Retroversion refers to an abnormal backward rotation of the hip relative to the knee. This condition can affect patients of all ages and leads to abnormal stress in the low back, hip and knee, as well ...

“Obesity can be a factor,” Lehman says, but he qualifies that weight is less of a factor than overall health. He hastens to mention that exercise reduces all risk factors – regardless of body weight.

The opposite condition, in which rotation of the femur is backward (outward), is called femoral retroversion. Many children are born with femoral anteversions that they eventually grow out of. In ...

There are two types: inguinal and femoral. Almost all groin hernias are inguinal. They’re much more common in men than women. About 1 in 4 men and people assigned male at birth get inguinal hernias.

Background: Although the laparoscopic access is becoming the preferable treatment for femoral hernia, there are only few studies on this important subject. Aim: To assess the outcomes of the totally ...

The National High Blood Pressure Education Program presents the complete Seventh Report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure. Like ...

Background: The relationship between physical activity (PA), sedentary time (ST), and scoliosis screening positive (SSP) among Chinese students has not been extensively studied. This study aims to ...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the evidence of application of short-wave diathermy (SWD) in individuals with chronic low back pain (CLBP) and its prescription parameters. The data sources ...

Teleflex Manta Vascular Closure Device Bioresorbable implant Following the use of 10–20 F device or sheaths (12–25 F OD) 0.035 Indicated for closure of femoral artery access sites while reducing time ...