Medial collateral ligament

Decent Essays
Improved Essays
Superior Essays
Great Essays
Brilliant Essays
    Page 5 of 28 - About 273 Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Derrick Cowl Case Study

    • 988 Words
    • 4 Pages

    to the right medial collateral ligament and medial meniscus was confirmed. About 2 years ago I treated a similar injury sustained by a prospect receiver, Jamie Nelson, at Ohio State, which is why I assume I was referred for this case. However, Cowl is significantly older than Nelson and I’m worried I cannot produce the same results. This is why…

    • 988 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Knee Injury Research Paper

    • 1505 Words
    • 7 Pages

    individuals. It could be caused by sprains, strains, or other injuries to the ligaments and tendons that connect and support the kneecap. In particular, the most common major injury to the knee is the ACL or the MCL. Also, they are mentioned further in this essay. So in your knee, you have bones, articular cartilage, meniscus, lateral meniscus, medial meniscus, two types of ligaments, collateral ligaments, cruciate ligaments, quadricep muscle, tendons, and hamstrings. There are three bones…

    • 1505 Words
    • 7 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    The ligaments work in opposing pairs; collateral and cruciate ligaments. The medial and lateral collateral ligaments are extra-articular stabilisers, which importantly resist Valgus and Varus movement, respectively. Additionally, the medical collateral ligament is designed to resist internal and external rotation occurring during movement. Conversely, the cruciate ligaments are cross-weaved in design to create a strong base of support in…

    • 842 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Great Essays

    of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). This requires an extensive recovery and some athletes never fully recover. There is a lot that goes into an ACL injury and also its recovery. First of all, the ACL is a ligament in the knee. The knee joint is the articulation between the femur, patella, tibia, and fibula. The patella is the knee cap. There are many other ligaments that are present in the knee. The medial collateral and lateral collateral ligaments control medial and lateral stability of…

    • 1184 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Great Essays
  • Improved Essays

    The Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) is located in the knee behind the Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL). It is the strongest ligament in the knee and is important in knee stability. The two cruciate ligaments which cross each other to form an “X”, control the back and forth motion of your knee. A ligament is a tough, relatively inelastic band of tissue that connects one bone to another. As one of five ligaments in the knee, the PCL connects the femur to the tibia and prevents the tibia from…

    • 1204 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    sporting activities (Meyer, 2005). The knee is made up of four distant ligaments that are prone to injury: anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), posterior cruciate ligament (PCL), lateral collateral ligament (LCL), and medial collateral ligament (MCL). The anterior cruciate ligament tear is one of the most common sport injuries. Among knee injuries, the Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) is one of the most commonly disrupted ligaments in the knee (Boden, 2000). This injury happens from changing…

    • 830 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    would clug like a car shifting. I fell onto the ground and my knee had a slight burn to it, it was like hot water filling inside my knee. After an evaluation from the trainers it was clear that I had torn both my Anterior Cruitiate Ligament and my medial collateral ligament. It left my knee as unstable as two pencils stacked on top of each other. And so, it was time for knee surgery. The injury occur o a warm 20th of September and my surgery was on a much colder October 22nd. As I entered the…

    • 495 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Great Essays

    The Anatomy and Injury of the ACL This research paper will be over the Anatomy of the ACL, or Anterior Cruciate Ligament, and why it is injured so often by everyday people and athletes alike. The part covering the anatomy will go over the following: the location, what it is made of, structure, and its purpose. The part covering the injury will go over the following: different types of injuries and what happens during these injuries, why it is injured so much, diagnosis, the process of the…

    • 1244 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Great Essays
  • Superior Essays

    what is ACL? ACL otherwise recognized as Anterior Cruciate Ligament is considered to be one of your four focal ligaments within your knee that join to the femur, which is connected to the tibia. The knee is fundamentally a center of rotation that is seized together by the medial collateral, the lateral collateral, and both anterior cruciate and posterior cruciate ligaments. Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is known as a ligament in your knee that crosses from the base of the femur to the…

    • 3400 Words
    • 14 Pages
    Superior Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Destined To Be A Pediatrician In one’s childhood, there is a very frequently asked question amongst oneself. This question, often asked by the elderly, is “what do you want to be when you grow up?” Very rarely does a child name off a career and truly pursue that same career it in the future. Growing up, there are several stages a child’s mind may and will go through. From changing their favorite Television shows as they age throughout the years, to changing their favorite color, song, or even…

    • 867 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 28