Ligament

extension of the knee. Due to this, it is the hardest muscle out of the four to extend even further after the knee is fully extended, it cannot be further stretched by hip extension. Posterior Compartment: Posterior Cruciate Ligament: One of the four major ligaments of the knee. The PCL prevents the Femur from moving too far forward over the tibia. The knee is nearly 2 times stronger than the ACL and is the knees main…

The most common knee injury is an ACL sprain also known as Anterior Cruciate ligament. The ACL runs from the back of the femur to the front of the tibia preventing the tibia from moving forwards and to stabilize the structure of the knee. The ACL prevents excessive twisting, straightening and bending of the knee and once these movements are beyond what the ACL can handle, tearing of the ACL ligament occurs. A ligament is a very strong band of connective tissue, which attaches the bones together…

Reconstructive Surgical Techniques Injury to the UCL ligament of the MCP joint of the thumb can be a very common injury which can lead to long-term problems for patients if untreated. Gamekeeper’s thumb is the chronic version of this injury and Skier’s thumb is a more acute version of this injury. Gamekeeper’s thumb is a rupture of avulsion of the ulnar collateral ligament in the thumb which occurs from repetitive valgus forces to the ligament. In the medical field today there are various…

which allows humans to run, jump and perform various other activities which require moving.The ankles location is inferior to the tibia and superior to your phalanges or toes. The ankle ligaments are strong tissues surrounding the ankle that stabilize the ankle, which helps you walk and move your legs. These ligaments surrounding the ankle are called the deltoid…

sidelines” - Michael Jordan. What your bones do while playing basketball and how bad they can get injured, they can get injured by jumping and diving for loose balls. Your ligaments and how bad you can and what happens to your ligaments during basketball by jumping and twisting your leg the wrong way by doing this is can injured the ligament called the ACL. Finally your muscles and how they are affected while playing basketball and what could tear and get injured, you can have muscle cramps…

underpronation. Oversupination is not as common as overpronation, but it still can cause injury to your foot and ankle. Your foot doesn't absorb shock as well since it doesn't roll to the inside as much. The over rotation of your foot affects the ligaments and tendons all the way up to your knee and it strains your lower leg. You can tell you have this condition if your shoes wear down on the outside of the heel. However, to fully understand your gait, you should have it evaluated by a…

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…

There are four types of knee braces; • Rehabilitative: worn in the first week weeks post-surgery to help protect the ligament from further injury and to help early range of motion. Chew, Lew, Date, & Fredericson (2007). • Functional: worn by people who have already injured their ligaments. These are worn when returning to sport (in this case skiing) post ACL surgery and they provide support for the ACL during return to sport and help to limit rotation after ACL injury and surgery. Chew, Lew,…

one puts it under day in and day out. The knee is made up of a collection of bones, ligaments, and cartilage that work together to act as shock absorbers to transfer load throughout the leg. The femur comes down along the thigh and enters the patella (also known as the knee cap), which connects to the tibia below the knee. Ligaments such as the ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) and PCL (posterior cruciate ligament)…

A sprained ankle happens when you completely or partially tear a ligament due to a 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…