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    1. Question: Identify the muscles in the anterior compartment of the leg The leg is divided into three compartments by tough fasciae to hold the muscles and proper functioning of these muscles during their contraction. These compartments also contain nerves and vessels. The three main compartments are anterior (extensor)‚ lateral (fibular) and posterior (flexor). The anterior compartment (Extensor compartment) contains muscles which are used for extension (dorsiflexion) of the foot as these muscles

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    Ulnar Collateral Ligament Reconstruction in a College Male Baseball Pitcher Julia Courtney Introductory Abstract Personal Data: Patient: 22 y/o male. A twenty-two year old male left-handed collegiate baseball pitcher throwing in the first game of the season. Durning his first few Florida Southern College which is the smaller bone of the forearm on the same side as the thumb. There are several important ligaments in the elbow. A ligament is a soft tissue structure that connect bones to

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    Article 62: Snayu (Ligaments) Introduction In Ayurveda‚ snayu refers to the ligaments and kandra stands for tendons. The study of the ligaments is known as desmology. Joint represents the articular apparatus‚ whereas‚ muscle‚ ligament‚ and tendon constitute the extra-articular apparatus. Diseases of the joints are better known as rheumatic diseases. Sandhigatavata (osteoarthritis)‚ amavata (rheumatoid-arthritis) and vata-rakta (gout) are common forms of arthritis seen in clinical practice. Rheumatism

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    Ulnar Collateral Ligament Injury The subject is a 25 year-old‚ right-handed‚ MLB pitcher who has played baseball since Little League. He sustained an injury to his right arm while throwing an overhand curveball during the fifth inning of the first Major League game of the season. Upon my reaching the mound‚ the pitcher was favoring the affected arm and in obvious pain. I asked him where the pain was located and how bad it was. He pointed to his right medial elbow‚ near the medial epicondyle‚ and

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    A COMPARATIVE EVALUATION OF MECHANICAL RETENTION OF ANTERIOR TEETH AND MODIFIED ANTERIOR TEETH WITH GROOVES AND CINGULUM LEDGE LOCK TO HEAT CURED DENTURE ACRYLIC RESIN - IN-VITRO STUDY By Dr. Harshavardhan MP 2004-2007 ____________________________________________________________ _ Dissertation Submitted to the Rajiv Gandhi University Of Health Sciences‚ Karnataka‚ Bangalore In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Dental Surgery In Branch I - Prosthetic

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    2. Tendons Natural Insertion to the Bone………………………………………………………………………………5 Figure 3: Natural Position of the ACL in an intact knee………………………………………………………………5 3. ACL Reconstruction Surgical Technique 6 What Is The Anterior Cruciate Ligament? 6 Understanding The Knee 7 Ligaments 8 Surgery For ACL Tears 9 Preparing For Surgery 10 How Is The ACL Repaired? 10 4. Optimum Angle to Minimize Stress…………………………………………………………………………………15 Figure 4: ACL Natural Insertion vs. Optimum Surgery

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    A Senior Project Entitled Posterior cruciate ligament Injuries: A literature Review Submitted as partial fulfillment of the requirement for The Bachelor of Science Degree in Exercise Science Date: July 17‚ 2013 Table of Contents Abstract ………………………………………………………….…………...p4 Key Words ...……………………………………………………….…p4 Introduction …………..……………………………………….……………...p5-6 Anatomy of PCL…………………………..………………………..…………p6-10 Femoral attachment of PCL ………………………………….……….p6-8 Tibial attachment of the

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    collateral ligaments have a stabilizing effect in a lateral plane of motion‚ helping to prevent sideward displacement and over-rotation. The medial collateral attaches the femur to the tibia‚ also attaching to the medial meniscus. The lateral collateral attaches the femur to the fibula but has no attachment to the lateral meniscus. Both collaterals lie slightly posterior to the lateral axis of the knee joint and are taut when the knee is full extension. This positioning of the ligaments causes

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    to the joints stability are the two major pairs of ligaments: the cruciates and collaterals.(1) The knee is part of a chain that includes the pelvis‚ hip‚ and upper leg above‚ and the lower leg‚ ankle and foot below. All of these work together and depend on each other for function and movement. The cruciates are name because of their cross-configuration within the joint. The anterior cruciate ligament attaches to the tibia on its anterior-superior surface‚ crossing through the joint from

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    of the knee around the patella. It is a condition in which the cartilage under the patella is damaged due to an injury or a chronic stress. Patellofemoral pain syndrome is also known as runner’s knee‚ jumper’s knee‚ and can also be referred to as‚ anterior knee pain syndrome. Patellofemoral pain syndrome is more commonly found in the female sex‚ and in young adult athletes. However‚ studies have shown that patellofemoral pain syndrome can also be in older patients but it is very rare‚ and may have

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