went well. A couple days later I went over to the Orthopedic Institute of Ohio‚ also known as OIO‚ and had my MRI read by Dr. William Sanko. There is when I received news that I would soon realize would change my life forever. I had a torn anterior cruciate ligament and a torn meniscus. I was sad and didn’t know what to expect. The recovery time was six to seven months and I didn’t want to be out that long. We as a family had to make the decision of when to schedule my surgery. Our homecoming was coming
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provide the most accurate bone cuts‚ sizing‚ and orientation of the prosthetic segments. The surgery requires an 8 inch incision from the superior aspect of the patella to the tibia tubercle. Depending on the damage to the ligaments‚ he may have to remove the posterior cruciate ligament but this is up to the doctor at the time of surgery. After the surgery‚ metal staples are placed to keep the incision intact. This is a great surgery since my father had it performed 2 years ago. His knee was in bad shape
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General Purpose: To explain what the Anterior Cruciate Ligament is. Specific Purpose: To inform my audience how the ACL can be torn. General Idea: I will go into detail about what the acl is‚ how it can be torn‚ and the process to go through after it has been torn. Introduction In my speech I am going to start off by letting my audience know some facts about ACL tears. My speech is going to be all about the Anterior Cruciate Ligament and how it tears. I feel that I am certified to speak about this
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malleolus is comparably longer than the medial‚ which happens to create a fulcrum that inclines the ankle to inversion sprains (Booher & Thibodeau‚ 1994). The lateral ligament complex of the ankle is made up of the anterior talofibular ligament‚ posterior talofibular ligament‚ and the calcaneofibular ligament. When that lateral ligament complex is stretched passed its normal mechanical limit‚ torn slightly or completely‚ the inflammatory response will begin (6-24 hours)
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to start some exercises to keep the joint moving. I ce should be applied as soon as possible after the injury - for 10-30 minutes. Do not put ice directly on skin‚ as it may cause ice-burn - use a cloth. The cold reduces blood flow to the damaged ligament. This may limit pain and swelling. C ompression with a bandage will limit swelling‚ and help rest the joint. A tubular compression bandage can be used. Mild pressure that is not too tight or stop blood flow is ideal. The bandage may be removed after
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“ball-and-socket”. The fact behind the label of this joint that it’s very mobile and it can be easily injured. For example‚ people can suffer instability of the glenohumeral joint by posture‚ sports‚ or normal due to aging. Shoulder joint has multiple bones‚ ligaments‚ tendons and muscles to maintain equilibrium. The bones are scapula‚ humerus‚ clavicle and sternum. Moreover‚ these bones have muscles to balance strength for the shoulder joint‚ which are: pectoris minor‚ biceps‚ S.I.T.S. (supraspinatus‚ infraspinatus
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stable and does not encounter problems except for extreme trauma. The AC joint however‚ is much more loose in its structure and thus is more susceptible to injury. Focusing more on the AC joint‚ it is made up of three ligaments: acromioclavicular‚ coracoclavicular‚ and coracoacromial ligaments. These help stabilize the shoulder and scapula to keep the scapula tracking
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Callie Cattaneo FYW101 Professor Henrichon 9/6/12 Journey of Hurdles The ACL‚ or Anterior Cruciate Ligament‚ is an extremely important tendon in your knee that is needed to be able to put weight on your leg. It is common‚ now days‚ for women to tear their ACL’s playing soccer‚ but it is not common to tear three. I was 14 years old and starting my freshman year of high school at Sentinel High in Missoula‚ Montana. It was a week after tryouts and to my surprise I had made the varsity soccer
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The main mechanism of an ACL injury is that the loads applied to the ligament are greater than its ability to sustain the load. Increasing knee flexion has been found to reduce this load experienced by the ligament however‚ there is no single muscle crossing the knee that is capable of simultaneously supporting the knee from externally applied flexion‚ valgus‚ and internal rotation knee movements (Donnelly et al.‚ 2012). These movements‚ which are the main movements that result in an injury to the
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The styliform falciform ligament attaches to the styliform cartilage distal to its hinge. Because the falciform bone in flying squirrels is relatively mobile‚ this anatomical arrangement should allow the abductor of the thumb to pull the falciform bone toward the radial side of the hand‚ which in turn will pull on the styliform falciform ligament and extend the cartilage to support the curved wing tip. Researchers tested this in preserved
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