ACL and ligament injury
A twisting injury, often with a pop, and a knee that swelled within a few hours. · Sheet 36
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When this applies to you
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.
After your knee replacement
The operation gives you a new joint. · Sheet 66
Bunion (hallux valgus)
The big toe drifts across and a bump forms at its base. · Sheet 44
Dupuytren's contracture
A firm cord forms in the palm and slowly pulls a finger down so it will not straighten.
Spinal anaesthesia — the injection in the back
This causes more fear than almost anything else we discuss — and the fears are specific, widely repeated, and worth answering one by one rather than waving away.
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