A young person's tibial tuberosity can also be fractured due to a bad fall or blunt trauma to the leg. Fractures are typically very painful and swelling underneath the knee can be severe. It is possible for an adult to suffer a fracture as well, but it is much less common. ...
Question: What does anatomy mean? Anatomy: Anatomy and Physiology are typically taught together, as they describe similar fields of study. Physiology refers to the study of biochemical processes that occur within an organism's body. Please continue reading to discover the relationship between Physiolog...
I’ve been through a comparable surgery with my left shoulder, involving screwing my greater tuberosity back onto my humerus, so I know what recovery is like, and now that shoulder is doing fine. All that aside, my physical integrity has declined and I feel it every day. I may never ret...
An ischial tuberosity is one of two bony swellings found on the lower back part of the hip bone. Whenever a person sits down, the...
What does the dorsal root ganglia do? What is the proximal tibia? What is tuberosity of the humerus? What is a bone island in the sacrum? What are the bones of the vertebral column? What is distal clavicle osteolysis? What type of bone is the vertebral column?
What does a femur look like? What type of bone is the femur? What is a compound fracture of the femur? What is a spiral fracture of the femur? What usually accompanies a fracture of the femur? What does a lesion on the femur mean?
The lateral meniscus, like the medial meniscus, has an important job to do. It helps to distribute a person’s weight over hisknee jointand provide stability to the knee. If this cartilage were absent, a person’s weight would be applied unevenly to his femur and tibia, putting excess str...
I’ve been through a comparable surgery with my left shoulder, involving screwing my greater tuberosity back onto my humerus, so I know what recovery is like, and now that shoulder is doing fine. All that aside, my physical integrity has declined and I feel it every day. I may never ...
1. The FDA does NOT regulate the practice of medicine. So, just because the FDA does not “approve” something, does not mean it hasn’t been proven to be safe and effective. For example, re-setting and casting a fractured arm is NOT FDA approved. Why? Because it falls into the prac...
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