Hiatal hernia surgery

What is hiatal hernia surgery? A hiatal hernia occurs when part of the stomach rises up through an opening (called the hiatus) in the diaphragm. The diaphragm is a sheet of muscle located between the abdomen and the chest. The hiatal hernia operation involves pulling the stomach down into the abdomen and then reducing the … Read more

Hypopituitarism

What is Hypopituitarism? Hypopituitarism is a condition in which the pituitary gland does not produce normal amounts of hormones. The pituitary gland is located under the brain and is connected to the hypothalamus. The pituitary gland is responsible for producing different types of hormones, including thyroid-stimulating hormone and growth hormone. Prognosis of the disease This … Read more

Body Mass Index (BMI)

What is BMI? BMI or body mass index is a value used to determine whether a person has a healthy weight in relation to his or her height. It can be calculated as body mass divided by the square of height and is expressed in kg/m2. How is BMI used? BMI is used to assess … Read more

Personalized Diet

Maintaining a balanced diet, exercising and not consuming products that can become risk factors for health are the three basic components to maintain a good quality of life. A diet is not only based on the food consumed, but also on the healthy maintenance of the body. In a personalized diet, a balanced diet is … Read more

Myopia

Index What is myopia? Prognosis Symptoms of myopia Causes Can it be prevented? How is myopia treated? What specialist treats myopia? What is myopia? Myopia is an optical refractive defect produced by biological variations that cause a failure in the correlation between the components of the eye: corneal curvature, power of the crystalline lens, depth … Read more

Ligamentoplasty

What is ligamentoplasty? Ligamentoplasty is an endoscopic operation in which the anterior cruciate ligament is operated to replace it with a healthy one, donated by the same patient and coming from another area. This is necessary if there has been a joint trauma that has caused the rupture of the ligament in question. The disease … Read more

Hypermetropia

What is farsightedness? Farsightedness is a very common eye condition in which distant objects appear clearly, but near objects may appear blurry. If you are farsighted, your eyes work better at focusing on distant objects than near objects. Farsightedness usually affects adults over the age of 40, however, it can affect people of all ages … Read more

Tendon injuries

What are tendon injuries? Tendon injuries or tendinopathies occur after an overload that generates small ruptures of the fibers. When the affected muscles and joints suffer tension or effort, it generates inflammation in the tendons, the blood flow is hindered or there is nerve entrapment. They are classified as tendinitis when it is a mild … Read more

Children’s Orthopedics

What is Pediatric Orthopedics? Pediatric orthopedics is a specialty of orthopedic and trauma surgery that deals with musculoskeletal injuries and disorders in children and adolescents. It is also called pediatric traumatology or pediatric orthopedic surgery. The most frequent examples of children’s injuries are foot deformities, gait disturbances, hip dysplasia, etc. These problems can be hereditary, … Read more

Muscle lesions

index: What are muscle injuries? What is the prognosis? What are the symptoms? How is a muscle injury diagnosed? What are the causes? Can they be prevented? What does the treatment of muscle injuries consist of? What specialist treats muscle injuries? What are muscle injuries? Muscle injuries are injuries to the muscular structure of our … Read more