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McArdle disease is a rare muscle disorder. The symptoms often appear in childhood. But some people are not diagnosed until later as an adult. Learn more about the disease, including the causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment.

A nasal fracture (broken nose) is a break in one or more of the bones of the nose. Learn more about nasal fractures in children, including causes, symptoms, and diagnosis.

Parotid duct obstruction is when part of your parotid duct becomes blocked. The parotid duct is a small tube that leads from a gland that makes saliva. The duct sends the saliva into your mouth. When it's blocked, saliva can't flow normally.

Post-thrombotic syndrome (PTS) is a condition caused by damage to veins from a blood clot. PTS can cause chronic pain, swelling, and other symptoms in your leg. It may develop in the weeks or months after a deep vein thrombosis (DVT) of the leg.

Open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) is a type of treatment to fix a broken bone. It puts the pieces of a broken bone back together so they can heal. Open reduction means the bones are put back in place during surgery. Internal fixation means that special hardware is used to hold the bone pieces together.

A Lisfranc joint injury is a kind of injury to the bones or ligaments in the arch of your foot. The injury gets its name from a French surgeon.

Meniscal transplant surgery is a surgery to replace a small piece of missing or damaged cartilage in the knee. The meniscus is replaced with one from a cadaver donor.

Varicocele embolization is a procedure to treat an enlarged vein in the scrotum. Varicoceles often form during puberty. Learn about how the procedure is done.

This is a type of surgery to fix a disc in the lower back. Minimally invasive surgery uses two or more small cuts (incisions) instead of one large incision. Learn more about the spine, why and how the surgery is done, and what the risks are.