"I think there are lots of women out there that don't know that they can get this," Stull said. Therapist Cathy Kupcyzk works with patients to essentially massage the issues left behind after surgery and radiation, lengthening tight areas and giving patients ways to continue therapy at home...
Long-lasting limb pain or back pain after surgery occasionally develops into chronic pain that leads to lower activity and a poorer quality of life for many patients. To determine the histopathological and neuropathological mechanisms that cause persistent post-operative pain, we developed an ...
One year after the operation, the patient has no neurologic deficit, no more pain and is able to walk unlimited distances without crutches. Scar tissue around the sciatic nerve is frequently observed during revision surgery. However, we feel that sciatic nerve entrapment by scar tissue should be...
The diagnosis is frequently made only after excision of the diseased tissue. A case report of a patient with a troublesome scar after a caesarian section is presented. Surgical excision led to the diagnosis of scar endometriosis. The pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment of this somewhat rare ...
adding that laparoscopic excision surgery is a promising option. Dr. Taylor notes that the benefit of excision surgery is that the endometrial tissue is completely removed and not just destroyed. "Sometimes, the diseased tissue goes very deep, and if simply destroyed from the surface, one may no...
These patients had undergone surgery by the same surgery team in the community using the same implant. These cases demonstrate the failure of a total knee arthroplasty implant at the metal-cement interface with features of adverse local tissue reactions that resemble a pseudotumor from the metal-on...
and pain or bleeding during intercourse. Untreated PID can cause very serious, potentially life threatening health complications. A severe infection may rupture the fallopian tubes and affect the entirereproductive system. Even after PID is cured, scar tissue may form in the uterus and put a female...
accompanied by a reduction in range of motion, arthrofibrosis is caused by an excessive build-up of scar tissue in the joint, triggered by injury, trauma, long-term immobility, or surgery. Up to a third of patients who have undergone ACL reconstruction surgery can end up with arthrofibrosis...
1 M34L sural nerve, scar pain status post surgery, ligamentoplasty15-120 2 M31R anteriormedial branches of femoral nerve, status post stripping surgery, varicose veins4-120 3 F45L L5 radiculopathy, status post cystic compression injury13-60 ...
'Another technique involved leaving a steel wire in the patient's foot before removing it four weeks after surgery. 'The new keyhole procedure works like an open procedure leaving permanent screws to fix the joint, but through tiny incisions. That means a minimal scar. The operation is perfo...