| Bone and joint surgeons are very much in demand | | | | activities that are otherwise prohibited. |
| these days. This is because of the nature of injuries or | | | | Another overriding cause of the demand for bone and |
| medical conditions that people are constantly sustaining. | | | | joint surgeons these days is the prevalence of sports |
| Bone and joint problems are undoubtedly on the rise | | | | injuries. More and more people are jumping into the |
| as an aging population struggles to maintain its lifestyle | | | | bandwagon of recreational sports. As the number of |
| against the odds of physical limitations. In this age | | | | weekend athletes increases, so does the demand for |
| group, the most common reasons for going to bone | | | | bone and joint surgeons. The pounding, twisting, tearing, |
| and joint surgeons could be fractures, dislocations and | | | | strain and stress endured by bones and joints in the |
| sprains. | | | | course of these activities in addition to the strain they |
| Fractures may be open or closed. Generally, patients | | | | take during normal activities lead to injuries that |
| experience pain, tenderness, swelling, deformity, grating | | | | invariably require medical intervention. |
| of bones and immobility. All fractures must be handled | | | | It is common for most of us to mistake sports injuries |
| by bone and joint surgeons only as mobility or careless | | | | for the normal stress and strain caused by a broken |
| handling can lead to compression or even rupture of a | | | | bone, a dislocation or a sprain. However, there are |
| blood vessel or a nerve at the site of fracture. | | | | many injuries that have a more insidious nature. These |
| Dislocations too are a major cause for approaching | | | | remain hidden for long periods of time and the true |
| bone and joint surgeons. In these cases, certain | | | | extent of their damage reveals itself slowly. These are |
| movements or injuries can lead to a separation of | | | | a result of daily exercises and repeated stress and |
| bone joints. When this happens, the bones must be | | | | can lead to degenerative diseases and a lifetime of |
| brought back into alignment as soon as possible. | | | | pain, if left untreated. The wearing away or tearing of |
| Dislocation is a very painful condition and is | | | | cartilage is an excellent example. |
| accompanied by swelling, tenderness, discoloration and | | | | A number of physical conditions also lead to the |
| deformity of the dislocated joint. Patients may | | | | demand for bone and joint surgeons. Degenerative |
| approach a doctor for setting the joint. In case of | | | | conditions like osteoarthritis cause a lot of pain. They |
| recurring incidents of dislocation, patients may | | | | can also seriously limit the lifestyle of patients. Such |
| approach bone and joint surgeons to fix the joints | | | | patients approach bone and joint surgeons in order to |
| together more tightly. This will reduce or stop incidents | | | | achieve permanent freedom from pain, immobility and |
| of dislocation and thus help patients enjoy normal | | | | inflexibility. |