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Chronic or long-term knee is one of the most common complains in elderly. There are various causes of chronic knee pain. Read the following article to have a better idea of the causes of chronic and long term knee pain. Causes of Chronic knee pain In this article we will discuss the treatment of long-term knee pain. Over the counter pain killers, such as ibuprofen, acetaminophen are constantly being used by the patients. Moreover, other patients use steroid injection to get rid of pain and inflammation. In this article we will discuss few other treatment options apart from these commonly used methods. In elderly, over the counter pain killers are most commonly used. These individuals increase the dose of OTC medication without doctor’s advice. Moreover, Those patients whose age is greater than 65, the damage that has already occurred due to aging or contributing factors, can’t be reversed. So in such patients the chances of having side effects and risk of drug overdose increases p...

Complications Of Fracture Early Complications: Early Local Complications: Vascular injury which cause internal or external haemorrhage Visceral injury :- Fracture of skull, ribs, or pubis may cause injury to brain, lungs or bladder respectively Damage to nerves Damage to surrounding tissue Haemarthrosis. Compartment symdrome or Volkmann's ischemia  Wound infection, more common in open fractures Early Systemic Complications Fat embolism Shock Thromboembolism (pulmonary or venous)  Exacerbation of underlying diseases such as diabetes or coronary artery disease Pneumonia  Late Complications: Local late Complications Delayed Union  Non- Union Mal-Union Joint stiffness Contractures Myositis ossificans Avascular necrosis Algodystrophy Osteomyelitis Growth disturbance or deformity Systemic Late Complications Gangrene Tetanus septicemia Iatrogenic Complications Iatrogenic complications result from therapeutic interventions Complications due to C...