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Dr. Andrew Rynne
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Dr. Andrew Rynne

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5th Metatarsal Cartilage

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Dr.  Nishad BN MD

5th metatarsal avulsion fracture ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Nishad BN ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis MD

Can low potassium lead to cartilage loss? Can increased potassium help restore cartilage? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr.  Ivan Rommstein MD

How long will it take to heal my 5th metatarsal avulsion fracture? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ivan Rommstein ( General Surgeon)
Dr.  Praveen Tayal MD

Can having warm hands (after cooking and being around stove) then blowing nose cause cartilage to deform or cause any change in position or shape of cartilage or any part of cartilage from warmth or... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Praveen Tayal ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Dr. Naveen Kumar Sharma MD

Xray shows chip of fifth metatarsal bone right below little toe. Currently in hard splint . What comes next. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Naveen Kumar Sharma ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)

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Dr. Ganesh MD

the first and second metatarsal bones. Anterior and posterior tibiofibular, talofibular ... swelling. There is a small joint effusion. Articular cartilage is relatively preserved. There is mild ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ganesh ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.   Naveen Kumar Sharma MD

Sept 6th 2013 I had surgery for Freiberg infraction right foot second metatarsal, during surgery they placed two screws to hold the cartilage in place around the joint. Surgery went great no big pain ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Naveen Kumar Sharma ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel MD

I d like to know what this means: Degenerative changes of the first metatarsal phalangeal joint with slight bunionette head of the first metatarsal. Degenerative narrowing at the interphalangeal ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel ( General Surgeon)
Dr. AJEET SINGH MD

Moderate plantar calcaneal spurring. Mild midfoot degenerative changes. No metatarsal fractures are evident. Lucency is seen between the 2nd and 3rd metatarsal represent overlapping shadow. No stress ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. AJEET SINGH ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Ashok Kumar Dash MD

My daughter has had eight weeks of swelling in the fifth metatarsal phalangeal joint between the fourth and fifth metatarsal heads. X-rays are negative for fracture her lab work was negative from the ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ashok Kumar Dash ( Ophthalmologist)