A 26-year-old man plays with his cell phone 10 hours a day. Doctors find a stone-like bead in his elbow. Over a thousand tablets

A 26-year-old man plays with his cell phone 10 hours a day until his elbow is swollen and he goes to the doctor. Found some stone-like pellets inside. Counted over a thousand tablets

According to local media reports, Sohu said the man, named Yang (pseudonym), was a big fan of mobile games. He has been playing since high school. But at that time I was afraid it would affect my studies, so I didn’t stick with it much. But it started to get harder when I entered university. After dinner he would play games every day. By sitting with elbows bent for 6-7 hours, and until working, it became more addictive than before. After work, go home every day. He would play mobile games until late at night, about 10 hours a day.

Until two years ago, Yang began to feel that her left elbow was swollen. It looks like there are several lumps in the elbow area. Can’t move normally But because it doesn’t hurt So he didn’t care. and still have the same behavior as before Until recently, the symptoms began to worsen. He was unable to extend and bend his elbow. Affecting life So he decided to see a doctor at the sports medicine and orthopedics department. of Changsha Central Hospital

The doctor performed an electromagnetic tomography scan. Before the results appear His elbows were filled with many large and small “stone pellets”.

Dr. Yu Min, head of the department’s medical team, revealed that the diagnosis results indicate that Mr. Yang has a disease called Synovial Chondromatosis is a rare disease. But it can happen. It is caused by inflammation within the synovial membrane of a joint. or in tendon sheaths of connective tissue This causes the creation of a lump of cartilage (Chondromic) that has a spherical shape. Over time, it becomes white tartar, as shown. It can occur on the knee, hip, elbow, and shoulder joints.

The medical team performed surgery on the patient’s elbow to minimize damage. By drilling only a few small holes. To take out the cartilage lump Which created quite a surprise. When all the bone pellets found were more than a thousand pellets, both small and large pellets. However, the surgery went smoothly. After recuperating and following the doctor’s instructions The patient’s elbow began to heal well and was clearly different from before surgery.

Dr. Yu Min warns that modern people use mobile phones at a high rate. and has a tendency to increase greatly Whether it’s playing mobile games, watching series or lots of short clips. which all spent a long time with it And some people don’t move their bodies. Therefore, it will definitely cause negative effects. Especially important positions such as the shoulders, neck, spine, waist and elbows. It is recommended to put down the mobile phone after playing for about 1 hour, stand up and move every part of the body. Including relaxing the eyes.

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