Tendons Structure and Classification Tendons and ligaments are similar structures in terms of their composition, organization, and mechanical properties. The distinction between them stems from their anatomical location; tendons form…
Seddon Sunderland Tissue damage Recovery Neuropraxia Grade 1 Myelin damage, conduction block Less than 3 months, without surgical intervention Axonotmesis Grade 2 Myelin damage, axon damage Usually recovers without surgical…
Fig. 14.1 X-ray of a 68-year-old female patient. Right hip fracture due to severe osteoporosis A 65-year-old female patient, who has a 68-year-old sister operated because of a femoral neck…
Fig. 1.1 Total knee artroplasty When you have a total knee replacement, the surgeon removes damaged cartilage and bone from the surface of the knee joint and replaces them with…
Fig. 11.1 Tibia stress fracture. (Note: dreaded black line) Fig. 11.2 Bone scan with focal uptake of tibia stress fracture Fig. 11.3 Tibia stress fracture status post intramedullary nail at…
Fig. 13.1 Bar graph comparing the incidence of all spine injuries as percentage of total combat-related injuries between the Korean War and Operation Iraqi Freedom. (Reproduced from Schoenfeld [6]; with…
Fig. 15.1 Traditional four-step model of injury prevention Essential Elements for Military Injury Prevention Program Success In 2004, the Military Training Task Force of the Defense Safety Oversight Council chartered…
Fig. 2.1 Historical comparison of wounding patterns by conflict for major military engagements of the USA from the Civil War (1861–1865) to the present. Data for combat-specific personnel are derived…
Modifiable risk factors Non-modifiable risk factors Body mass index Gender Muscle strength Age Pretraining fitness level Ethnicity Nutrition factors Lower extremity morphology Menstrual dysfunctions Genetics Muscle fatigue Previous injury history…
Fig. 8.1 aPosteroanterior and b lateral radiographs of the forearm with ulnar stress fracture All the stress fractures described in the two studies were treated nonoperatively. The patients with complete…
