Orthopedics

Neuropathy and peripheral vascular disease are indirect causes of many diabetic foot wounds.

In many cases, the use of opioid analgesics for patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain is a legitimate treatment approach.

Opioid analgesics are used routinely in managing acute musculoskeletal pain.

Osteoarthritis, particularly of the hip and knee, is a pervasive source of disability in the United States.

Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia is a serious, immune system–mediated complication of heparin therapy, and in one case caused Gangrene on a patient’s feet.