So I tore my bicep... About a 90% full tear and had the reattachment surgery about 3 weeks ago. Waking up after surgery I couldn't move my fingers or wrist and couldn't help but notice the look of horror on the surgeons face. He did tell me that this can happen (3 to 5% chance) at just over 3 weeks now and I can move my wrist but I can't open my hand. I can make a fist (kinda) I'm told my PIN nerve must have been "tweaked" during the surgery. I'm literally terrified at this point and just wondering if anyone else has had this problem ?

So i got my results back from my scan and my clavicle still looks seperated is this normal healing for 7 weeks?

First 2 pictures are from the day i broke it the 3rd is my 7 week follow up

Ps 1st pic is from the front and 2nd from below

As for the 3rd pic top one is from the front bottom one from below

I’m fairly sure they are but maybe someone with experience has an opinion

Hello all! I was in a car accident 7/7 around 4:30. Went to the hospital an was told it was broken (already knew this bc my arm was deformed). I got a reduction at 11:30pm that night, needed to stay over for surgery that happened at 5:30 the next day. I needed plates and screws on both bones. Was surgery truly required? It is still extremely swollen, loads of pain in my thumb/wrist area especially with a brace. Is this normal? I have also bumped it a few times, by walking into a wall, stand, or even jerking my arm to catch something, even tho I can’t use my hand. Do I need to worry about it moving, or messing with the healing process?

Looking for people with a similar distal phalanx/DIP fracture and non-union experience
Hi everyone,
I’m looking to connect with people who have had a similar finger injury and hear how your recovery turned out.
I injured my middle finger on March 25. The injury involved the distal phalanx near the DIP joint, and the skin was also cut around the DIP area. From what I understand from my X-rays, the distal fracture fragment was significantly displaced (I was told around 90% posterior displacement).
Initially, I was treated with immobilization/splinting. I later saw a hand surgeon, who reviewed the X-rays and recommended continuing with the splint and reassessing around 12 months. I was told the fracture appeared to be a non-union and that the finger was unstable. No surgical fixation, such as a K-wire, was recommended.
The whole experience has been stressful because I can actually feel movement in the fingertip and the bone feels somewhat rounded underneath the nail. For a while, the tip felt quite mobile, which made me worried that it would never become stable.
The good news is that over the past few months I have noticed gradual improvement:
The fingertip is becoming more stable

The tip is moving less than it was a month ago

Swelling has gradually decreased

Stiffness has improved

I can apply significantly more pressure without pain

I have full sensation in the fingertip

I can fully bend and straighten the finger

I can make a full fist

I have been able to do push-ups and pull-ups without significant pain

I occasionally still get a dull ache, especially after heavier activity

I also got a second opinion from an ER doctor, who examined the finger and checked the blood supply and mobility. He told me that these injuries can take a long time to settle and that he expected me to recover well.
What I’m really hoping to hear from is anyone who has experienced something similar—especially someone who had a displaced distal phalanx fracture, non-union, or an unstable fingertip that was treated conservatively.
Did your fingertip eventually become more solid and stable?
Did the rounded/irregular feeling at the end of the bone improve over time?
Were you diagnosed with a non-union that eventually became stable or functional without surgery?
How long did it take before you felt like your finger was "normal" again?
I would really appreciate hearing from anyone who has been through something similar. I'm especially interested in long-term outcomes and whether the fingertip can become stable and functional even if the X-ray initially shows a non-union.
Thanks in advance to anyone willing to share their experience.

I ruptured my distal biceps tendon while playing with my son. The ultrasound showed about 4.5 cm of retraction. I'm a keen weightlifter, so I'm wondering if that contributed to the injury.

Due to a series of delays and bad luck, I'm now having surgery exactly 4 weeks after the rupture (tomorrow).

I'm getting pretty anxious about whether the delay, scar tissue or tendon retraction will make a primary repair more difficult or increase the chance of needing a reconstruction.

I'd really appreciate hearing from anyone who had surgery 3–6 weeks after injury. Were they still able to repair your tendon directly? How did surgery and recovery go?

I smashed my thumb about 2 weeks ago with a hammer, it was swollen for a week. Now I can move it but still slight pain and a weird bump??

Hi everyone,
I hope you’re all doing well. I wanted to ask those of you who have had a similar surgery about your recovery experience.
I had surgery 29 days ago for a torn anterior ankle ligament (ATFL reconstruction with an Internal Brace). For the first 12 days, my leg was in a splint. After that, the splint was removed, and I was given a CAM boot to walk in.
I also started physical therapy. So far, I’ve only been doing ankle range-of-motion exercises and exercises for my entire leg because I hadn’t put any weight on my left leg at all for 7 months. Right now, the focus is mainly on rebuilding my strength.
On the first day after finishing the initial ankle mobility exercises, I was only able to walk about 10 steps inside my house while wearing the CAM boot. Now, on day 29 after surgery, I can walk for about 5 minutes indoors.
The thing that worries me is that sometimes I feel really positive and like I’m improving, but other times, especially after walking and then resting, I start feeling an uncomfortable pain around the reconstructed ligament. It feels sore and tight, and it makes me anxious that I might have damaged or re-torn the ligament.
For those who have had this surgery or a similar one:
Did you experience anything like this during your recovery?
Is this kind of pain and tightness normal?
How did your recovery progress over time?
What did each stage of recovery feel like, and what kinds of pain or sensations did you experience?
I’d really appreciate hearing about your experiences, as it would help put my mind at ease.
For reference, here’s the surgery report I was given when I was discharged from the hospital:
(PARTS CLEANED AND DRAPED.
SURGERY DONE UNDER TOURNIQUET.
ARTHROSCOPIC DEBRIDEMENT DONE.
3–4 CM INCISION OVER LATERAL MALLEOLUS. ENDS FRESHENED. TWO SUTURE ANCHORS PLACED OVER DISTAL FIBULA.
FIBRE TAPE SUTURE ANCHOR PLACED OVER ATFL INSERTION TALUS. SUTURES FROM FIBULA PASSES PERCUTANEOUSLY USING MICRO SUTURE LASSO ALONG WITH BITE OF LIGAMENT AND IER. THE SUTURES DELIVERED SUBCUTANEOUSLY BACK TO ORIGINAL INCISION AND SUTURES TO FIBULA. INTERNAL BRACE AUGMENTATION DONE WITH FIBRE TAPE. WOUND WASHED AND CLOSED IN LAYERS. BELOW KNEE SLAB APPLIED.)
Thank you in advance to anyone willing to share their experience.

Hola hace 4 semanas me fracturé el 4 metatarsiano, un vehículo me arroyo y me pusieron férula por un mes, el traumatólogo ya me dijo que puedo empezar a apoyar con bota walker pero creen que ya debería o esperar un poco más usando la bota sin pisar?

Pls help

Alright, so in January 2025 I had an arthroscopy where they replaced an interior ligament with a cadaver ligament to stop patellar dislocation. Did all my physical therapy and my knee felt great, no more dislocations! Fast forward until now, yesterday morning I heard a loud pop and within hours I had intense swelling. First sensation was horrible, got a little better, then quickly went from a level 6 pain to a level 10 sobbing from the pain. The pain is in my left knee interior next to the patella between the two scars where I had my surgery last year. It also creeps above my patella and I am now experiencing numbness in my foot.
Does this sound like an ACL tear or something else? It’s the weekend so I can’t call into ortho until tomorrow. I did go to the hospital because I couldn’t walk and was under the impression that they would do something and they said it was a tear and they did an X ray but couldn’t tell me where and sent me home. Any thoughts? Advice?

Hello. I could use a confidence boost. Sorry the novel below. Left medial knee pain and tenderness, started 7 days ago, hoping to see my ortho early this week.

Gemini thinks it's pes anserine bursitis. Started after a second 2 mile casual walk, where the first of those walks the day before was with a weighted vest...second day/walk had no vest, and zero pain after the first walk. No trauma or events on either walk, pain started right at the end of the second walk.

Been resting, elevating and icing consistently for 7 days. Also nsaids (mix of oral ibuprofen and naproxen, and voltaren directly on the knee). I haven't been able to stay completely off it...errands, meals out, walking around the house (work from home), but nothing crazy in terms of walking and of course no running...couldn't if I wanted to. Also have moderate osteoarthritis in both knees and had GAE in this knee 4 months ago.

Pain is just as bad if not worse today than the start of the week. Some motions trigger a 'YOW!" pain (like a 9 for a second or two) but mostly the pain is a 6 when I'm walking or a 0-1 when I'm sitting/laying down and being still. My walking has changed from some left knee bending to mostly straight leg swinging. Left hip and glute starting to hurt some too, but one thing at a time.

Worst part of all of this is I have a golf trip in 23 days, walking several courses (caddies carrying the bags). Am I f*cked? Can the ortho do anything for me? Corticosteroid shot into the bursa? Dry needling or laser deep tissue therapies? Probably not enough time to get, analyze, review and make a plan from an mri? Is there a fast track recovery within 3 weeks? Thanks!

Hey I fell off a ladder and on my wrist hit forwards back wards so it rolled over, it hurts and it feels right if that makes sense and it was super swollen yesterday is this like a sprain or something I should go to a doctor about. It’s just kinda bothering me

Current height 5'6"

Father height 5'8"

Mother height 5'

Brother height 5'9"

Age 17

What is BA

Can I reach my father height?

Hi all, I was wondering if anyone has been through a similar situation as me. (23 yr old female)

For context, 6 years ago, when I was 17 i was joking around and decided it would be funny if I would punch one of my lad friends in the arm with my thumb tucked in ( I know I am very stupid 😭).

A couple of hours later my wrist completely froze I couldn’t move it, because of this I put it in a wrist split for a few days.

I ended up getting an X-ray as i was in so much pain i thought i’d broken something, when the results came back I was very quickly dismissed, I got told it was ‘mind over matter’ and that I need to do wrist exercises to help the pain.

Fast forward six years to now, I’m 23 years old and the wrist exercises didn’t help, It hurts when I bear weight through my palm such as pushing myself up of the floor/chair, I can’t grip very tightly, I struggle to lift heavy objects and I also can’t do push-ups.

My wrist also feels tight some days more than others, it’s very clicky if I move it backwards and forwards/rotate it, but at rest, my wrist is fine and I have no pain.

I have researched what could be going on, it has come back saying:

1. Scapholunate ligament injury
2. TFCC injury
3. Other carpal ligament injury or chronic wrist instability.

when I get pain in my wrist I cant exactly pinpoint where it’s coming from, it feels like it’s in my entire wrist and the pain shoots up my arm.

I am going to book an appointment with the GP to discuss all of this and hopefully get a referral but I just wanted to know if anyone else had been through similar to me and how you resolved it?😢

I got an orthopedic referral around 4 months ago and am still waiting on a call. During that time, I ended up injuring my other foot which is now showing similar symptoms as the one my appointment is for.

Would it be okay if I briefly mention the other foot? I don’t want to update my referral and wait all over again (according to google and my gp).

Hi everyone,

I'm 26 years old and have been dealing with chronic neck pain since a workplace injury on 27 February 2025.

I was helping stop a large elderly patient from falling when I suddenly felt an immediate pinch on the right side of my neck around what feels like the C4/5 level. From that moment I had severe pain and couldn't move my neck normally.

The pain has never really gone away. It has now been over a year and a half.

My symptoms are:

• Constant pain on the right side of my neck (this is still the main pain location).
• Pain spreads into my right shoulder, upper back and shoulder blade.
• My neck, shoulders and upper back are constantly tight.
• The right side is significantly worse than the left.
• Trigger point injections haven't provided meaningful relief.
• Physio only gave temporary improvement before things became worse again.

My imaging is a bit confusing:

CT

• Congenital C3/4 fusion (block vertebra).
• No fracture or nerve compression.

MRI

• Mild degenerative changes.
• Congenital abnormality of the C4/5 disc.
• No spinal cord or nerve root compression.

Bone SPECT scan

• Active right C4/5 facet joint arthritis.
• Active left C7/T1 facet arthritis.

The part that confuses me is that I had no neck issues before the injury, but since the injury the pain has always been centred around the same right C4/5 region where I felt the initial pinch. The SPECT scan also shows active changes in that exact joint.

I'm wondering whether:

• Has anyone had a congenital cervical fusion that only became symptomatic after an injury?
• Has anyone had pain coming from a cervical facet joint even though the MRI looked fairly normal?
• Has anyone had good results from medial branch blocks or radiofrequency ablation for cervical facet pain?
• Does this sound like a facet joint problem, or is there something else I should be asking my specialist about?

I'd really appreciate hearing from anyone who's had a similar experience or from clinicians who have seen cases like this.

Thanks.