Etiket: joints
Injury to joints and ligaments in children
What is it about ? In children, the skeleton is growing and developing. Bones grow from the discs of the mating cartilages at the ends of the bones. These cartilaginous…
Cortisone injection (infiltration) into joints and soft tissues
What is it about ? Cortisone is a potent anti-inflammatory drug given orally (eg as a tablet) or by injection (eg as an infiltration). For a general effect, the injection…
Infection of bones and joints in children
What is it about ? Osteomyelitis and septic arthritis When bone (bone marrow) of a child becomes infected, we are talking aboutosteomyelitis. When a joint an arm or a leg…