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    Knee Arthroscopy

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    KNEE ARTHROSCOPY Procedure Steps: 1. The surgeon marks the anteromedial and anterolateral joint lines and portal positions with a skin marker. 2. The skin areas for portal placement are infiltrated with local epinephrine. If the knee has an effusion‚ the surgeon aspirates it with a 16-gauge needle on a 60ml syringe‚ followed by injection of a small amount of distending fluid. 3. After a small stab incision with a #11 or #15 knife blade‚ the surgeon inserts the irrigation cannula and trocar

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    Knee Injuries

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    Having a knee injury can be very painful‚ but it can also be hard to tell when it is necessary to go to a doctor or when it acceptable to stay home and rest it. Depending on your knee injury your pain can vary in the location and the severity of your knee pain. Some symptoms of knee pain is swelling and stiffness‚ redness and warmth to the touch‚ weakness or instability‚ and popping or crunching noises (Mayo Clinic‚ 2012). The problem is identifying how severe your knee injury based on the pain and

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    Knee Arthroplasty

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    Knee Arthroplasty (Total Knee Replacement) What is it? During knee replacement‚ a surgeon cuts away damaged bone and cartilage from femur‚ tibia and kneecap and replaces it with an artificial joint made of metal alloys‚ high-grade plastics and polymers. Why it’s done? It is most commonly done to repair joint damage caused by osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. You may be a candidate for knee replacement if: Your pain is disabling- People who need knee replacement surgery usually

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    Knee Lab

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    Reconstructing a Cow’s Knee Lab Objective: To learn the function of the knee and how its ligaments work to create the movement the knee makes by taking apart the knee and reconstructing it with different materials to replace the ligaments. Hypothesis: If we replace the cow’s knee tendons with rubber bands then it will work like a new knee because the rubber bands will provide the support‚ strength‚ and flexibility it needs. Safety: Wear gloves while handling the knee‚ use precaution when using

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    Knee Oa

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    cuts locals grass as a job‚ currently not doing it due to pain in left knee and aims to get back to this activity. Walking distance reduced significantly. Problem: Anterior Knee Pain Degenerative changes OA Struggling to fully weight bear Walking with stick for stability Left leg muscle bulk significantly reduced. History: Previous meniscus tear whilst twisting around with post. Previous knee arthroscopy Pain hasn’t improved Objective Ax: MCL‚ LCL‚

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    Anatomy

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    Access to HE (Science) Unit: Human Anatomy and Physiology Assignment Brief (2/3) Unit Code: RH1/3/ER/002 This brief is in two parts: |TASKS: | See Part 2 for Criteria and Grade Descriptors Task 1 Level 2/3: Criteria: 3.1 1. Observe the diagram below of the human skeleton and answer the following questions a. Label

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    Synovial Joints

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    SYNOVIAL JOINTS Torie Shultz‚ Noelle Henniger‚ Chris Scanlon Synovial Joint Freely moveable (diarthroic) Most complex Consists of: Articular cartilage Joint capsule Synovial membrane which secrets synovial fluid Ligaments Bursae Menisci Articular Cartilage Hyaline cartilage covers the bones surface is known as articular cartilage Resists wear and minimizes friction Subchondral plate- bone beneath articular cartilage that contains elastic cancellous bone Absorbs shock‚ protects from stress by

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    Knee Arthroplasty

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    Introduction: Short term functional results of modern bicompartmental knee arthroplasty (BKA) with 2 independent modern implants showed better results than those of total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Conserving 2 cruciate ligaments may explain these results but another hypothesis is that independent adjustment of the rotation of patello-femoral and tibio-femoral implants may optimize knee reconstruction. Objectives: The aim of our study was to compare the positioning of BKA implants to those of primary

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    Knee Materials

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    MRI of the Knee Materials utilized for the procedure KC Hutchins The materials used in the MRI of the knee are surface coils‚ volume coils‚ knee positioning pads‚ sandbags‚ and Gadolinium‚ in the case of a Magnetic Resonance Angiogram. Firstly‚ in some cases‚ a surface coil is used. They are of the simplest design‚ a loop of conducting material. It is used as a transmitter of radiofrequency energy. This receiver coil is placed on the region of interest or the knee‚ in this example‚ for greater

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    Wounded Knee

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    Wounded Knee was a terrible event in US history. It showed how the US government didn’t understand the Native Americans and treated them badly and unfairly.<br><br>Big Foot was the chief of a subtribe of the Lakota called Miniconjou. He was very old and had pneumonia. He was taking his tribe to the Pine Ridge Reservation in south-western South Dakota. <br><br>Most of the women and children in Big Foot’s tribe were family members of the warriors who had died in the Plains wars. The Indians had agreed

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