Category: orthopedics

  • 3 Usual Complications after ACL Surgery

    3 Usual Complications after ACL Surgery

    The anterior cruciate ligament (or most commonly known as ACL) is just one of the most important ligaments in our knee. This ligament is crucial for stability and serves as a controller in excessive knee joint movement. People with injured ACL usually complain that their knees are “giving out” or put simply, couldn’t hold them.…

  • How to Prevent Blood Clots After Surgery – 5 Steps

    How to Prevent Blood Clots After Surgery – 5 Steps

    Blood clots are usual after effect of a performed surgery.  However, this condition can be serious given that it can cause swelling and pain most especially when it happens in large veins of the legs.  This occurrence is commonly known to us as DVT or deep vein thrombosis. To make matters worse, it the clot…