Orthopedic surgery or orthopedics (also spelled orthopaedic surgery and orthopaedics in British English) is the branch of surgery concerned with conditions involving the musculoskeletal system. Orthopedic surgeons use both surgical and nonsurgical means to treat musculoskeletal trauma‚ sports injuries‚ degenerative diseases‚ infections‚ tumors‚ and congenital disorders. Nicholas Andry coined the word "orthopaedics"‚ derived from Greek words for orthos ("correct"‚ "straight") and paideion ("child")
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“Some friends have to walk on four legs just so they can carry around such big hearts”~Unknown. Horses are such incredible animals to ride. There are countless ways to ride a horse western‚ english‚ and jumping‚ etc. Dressage is the art of riding and training horses. It is all about feeling your horse’s soft movements and teaching obedience and balance. Dressage is wonderful because it is fun to ride‚ horses and riders learn discipline‚ and it is a healthy way to get exercise and have fun. Dressage
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Pandora 16.1 This artifact was given the name Pandora because of the consequence of its mission. If any alien intelligent life acquired this artifact‚ they will acknowledge some important information about Earth including human race and our location in the galaxy. Then what is next? War or peaceful visit? Or it may never be discovered. I think the name is appropriate. The Number 16.1 represents its first model was designed in year 2016. The first prototype is made of aluminum alloy. Although titanium
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You shouldn’t come across too many pixies due to their location and rarity but I have chosen to teach them to you as part of this lesson due to their long history and rivalry with Fairies. Other names for Pixies are pixy‚ pixi‚ pizkie‚ piskies and pigsies. The pixie used to frequent many areas in the world however due to ongoing disagreements and wars with the Fairies‚ they are now mainly found in England. They mainly populate the Moorland areas of Devon and Cornwall. This is why they are now
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The sparkles in the sky of Winter are more than what you think. Snowflakes are very complex things. As they fall‚ it is like they are dancing in the sky. It takes more than putting a white crayon on your window seal for snow to fall. Snowflakes are beautiful things to watch fall from the sky. Snowflakes are impressive‚ because of their appearance‚ formation‚ and their journey. To begin with‚ snowflakes are very unique when it comes to appearance. According to "Radiolab.org‚" snowflakes can take
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Short summary of Diabetes • Description of the disease • Risk factors for the disease • Lifestyle choices you can make in your life to decrease your modifiable risk factors for this disease Diabetes is the sixth leading cause of death in America today. Approximately 225‚000 people die each year of diabetes complications. There are basically two types of diabetes. Type 1 is known as the childhood diabetes‚ but not necessarily limited to children. Type 1 diabetes is the more serious
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ABOUT DIABETES MELLITUS Diabetes mellitus (or diabetes) is a chronic‚ lifelong condition that affects your body’s ability to use the energy found in food. There are three major types of diabetes: types 1 diabetes ‚ type 2 diabetes‚ and gestational diabetes. All types of diabetes mellitus have something in common. Normally‚ your body breaks down the sugars and carbohydrates you eat into a special sugar called glucose. Glucose fuels the cells in your body. But the cells need insulin‚ a hormone
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Stereotypes: TRUE or FALSE Everyone has experienced being over simplified by an individual from another race‚ and perhaps are left feeling insulted from the comments that are directed at them. When a baby is born‚ everyone who is around to witness its birth quickly obtains judgement about the baby towards the gender‚ race‚ and social class he/she is born into. From as early as our first breaths‚ we are all held up to a standard society has given to us. Similarily‚ the children in the documentary
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The Silent Killer: Diabetes Diabetes is the sixth leading cause of death by disease. It is a chronic disease that has no cure. Therefore it comes to no surprise that this disease has acquired countless number of attentions. Unfortunately‚ 5.4 million people in the United State are unaware that they have this disease. Until they do‚ they have already developed life-threatening complications. This may include blindness‚ kidney diseases‚ nerves diseases‚ heart diseases‚ strokes‚ and amputations
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Diabetes runs in my family. My grandmother and grandfather‚ my dad’s parents have diabetes‚ so does my dad and a couple of my aunts and uncles. My dad always tells me to watch out for the amount of sugar that I consume‚ and the foods that I eat. I never really paid much attention to it‚ did not even know what diabetes is. As the years pass by my dad keeps telling me the same thing over and over again. Until one day he told me that maybe in the future I can be diagnosed with diabetes. Having diabetes
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