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    exsanguinated the hand and forearm with an Esmarch bandage. We then created a longitudinal incision just at the ulnar aspect of the thenar crease and carried the dissection down through the subcutaneous tissue. We identified the transverse carpal ligament and incised this

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    Madison Kruse Athletic Training II Spring 2015 Alternative Paper Unhappy Triad The unhappy triad is an injury involving three major ligaments, hence “triad”, being completely or partially torn. As imagined, the pain felt from this is excruciating, therefore earning the name unhappy or terrible triad. Being a very common injury in contact sports, the background, characteristics, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of the unhappy triad are all essential to understanding this injury. The unhappy

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    down from a ladder. Per OMNI, patient was diagnosed with right knee complex medial and lateral meniscus tears, articular cartilage damage of medial and lateral joint lines. Treatments include post-operative PT, and transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation unit. Per operative report dated 05/08/15, the patient underwent right knee arthroscopic partial medial and lateral meniscectomies, chondroplasty of patella, medial femoral condyle, and trochlea, and tricompartmental synovectomy. Per PT note

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    Landing URL: http://www.spinalogy.com/patient-story.html Title: Case Study: Ligament Tear Treatment Body: Age / Gender : 26 Years /Female Occupation : Full-time Employee in Internet Marketing Company Case of : Ligament Tear in Left Ankle Presentation : A 26-year-old female with a desk job that required her to sit for more than eight hours daily met with an accident. The metal footrest of a passing vehicle hit her foot, causing her ankle to swell up immediately. She experienced extreme pain and couldn’t

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    Ryley Zopfi Mrs. Miller English 11A 1/25/2017 Torn ACL In the sports world the word ACL brings absolute horror and cringe with it. That’s because when an ACL tears it can be one of the most painful experiences an athlete can have, especially with the surgeries and recovery it brings with it. Along with that, the ACL is in the deep part of the middle of the knee, so most of the time when you damage your ACL you most likely have damaged something else. Women especially have to worry about the overall

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    They spend most of their time on their feet, constantly working with patients. Physical therapists need to know key factors of the anatomy to help their clients. They need to know that the Acetabulum,Iliofemoral, Pubofemoral, and Ischiofemoral ligaments are the structures that provide stability for the hip joint (Stack). Another way to increase mobility in the hip is bridging through reciprocal inhibition, while a manipulation would work through neurogenic inhibition (Student Physical). As people

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    DOI: 1/6/2015. Patient is a 42-year-old female licensed vocational nurse who sustained injury to her right ankle and bilateral knees while she was putting away supplies when she fell. Per OMNI, she was initially diagnosed with bilateral knee medial meniscus tears and chondrolamacaia. IW is P & S on 04/28/15 with 4 % whole person impairment for each knee. Based on the progress report dated 03/17/16, the patient complains of bilateral knee pain rated as 9/10 with locking and giving out, and

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    The A.C.L is also known as the anterior cruciate ligament and is a cruciate ligament. Which is one of the four major ligaments of the human knee. The four types of ligaments are the anterior cruciate ligament (A.C.L), medial collateral ligament (M.C.L), lateral collateral ligament (L.C.L), and the posterior cruciate ligament (P.C.L). The A.C.L ligament is a very important stabilizer of the femur on the tibia and is used to stop the tibia from rotating forward during agility, jumping, and deceleration

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    Introduction The most common ligamentous injury to the knee is injury to the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) (Teske 2010), and it is the second most common injury in the lower extremity. It has become so common of an injury that 1 in 3000 individuals in the United States will be affected with an ACL tear (Micheo 2010) and there are 200,000 new cases per year (Wilk 2012). It is most commonly seen in people 15-30 years of age (Teske 2010). It is also more common in females than males (Fayad 2003

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    Have you ever gotten hurt before and had to visit a specialist to get you back on your feet? Well, I have. As a dancer, it is a known fact someone you know is going to get hurt at some point in their career. It is important as dancers to understand what our options are. Dancers should see specialist for many different reasons and at different points of their injuries as well, which it is why it is important to understand what specialist do what. An orthopaedist is a specialist dancer can look

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