Arthroscopic surgery is a procedure to visualize, diagnose, and treat joint problems, and the name is derived from the Greek words arthron, which means joint, and skopein, which means to look at. Arthroscopy is a procedure to look inside a joint by using an arthroscope, which is instrument like a thin telescope with a light source. It is used to light up and magnify the structures inside joint. Arthroscope is passed through a small cut in the s ...

If you are like millions of other people across the globe, you know what it is like to face uncontrollable, embarrassing underarm perspiration. Many people have experienced embarrassing underarm sweating. It was the cause of immense discomfort in social situations, pungent odor and the ruining of countless shirts and expensive suits. However, do we really understand why we must sweat and how could we stop this excessive sweating, as well how coul ...

Turner's syndrome is a chromosomal abnormality characterized by an absence of all or part of one X chromosome. It has been described in many species, including humans, mice and horses. Individuals with this disorder have a female phenotype or female physical appearance, abnormalities in reproductive function, as well as a number of other clinical manifestations of the disease. Incidence Turner's syndrome is the most common sex chromosome abno ...

Behcet's disease or Behcet’s syndrome is an extremely rare, chronic inflammatory disorder. The cause of Behcet's disease is unknown, although there have been reports of a virus found in some individuals with the disease. Researches have shown that Behcet's disease generally begins when individuals are in their 20s or 30s, although it can happen at any age. It tends to occur more often in men than in women. Most common symptoms of this condi ...

Hereditary spherocytosis is a familial hemolytic disorder characterized by marked heterogeneity of clinical features, ranging from an asymptomatic condition to fulminant and extremely serious hemolytic anemia. The most common characteristic of hereditary spherocytosis is a structure called microspherocyte – the sphere-shaped red blood cell, caused by a loss of membrane surface area, and an abnormal osmotic fragility in vitro. Because sphero ...