Medial collateral ligament

Football is an intense sport that can potentially detriment your body internally and or externally. Therefore, medical and or immediate attention may be required if the injury is severe and can harm the individual that is hurt. However, just in case the person is hurt just to ensure their safety a medical team will be present, and ready to assist any player on the team at practice, and or game during the season as well as, off season. Since, football is a physical enduring sport injuries may…

cruciate ligament in the knee, being the cause of over 200,000 injuries each year. In spite of being common in the world of sports, there are many other ways to acquire this injury. In light of all the horror stories stereotyped by this injury, there are many ways to prevent its occurrence. In addition to treatment available for those subjected to a torn ACL, there is patient education available to reduce the chance of it being an event in your life. An ACL injury is evident when the ligaments…

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,…

Introduction Patellar dislocation occurs when your kneecap (patella) slips out of its normal position. The patella is located in a groove in front of the lower end of your thighbone (femur). This groove is called the patellofemoral groove. It usually occurs toward the outside of the leg. What are the causes? This condition is caused by: Force. Sports injuries. Twisting the knee when the foot is planted. What increases the risk? This condition is more like to occur in: Women. People who play…

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…

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)…

ENDOBUTTON TECHNIQUE AND OUTCOME FOR THE SURGICAL TREATMENT OF ACROMIOCLAVICULAR JOINT DISLOCATION INTRODUCTION: Dis-joining of AC- joint is one of the most common shoulder dislocation seen specially among active individuals and athletes. According to Rockwood classification, nonoperative treatments are recommended for Rockwood 1 and 2 type separations, while the management of Rockwood 3 dislocation still remains controversial. Rockwood 4 and above mentioned type of dislocations require…

Q-Angle is defined as, the measurement of the angle between the quadriceps muscles and the patella tendon and provides useful information about the alignment of the knee joint. The Q angle gives an idea how the thigh muscles functions to move the knee and also how the knee cap (patella) tracks in the groove of the knee joint. A normal knee cap should move up and down within the groove with flexion and extension of the knee. When the Q angle is excessive, the knee cap tends to track out of…

Surgical Breathing Saving a life is no easy task. To make things worse is when you must cause the patient more harm to allow their body to function properly or when dealing with a problem that can’t be seen. Which is why a Cricothyrotomy is such a sensitive topic. Even a minor slip up can cause the patient to lose their voice or could even cause them to bleed out. That’s why it takes the utmost patience, focus, and diligence. To begin you need to check your patient for vital signs. So, start…

disease. Patient had sites with class I and II mobility which indicates the degree of attachment loss. However, there other numerous factors that contribute to this condition. As the patient had no adjacent and opposing teeth to 25, the periodontal ligament and bone undergoes remodeling. Tolle (2010) states excessive occlusual force (e.g. clenching) can cause secondary destruction (acting on already diseased periodontium) of the supporting structures. Patient X has a strong muscle which adds…