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Snapping Hip Syndrome

Snapping hip syndrome is a condition in which you may sense something catching or hear a popping sound or click in your hip when your hip joint moves. If you put your hand over the hip area, you might feel or even see the snap happen when walking, running, bending or getting up from a sitting position.

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Antroduodenal Manometry

An antroduodenal manometry records the pressure waves that are produced in the stomach and small intestine.

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Nephrostomy Tube

Learn more about a nephrostomy tube.

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Cast: Hip Spica

A hip spica cast keeps your child's pelvis and one or both legs from moving. This type of cast is used if a child has a broken bone in the thigh or has had hip surgery. The cast holds your child's leg(s) in the right position for healing. It is made of Fiberglas® casting tape. It will be put on in the operating room.

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Hippotherapy

Hippotherapy gets its name from the Greek word ‘‘hippos,’’ meaning horse. Horses are used as a tool in physical, occupational, and speech therapy. How It Works The horse is a base that supports your child.

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Cardiac Catheterization: Care at Home (Adult)

You have had a cardiac catheterization. Learn how to care for the cath site.

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It's World Mental Health Day: Help Stop the Stigma

A man stands in front of a group of people and asks, “Who here has mental health?” Only a handful raise their hands. “We all have mental health,” he says. More than 1 in 5 adults have experienced a mental disorder within the past year.

Distal Radius Buckle (Torus) Fracture

A distal radius buckle (torus) fracture causes one side of the bone to bend but does not actually break through the bone. It is an incomplete fracture that normally heals within 1 month.

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Impaired Spleen Function

The spleen is an organ that helps prevent and control some infections. Asplenia is when you don’t have a spleen.