Calcaneus

Abdomen Injury: Ruptured Gallbladder Definition of Injury The gallbladder is an organ that holds the excess bile produced by the liver. When the gallbladder ruptures, this excess bile leaks, caused by inflammation.(Krause, 2015) Anatomy of the Gallbladder The gallbladder is located underneath the liver Mechanism of Injury The two ways a gallbladder can rupture are from inflammation, or due to blunt injury. Causes of inflammation that lead to rupture are “Gallstones, ascariasis, bacterial infections, and biliary sludge” (Krause, 2015) the most common form of blunt injury gallbladder rupture is from motor vehicles accidents, and direct blows from contact sports. Signs and Symptoms If the gallbladder ruptures, a common sign is a short lived, acute, sharp pain, which may return after the rupture becomes inflamed (Krause, 2015) Benson 2 Treatment of a rupture gallbladder The most common treatment for the gallbladder is cholecystectomy, which is the remove of the organ, as the gallbladder is not vital. This is best done before the gallbladder ruptures, as there is less risk for complications. Basic Rehab (Silva, A.(2017, November 16) Interview) Diet Follow a low fat diet for three months Activity No vigorous activity for first 24-48 hours. No lifting over 10-15 pounds for 6 weeks Return to work when when comfortable to do so, most often patients return 7-10 days after surgery. Prevention The most one can do to prevent a rupture is to remove the…

“The patient is a 15-year-old female who sustained a right-sided calcaneus fracture, jumping off pier landing on the rock. The patient was transferred over from Grand Haven. Imaging showed a displaced intra articular right calcaneus fracture, which was deemed appropriate for surgical intervention. The patient underwent 2 surgeries to complete open reduction and internal fixation of her right calcaneus fracture. Postoperatively, the patient had difficulty with pain control and severe…

For humans, this is the first bone to make contact with the ground during walking. In this process the entire weight of the human torso is distributed onto one foot at a time and the calcaneus is subjected to quite high forces. For this reason, the calcaneus of a human is large and robust, in fact it is the largest bone in the human foot. Chimpanzees are facultative bipeds. They are called this because they retain the ability to move quadrupedally even after they begin to move bipedally. When…

Osteoporosis in Ballerinas No one can deny the fact that ballerinas put an extraordinary amount of stress on their bodies. Saddly, also no one can deny the persistent presence of eating disorders amongst ballerinas. However, because ballerinas train from such a young age these stressors have been in their lives for such a long time. Yet what bothers me is that the news rarely addresses the impact these long term stressors have on their minds and bodies. I am appalled that dancers are not…

An 10X12 IR was used to produce the image and the SID was set at 40”. The Right Phantom foot was placed in the center of the IR. The CR was aligned perpendicular to IR to medial malleoli. A 4-sided collimation was created that included outer margins of the foot and ankle. A 68kVp, a 3.2mAs and a small FS was selected. The right marker was placed in IR. PACER Patient in a lateral recumbent position, affected side down. Flex affected limb 45°. Center and align ankle joint to CR. The plantar…

Ankle Bursitis is inflammation of the ankle. The bursa is a small sac filled with fluid located between you bone and tendon to decrease the friction. Bursitis can be acute meaning from an injury or chronic. In the human body there are approximately 160 bursa sacs. There are three bursae in the ankle and they are Retrocalcaneal Bursa, Subcutaneous Calcaneal Bursa, and Subcutaneous Bursa of the Medial Malleolus. Retrocalcaneal Bursa is between the calcaneus bone and achilles tendon. It helps…

When a patient dorsiflexes the foot, what muscles are involved and what changes occur in the lower limb Word count 890 excluding references In this essay the author will take a brief look at the structure of the foot and then describe the muscles involved in dorsiflexion of the foot and the changes that occur in the lower limb. The foot can be divided in to three parts; the hindfoot, midfoot and the forefoot. The hind foot is composed of the talus (ankle bone), the calcaneus (heel bone)…

Torn Achilles Tendon,It mainly occurs in people playing recreational sports, but it can happen to anyone. The Achilles tendon is a strong fibrous cord that connects the gastrocnemius and soleus in the back of your calf to your calcaneus. If you overstretch your Achilles tendon, it can tear completely or just partially. When the gastrocnemius and soleus which are located in the back of your calf, are flexed the achilles tendon pulls on the calcaneus or heel. The movement of flexion allows…

data of the oldest ancestors. In 2000, the Pretoria Bone Collection was reorganized. The material was divided into sections; complete skeletons, complete skulls, and complete and incomplete postcranial remains. At that time, there were around 2,000 complete and incomplete remains. The data collected at the University of Pretoria help evaluate age-at-death studies in the South African Population. The data also assisted international scientist in determining migration pattern and biological…

will be able to grab most objects with increasing amounts of phalanges being available. For the second section of the experiment involving the use of cinematography, the predication will be that the human will be much less effective at running than the bear in a quadrupedal motion and the bear subject will be much less effective at running in the bipedal motion than the human subject. The third and final section of the experiment with the use of comparative anatomy will be observed that the…