Joint Commission

DOI: 06/22/2014. The patient is a 37-year-old male laborer who sustained injury while pushing a pallet jack off a truck and took a step over the truck to the ground doing the splits. The patient is subsequently diagnosed with status post left tibia puncture fracture repair with instrumentation, left knee, left ankle, lumbar sprain/strain. Based on the progress report by Dr. McSweeney dated 01/07/16, the patient had a left ankle scope on 12/17/15 and has just started PT. He reports left ankle…

sudden stretching. After spraining, swelling immediately occurs and the pain is most severe at time of injury. Definitions Ligament: a short band of tough, flexible, fibrous connective tissue that connects two bones or cartilages or holds together a joint. Swelling: an abnormal enlargement of a part of the body, typically as a result of an accumulation of fluid. Severe: very great , or intense. Tripping Rolling the Ankle the wrong way Turning or unexpected jerking Excessive exercise when out…

The anatomy of a vertebra consists of the body, two pedicles, two transverse processes, pars interarticularis, spinous process, and both superior and inferior articular facets; two of each, total of four. When assessing the 45-degree oblique image, certain structures of the vertebra appear within the vertebral bodies that create a visualization of a “Scottie dog”. The Scottie dog is used as a reference to indicate proper positioning of the patient and is used as a tool to help in making the…

Capitate bone The largest of the carpal bones (sometimes referred to as the os magnum), the capitate sits at the centre of the distal carpal row. A distinctive head shaped bone, it has a protected position in the carpus. The capitate is the site of a number of ligamentous attachments and articulations. Gross anatomy Osteology The capitate sits in a proximo-distal direction, with a waist that is proximal to the transverse midline. The head of the capitate sits proximally into the…

Flat Feet, Adult A normal foot has a curve, called an arch, on its inner side. The arch creates a gap between the foot and the ground. Flat feet is a common condition in which one or both feet do not have an arch. CAUSES This condition may be caused by: Failure of normal arch to develop during childhood. An injury to tendons and ligaments in the foot, such as to the tendon that supports the arch (posterior tibial tendon). Loose tendons or ligaments in the foot. A wearing…

Opening: Every day, our elbows are used a lot in many ways. Although elbows pain are not really serious, it can make you frustrating and make your activities more inconvenient. Body: How is the elbow designed? - The elbow, in essence, is a joint which is formed by the union of three major bones is supported by ligaments. Connected to the bones by tendons, muscles move those bones in several ways. The bones that create the elbow are included:  Humerus: This long bone extends from the shoulder…

The distal tibiofibular syndesmosis consists of 4 ligaments and the interosseous membrane. The ligaments are the anterior inferior tibiofibular ligament, the interosseus ligament (thickened distal portion of interosseous membrane), and the posterior inferior tibiofibular ligament and its distal portion, which constitutes the inferior transverse ligament.3 Disruption of these structures can lead to syndesmotic instability as well as diastasis of the fibula from the tibia, which results in…

in people over the age of 45 is because knee osteoarthritis is a degenerative joint disease due to wear and tear on the joints and does not fall into the same classification as rheumatoid arthritis (Lesher, 2011, p.173). Consequently, this disease is causing a degenerative in the joint this can cause excruciating pain for the person who has this condition and limit them in everyday activities. On account of the joints deteriorating the muscles tend to cause spasms more frequent, occurring in…

Surprisingly, despite the fact that back pain is very common, less than fifteen percent of patients suffering from back pain are actually diagnosed with a precise explanation of their pain. They may be shown the category is falls into, like muscle pain, joint pain or disc pain. Some pain is related to repetitive motion. These work, or sometimes hobby, related conditions are usually the result of performing the same motion over and over again throughout a day. People who work on assembly lines…

characterized by popping, clicking, tearing sensation, effusion, and/or swelling (Lewis, S. M., 2011). Injury to the menisci can disrupt joint stability and lead to debilitating results (Hana, Y., Adesida, A. B., & Jomha, N. M., 2015). What even is a meniscus? Menisci are crescent-shaped portions of fibrocartilage located in the knees and can actually be found in other joints, but injury primarily takes place in the knees. These injuries are also closely associated with ligament sprains…