Orthopedics

Heel pain that occurs with the first several steps in the morning and diminishes as walking continues is the classic symptom of plantar fasciitis.

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.