Bone
27 Dec 2003
Avascular necrosis (AVN; osteonecrosis; aseptic necrosis; ischaemic necrosis; femoral head necrosis)
Avascular necrosis is cellular death of bone components (e.g. bone marrow) due to impaired blood supply. It causes joint pain.
Bone
26 Dec 2003
Osgood-Schlatter (OS) disease
Osgood-Schlatter disease causes pain at the knee or shin. It is related to muscle overuse in adolescents which rarely requires treatment.
Bone
26 Dec 2003
Herniated nucleus pulposus (slipped disc; lumbar radiculopathy; cervical radiculopathy; herniated intervertebral disc; prolapsed intervertebral disc; ruptured disc)
Slipped disc (herniated nucleus pulposus) occurred when the centre of an intervertebral disc (a jelly-like substance) is forced through the outer casing.
Diseases
26 Dec 2003
Varicocoele
Varicocoele (varicose veins of the scrotum) affects 8% of men. It is the most common cause of infertility, although most men with it will remain…
Diseases
26 Dec 2003
Urethral stricture
Urethral stricture refers to narrowing of the urethra. It causes difficulty urinating or slow urine flow and is often associated with infection.
Diseases
26 Dec 2003
Osler-Weber-Rendu syndrome (hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia, HHT)
Osler-Weber-Rendu syndrome is a genetic condition of the blood vessels that causes excessive bleeding, for example recurrent nose bleeds.
Bone
25 Dec 2003
Developmental bone birth defect (achondrogenesis)
Achondrogenesis is a skeletal disease caused by birth defects that are thought to be hereditary. It may cause stillbirth or infant death due to small…
Bone
25 Dec 2003
Fibrous dysplasia (inflammatory fibrous hyperplasia; idiopathic fibrous hyperplasia)
Fibrous dysplasia is a skeletal disorder characterised by deformed bones. Bones expand due to abnormal growth of fibrous or connective tissues in the bones.
Bone
24 Dec 2003
Hypophosphatasia
Hypophosphatasia is an inherited bone diseases that causes skeletal deformation in children. In severe cases it causes infant death within weeks.
