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Background: Hindfoot varus alignment is a risk factor for chronic lateral ankle instability (CLAI) and recurrent ankle instability following anterior talofibular ligament (ATFL) repair for CLAI. This study aimed to assess whether combining calcaneofibular ligament...
The posterior cruciate ligament is one of the ligaments found deep within the knee joint itself (the other is the anterior cruciate). The designation...Become a member and unlock all Study Answers Start today. Try it now Create an account Ask a question Our ...
Kind of like holding up a barbell all night while you sleep. If it was a bent elbow with weight on it, then your structure was working to avoid getting crushed for a long period of time, or the joint itself was overstretched/compressed/unhappy for all that time. It happens. Obviously...
b. Foot and ankle. (1) Absences of one or more small toes if function of the foot is poor or running or jumping is prevented; absence of a foot or any portion thereof except for toes. (2) Absence of great toe(s); loss of dorsal/plantar flexion if function of the foot is impaired...
The Lisfranc complex is a unique combination of ligamentous and osseous relationships between the medial cuneiform and second metatarsal base that is often injured by high energy mechanisms. Fixation for these injuries is often operative; however, the optimal timing of surgical treatment has been ...
Purpose: Chronic pain can affect up to 40% of patients after ankle inversion sprains. The current hypothesis to explain this high percentage of chronic pain is a partial/total rupture of anterior talofibular ligament (ATFL) superior fascicle, a structure that has recently been describe...
ligament (ATFL) and may be injured in severe lateral ankle injuries (LAI).Undiagnosed BFL injury may explain delayed healing and reoccurring injury.Objective: To investigate whether the bifurcate ligament could be identified using ultrasound (US) on donor cadavers (DCs) as a training exercise for...
A fracture can be both ___. (a) open and closed (b) open and transverse (c) transverse and greenstick (d) greenstick and comminuted. Fractures: Fractures occur when a force is acted upon the bone that is stronger than the b...
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