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    sports, but also because of what happens later on. At the time of the injury, other tissues in the knee, including the menisci (“shock absorbers”) and the articular cartilage (the tissue that lines the bones of the joint and allows the bones to easily move past each other when the joints move) can be damaged. Even in young people, the articular cartilage can’t heal. This leads to the arthritis of the knee, often 10-15 years after the injury. Females are not only more likely to develop…

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    Joint Forces

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    shortcomings of joint forces. Such as the lack of personnel, rapid technological advancement and the wide range of operations assigned to the armed forces. The domain most affected by deficiencies is space and cyber. The Air force is the most qualified service to continue in charge of operations in space and in cyber. Considering deficiencies as challenges to be faced in the future, the joint forces will have a synergy when working together. Analyzing the problem in a joint way the solution…

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    Essay On Artificial Turf

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    cleats of the player’s shoe grabs the artificial turf mesh and causes an overextension of the large toe. Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) tears are one of the foremost common artificial turf injuries. The ACL ligament is located deep within the knee joint. It connects the knee to the tibia and the femur. It is caused when the bones of the leg twist in opposite directions under full body weight and the ACL tears because it cannot handle the pressure. On artificial turf, it is common for the cleat…

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    Knee Pain Research Paper

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    children and adolescents is common. It can be caused by many things, including: Growing. Using the knee too much (overuse). A tear or stretch in the tissues that support the knee. A bruise. A hip problem. A tumor. A joint infection. A kneecap conditions common in children, such as Osgood-Schlatter disease, patella-femoral syndrome, or Sinding-Larsen-Johansson syndrome. Muscular irritation or strain in the legs. Knee pain is often not a sign of a…

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    Assessment of the Injured Ankle I. Injury Situation: A female volleyball player was in practice and was involved in a blocking drill. When she made the attempt to block the attacker on the other side of the net, they both landed on the center line causing her to come down on the attacker’s foot. This caused the ankle to roll over the outside of her foot. II. Evaluation of the Injury: pain and swelling is localized to the lateral side of the ankle, some inability to bear weight after injury…

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    Gastrocnemius Case Study

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    In Special tests for orthopedic examination (pp. 328-329). Thorofare, NY: SLACK 6. Roald Bahr, Sverre Maehlum; 2004; Clinical guide to sports injuries; Human Kinetics; 2003. 7. John George, & Ramlan Abd. Aziz. (2004). case 11. In case histories in joint and muscle injury(pp. 29-31). Kuala Lumpur: city reprographic services. 8. Kane, D., Balint, P. V, Gibney, R., Bresnihan, B., & Sturrock, R. D. (2004). Differential diagnosis of calf pain with musculoskeletal ultrasound imaging, 11–14.…

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    The rectus femoris however is straight down the front of the thigh, sitting on top of the vastus intermedialis. All four of these muscles come together to make one big tendon that comes over the knee. These muscles are the only extensor of the knee joint, therefore very important for…

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    “He or she will check for tenderness along the joint line where the meniscus sits” (“Meniscal Tears”). The biggest test that is done when patients go in for a meniscus test is the McMurray test (“Meniscal Tears”). “Your doctor will bend your knee, then straighten and rotate it. This puts tension on a…

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    Tragic Transformation In Macbeth

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    In the fifth scene of act one, she is reading a letter from Macbeth that describes his encounter with the witches. After she reads the letter she becomes excited and wants to aid her husband in anyway she can. She fears that he won’t be able to complete the task without her help. “Yet do I fear thy nature; It is too full o’ th’ milk of human kindness to catch the nearest way.”(1.5.16) Lady Macbeth is willing to do anything to help her husband become king. She is willing to take control to ensure…

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    pressure on the lateral portion of the foot, due to its abnormal positioning. Patient’s conditions • Excessive swelling bilaterally does not fit comfortably into orthopedic footwear. • Excessive clawing of all digits bilaterally. • Prominent dorsal MTP joints and styloid bilaterally. • Varus positioning of both feet (left > right) • Valgus rearfoot • Forefoot equinus foot position = excessive pressure at the ball of foot • Bilateral low arched foot. • Boney…

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