Essays on Patella

The aim of this essay is the presentation of 30 human bones associated with the skull, the vertebral column, the thoracic cage, the pectoral girdle and upper limb, the pelvic girdle and lower limb, and the joints. The review will be conducted in categories and will include a description of the function and their classification. The bones of the skull can be divided into two categories: the cranial bones (the calvarium and the cranial base) and the facial bones. Three bones of the calvarium are the frontal bone, the occipital bone, and the parietal bone. The frontal bone forms ...

The first day I tried to walk on the crutches, I fell down. Not only fell down, though-- fell down a flight of stairs, in front of a teeming mass of people during rush hour. The floor was slick with some kind of liquid, and I could find no traction. The rubber ends of the crutches skidded uselessly across the wet tile and I tumbled down the stairs. The subway was crowded, but no one looked my way; I was invisible and hidden to the general public, and no one wanted to watch or help. It was the first time ...

Description of Injury and Treatment Plan

Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is an important ligament of the knee in regards to stabilization (Friedberg, 2013). The ACL originates from the later femoral condyle in the distal femur; it traverses in an antero-medial direction to insert onto the antero-medial part of the tibia, in between the condyles. (Friedberg, 2013) The function of the ACL is to resist anterior movement and medial rotation of the tibia in relation to the femur (Markolf, Mensch, & Amstutz, 1976). A Non-contact mechanism of injury involves a running or jumping athlete with a sudden change in direction. A contact mechanism ...