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Every day people injure the cartilage in their knees, shoulders and other joints.

OrthoCarolina’s Hand Therapy Residency Program has achieved “candidacy” status, making it the only hand therapy residency in NC to achieve this level of certification and one of three hand therapy residencies in the country to be on track for full national accreditation.

The pain of shin splits can sideline your game.

Any sport will cause wear and tear on the bodies of athletes over time, but for a NASCAR pit crew, roles on the team can play a big role in the type of injuries they face.

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If you’ve played or watched soccer, you know how physical the game can be.

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Kohler's disease is a condition, where the navicular bone in the foot looses its blood supply temporarily and sustains a state of bone death, also called avascular necrosis.

Osgood Schlatter’s is a condition associated with inflammation of the apophysis of the tibial tubercle. This means that a portion of the growth plate of the shin bone has become irritated.

Scoliosis is a sideways curvature of the spine which may cause the spine to be in the shape of a C or S instead of being straight.

“Bowed legs” is a term used to describe the medical term genu varum, which means the knees fall outside the midline of the legs.

The medical term for clubfoot is talipes equinovarus and this describes the position of the foot. The feet are pointed down (equinus) and inward (varus).

A normal meniscus is a c-shaped cushion of cartilage that supports the knee joint. A discoid meniscus is shaped more like a disc and does not taper as much toward the center.

Femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) is a condition in the hip joint involving abnormal friction between the ball (femoral head) and socket (acetabulum).

Flat feet are a condition in which the foot doesn't have a normal arch. It may affect one foot or both feet.

Hip Dysplasia is a comprehensive term that has been used to include a spectrum of related developmental hip problems in infants and children, often present at birth.

“Knock knees” is a term used to describe the medical term genu valgum, which means the knees fall inside the midline of the legs.

Blount’s disease is a condition affecting the growth plate of the tibia, also known as the shin bone.

In-toeing is a pattern of walking in which the toes point inward instead of straight forward. There are varying degrees of in-toeing, some being mild and others being severe.

American registered nurse Margo McCaffery, a pioneer of the field of pain management nursing, famously had a theory about human pain: "whatever the experiencing person says it is, existing whenever he says it does".

More research needed for guidance on one-stage vs two-stage exchange to treat PJI after TKA

Joint replacement patients are growing older, but also getting younger

Dr. Patrick Connor, Head Team Physician of the Carolina Panthers, offers his perspective