After surgery on a broken bone
The operation holds the broken ends in line with metal — a plate, screws, a rod or wires — while the bone heals itself.
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When this applies to you
After your knee replacement
The operation gives you a new joint. · Sheet 66
Pain between the shoulder blades
Most pain between the shoulder blades comes from the muscles that hold your head and shoulders up. · Sheet 06
Pulled elbow in young children
A small bone at the elbow has slipped out from under its ligament after a pull on the hand.
Sciatica
Pain travelling from the back down into the leg means a nerve is being irritated. · Sheet 03
Swelling at the front of the kneecap
The swelling in front of the kneecap sits between the skin and the bone, not inside the joint. · Sheet 30
Swelling at the point of the elbow
The swelling at the point of the elbow sits on top of the bone, not inside the joint.
Swelling behind the knee
A swelling behind the knee is usually the knee's own fluid in a natural pouch. · Sheet 30
Having a plaster put on and taken off
Most of the fear about plasters is not about wearing one — it is about the saw used to take it off.
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