their length. Even a fully threaded cortical screw can be used as a lag screw [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.orthoped.org/lag-screw-fixation.html</link>
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		<title>Orthopedic Bone Screws</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Orthopedic bone screws are stainless steel or titanium screws used for the surgical treatment of broken bones. They are the most commonly used devices for surgical internal fixation of bones. The material of the screws is highly non-reactive does not cause any allergic or corrosive reactions inside the body. It can safely remain in our [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.orthoped.org/orthopedic-bone-screws.html</link>
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		<title>Broken Thumb Injuries Symptoms and Treatment</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Broken thumb injuries are highly debilitating and a common cause of thumb pain and hand swelling. Being the shortest finger of a hand, injury to the thumb is less likely. Since, the other fingers face traumatic events earlier and reflex prompt withdrawal keeps the thumb remains relatively safe. Even when falling on the ground, a [...]]]></description>
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