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Arthroscopic surgery, often misspelled and mispronounced as orthoscopic surgery, consists of viewing a joint with a small camera inserted through an incision in the skin. Arthroscopy is most commonly performed on the knee joint, but it can also be used on the wrist, ankle, shoulder, or hip. Arthroscopic surgery is sometimes referred to as orthscopic surgery, but this term properly refers to correct vision and does not describe any type of surgery.

Plantar fasciitis (PLAN-tur fas-e-I-tis) is one of the most common causes of heel pain. It involves pain and inflammation of a thick band of tissue, called the plantar fascia, which runs across the bottom of your foot – connecting your heel bone to your toes.Plantar fasciitis is common in middle-aged people. It also occurs in younger people who are on their feet a lot, like athletes or soldiers. It can happen in one foot or both feet.

Tennis elbow, or lateral epicondylitis, is the most common injury in patients seeking medical attention for elbow pain. Exactly what causes tennis elbow is unknown, but it is thought to be due to small tears of the tendons that attach forearm muscles to the arm bone at the elbow joint. The muscle group involved, the wrist extensors, function to cock the wrist back. Specifically, the extensor carpi radialis brevis has been implicated in causing the symptoms of tennis elbow.

Sports medicine is the field that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of sports- and exercise-related injuries, specifically damage to the rotation of joints and/or muscles. Sports medicine evolved out of the need to diagnose and treat the ever increasing sports related injuries suffered by countless fitness oriented people as well as professional athletes worldwide. A number of orthopedic surgeons have achieved legendary status for their ability to rebuild the worn out or damaged knees, shoulders, feet, ankles and elbows of professional athletes.

Arthritis encompasses more than 100 disease and conditions that affect joints, the surrounding tissues, and other connective tissues.There are mainly two types of arthritis. Osteoarthrosis means wear and tear due to ageing and joint abuse. The other common type of arthritis is called Rheumatoid arthritis, which behaves like allergy. There are many different causes of arthritis pain, including synovial membrane inflammation, fatigue, muscle strain, and inflammation of tendons and ligaments.