Dupuytren’s contracture, or Dupuytren’s disease, is a common, benign condition of the palm where connective tissue grows, causing nodules and rope-like cords to form below the skin. Over time, the connective tissue tightens and thickens, leading...
Read MoreXiaflex® (Collagenase) Injections
Dr. Master has received extensive training in the use of Xiaflex (collagenase) to treat Dupuytren’s disease (a contracture of the fingers). Patients benefit from this technique greatly because it allows...
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The facet joints, found on both sides of the back of the spine, can become painfully irritated or inflamed. A facet joint injection may help diagnose the source of a patient's pain. It can also relieve pain and inflammation.
This is a problem with the hip joint. In a healthy hip, the ball of the femur is smooth and round. It fits perfectly into the hip socket. But with this condition, the ball, the socket, or both the ball and the socket are shaped poorly. They don't...
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The flexor tendons of the hand are responsible for flexion of the fingers and thumb toward the palm. These long structures are connected to the flexor muscles in the forearm. An injury to one of these tendons can cause pain and inability to flex...
Read MoreSince the BIRMINGHAM HIP Resurfacing implant is new in the United States, is it clinically proven?
While the BIRMINGHAM HIP Resurfacing implant is new to the United States, it is not a new implant or technique. It has been in use...
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This condition is a sprain of one or more of the ligaments that hold the tibia and fibula together at the ankle. This joint, called the ankle syndesmosis, is made up of ligaments on the front and rear of the ankle and in the space between...
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Read MoreHip arthroscopy, or hip scope, is a minimally invasive surgical procedure that can be used to treat a wide variety of hip conditions and injuries, such as hip labral tears and hip...
The labrum of the hip is a ring of cartilage on the edge of the socket of the hip joint. It functions as a "gasket" and provides a suction seal to the joint which is crucial to retaining a pressurized fluid layer that distributes compressive...
Read MoreThis history of hip resurfacing was written by Dr. Derek McMinn, one of the designers of the BIRMINGHAM HIP Resurfacing (BHR) prosthesis. It is divided into the following sections. Click on the links below to read.
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If your hip joint hurts, or if it catches or clicks when you move your leg, you may have a torn labrum. That's a rim of tissue that surrounds the hip's socket. It helps to deepen the socket and cushion the joint. A torn labrum can keep the hip...
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This procedure is performed to correct chronic ankle instability that has not responded to treatment such as physical therapy. Ankle instability occurs when ligaments are stretched or torn. A simple repair, known as the Bröstrom-Gould technique,...
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This condition, commonly called tennis elbow, is an inflammation of the tendons that connect the muscles of the forearm to the elbow. The pain is primarily felt at the lateral epicondyle, the bony bump on the outer side of the elbow.
This injection procedure is performed to relieve low back and radiating leg pain. Steroid medication can reduce the swelling and inflammation caused by spinal conditions.
