FLOATING KNEE INJURY

FLOATING KNEE INJURY - Floating knee is a flail knee joint resulting from fractures of the shafts or adjacent metaphyses of the femur and ipsilateral tibia. Floating knee injuries are always due to high energy trauma. The force required to fracture two of the strongest bones in the body is immense. Not surprisingly, these injuries are associated with other injuries - bony and soft tissue. These patients are usually haemodynamically unstable and need close monitoring and resuscitation during the initial period of following injury.

FEMALE ATHLETE TRIAD

FEMALE ATHLETE TRIAD - The female athlete triad is a disorder that women can develop. It consists of three related conditions that affect one another. These are:

• - eating habits
• - menstrual cycles
• - bone mass.

Signs and symptoms of the female athlete triad include:

• - fatigue
• - weight loss
• - bone loss
• - absent or abnormal periods
• - stress fractures
• - fasting or limiting food intake
• - binge eating
• - self-induced vomiting
• - extreme exercise

SLIP DISC

A slipped disc can occur in any region of your spine: lumbar, thoracic, or cervical. But it’s more common for you to experience it in your lower or lumbar back region.

Cervical or neck slipped disc symptoms:

• Numbness, tingling, or weakness in your shoulder, neck, arms, or hands
• Pain experienced in your shoulder, neck, arms, or hands
• Muscle weakness
• Usually, symptoms increase with movement
• Pain on one side of your body
• Sciatica or nerve root pain
• Pain worsens at night 

Lumbar or lower back slipped disc symptoms:

• Pain experienced in your buttocks, legs, or knees
• Numbness, tingling, or weakness in your buttocks, back, legs, or feet
• Issues controlling your bowel or bladder movements
• Muscle weakness
• Pain on one side of your body
• Sciatica or nerve root pain
• Usually, symptoms increase with movement such as coughing
• Pain worsens at night

COMPARTMENT SYNDROME

Compartment syndrome occurs when excessive pressure builds up inside an enclosed muscle space in the body. Compartment syndrome usually results from bleeding or swelling after an injury. The dangerously high pressure in compartment syndrome impedes the flow of blood to and from the affected tissues. Acute compartment syndrome is the most common type of compartment syndrome. About three-quarters of the time, acute compartment syndrome is caused by a broken leg or arm. Acute compartment syndrome develops rapidly over hours or days.

Compartment syndrome can develop from the fracture itself, due to pressure from bleeding and edema. Or compartment syndrome may occur later, as a result of treatment for the fracture