The ACL‚ or anterior cruciate ligament‚ is a ligament that connects the tibia to the femur. It is one of the four ligaments that are crucial to the stability of the knee joint. The ACL specifically prevents the tibia from sliding too far forward‚ making the joint unstable and prone to dislocation. When someone experiences an injury to the ACL‚ they often complain of the feeling that their knee will “give out” due to the lack of stability of the knee joint when the ACL is torn. An ACL injury
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Sometimes‚ It can be very hard to persevere. In The Call of Wild‚ Buck is taken away from his home‚ and Buck has to find a solution immediately. When my mother’s ACLS test showed up‚ my mother felt worried about the test‚ and had to find a solution. While Buck and my mother came across two very different events‚ they both had in common with their feelings. Growing up‚ and finding a solution to a problem can be hard because‚ people have to go through a lot of negative situations which is scary‚ and
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The knee can be subjected to multiple injuries such as the disruption of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)‚ disruption of the medial collateral ligament (MCL)‚ and a wide range of other injuries. This paper will describe the anatomy of the Posterior cruciate ligament and focus on injuries associated with it. It will also describe the causes of PCL injuries
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“Never give up” When someone says you cannot do something‚ it’s only a better opportunity to prove them wrong. Tearing my ACL was one of the worst days of my life. It was my senior year in high school‚ my last year to prove a point. I was hoping I would be recognized‚ I wanted to show that it was my turn to make something out of myself. I went up for the ball and “WHOMP!” My leg flew forward. I fell to the floor more shocked then in pain. I didn’t know what to do. I called my mom and she rushed
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from the force. The injured person may report feeling and hearing a “pop” in the knee with this injury. If the patient exhibits significant swelling of the joint within two hours after the injury‚ the anterior or posterior cruciate ligament may be torn. A torn cruciate ligament
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represent how this year felt to me. After originally coming out in the album 808s & Heartbreak‚ it has been in numerous soundtracks and even entrance music for UFC fighters. Through many simple actions‚ this year has been one to remember. Tearing my ACL is a perfect example of how one event has not only changed this year‚ but for the rest of my life. There have also been lots of courses that I enjoyed and can relate to lyrics of the song‚ Although there have been many songs that have resonated with
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A Spill at Parsenn Bowl Vishakha Bhatnagar Cacee-Kaeden Cole Erin Lilly Bryant & Stratton College Biol 110 Rosemary Stelzer 2014‚ March 20 Part I – The Slopes While enjoying a day on the ski slopes at Winter park the patient fell exiting the ski lift. Patient was able to get up unassisted however‚ as she adjusted her stance the knee “twisted” and she fell again resulting in an external rotation of the right knee. Patient reported no pain at this time‚ but due to instability
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how she cannot put any pressure on her right leg‚ she is unable to walk normally. According to Ariel‚ before she fell she heard two loud pops and felt her knee slide towards the sides. She went to the orthopedic and they confirmed that she had torn her right ACL. She was unable to walk properly‚ unable to hyperextend her knee‚ and unable to bend it. Her flexibility with her right knee had decreased. Right after the injury
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Some people think that kids should have to play competitive sports because it’s healthy for the kids to get out and get active but some others would argue that they shouldn’t have to because there are so much injuries that happen and it may be healthy but actually if they get yelled at or if they didn’t make the team in tryouts. Also there are kids that think there not that good so they choose to take a drug like steroids and that is just very unhealthy for them. Injuries happen all the time‚ especially
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be used to replace a torn or damaged ligament. Consider the overall structure of the knee joint. (You may wish to draw a picture or label a diagram.) What type of membrane lines the joint? What is its function? Was it cut in any way during the surgery? Synovial membrane lines the knee joint‚ it produces synovial fluid which lubricates the joint to reduce friction between bones and the joint. It was likely cut during the surgery. Of the structures injured (patella‚ MCL‚ ACL‚ menisci) which will
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