Posterior Cruciate Ligament Rupture
The posterior cruciate ligament is one of the most important ligaments for knee stability. Its action is to prevent the posterior sliding of the tibia in relation to the thigh. A tear of the posterior hiatal ligament occurs when an injury to the knee tends to displace the tibia backward, with more force than the […]
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rupture
Anterior cruciate ligament tear is an injury commonly seen in athletes. It can be a serious injury to the ligament, interrupting the continuity of its fibers. This tear can occur, either in the middle of the ligament, or detached from the thigh or tibia. The anterior cruciate ligament is a strong ligament that provides great […]
Biceps tendonitis
Biceps tendinitis and more specifically tendinitis of the long head of the biceps brachii muscle is the occurrence of inflammation in the extensor tendon of the muscle. It is rarely an isolated condition, while more often it occurs in patients with shoulder impingement syndrome or with some inflammation in the muscles of the rotator cuff […]
Supraspinatus calcific tendinopathy
The supraspinatus is part of the rotator cuff of the shoulder, whose function is to elevate and medial-external rotate the upper extremity. Calcific tendinitis of the supraspinatus is a specific form of tendinitis that occurs in the context of a chronic impingement syndrome or a chronic tendinitis and is characterized by the accumulation of calcium […]
Frozen Shoulder (Synthetic Bursitis)
Frozen shoulder is a painful condition of the shoulder in which stiffness and loss of range of motion of the shoulder progressively develops in more than one direction. The medical term for frozen shoulder is synovial bursitis, and it describes the inflammatory condition that affects the entire rotator cuff and the underlying joint capsule, leading […]
Rotator cuff tear
The rotator cuff of the shoulder consists of four tendons, which are the supraspinatus, subspinatus, teres chelaesus, and subscapularis. Its main function is to elevate the limb, internal-external rotation of the arm, as well as increasing the stability of the shoulder girdle. Symptoms of a rupture usually include: Pain in the shoulder area that can […]
