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How does the whiplash injury affect the anterior longitudinal ligament that may be damaged when whiplash occurs?
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∙ 13y ago
A torn ligament can lead to vertebral disc herniation or to excessive movement of the spinal column which can result in pain spasms, cracking/grinding in the neck, or numbness in feet and hands.
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Describe the anterior longitudinal ligament often damaged when whiplash occurs?
The anterior longitudinal ligament, is a tough band of tissue that runs down the front of the vertebral column and holds the vertebral bones together.
Which ligament in the knee is damaged in extension?
medial collateral, medial meniscus, and anterior cruciate
What ligament helps to bend your knee joint?
The ligament that helps to bend your knee joint is the anterior cruciate ligament. This ligament is often torn during exercise and is the one most often damaged when running.
What is acl surgery?
ACL, or Anterior Cruciate Ligament surgery is an operative procedure on the knee. The ACL is a very important ligament that makes up part of the knee compartment and damage to this ligament warrants surgical intervention to fix the damaged ligament. The operative procedure lasts abround 2-4 hours and can take months to fully recover from.
What ligament provides support against a varus or inversion sprain of the ankle?
There are a few, but the one most clinically relevant (because it is the most often damaged in an inversion sprain) is the anterior talofibular ligament.the name of the ligament that provides support against a varus or inversion sprain of the ankle is the what?Deltoidlateral ankle ligament.
What part of the body is damaged by a sprain?
ligament
What is a tear in a ligament?
A ruptured ligament is a ligament that has become damaged and split its outer layer. It may require treatment or, with care, it may be able to heal on its own.
What muscles on the knee are damaged real bad that a football player cannot play football anymore?
It's not muscles that are damaged bad enough to end a player's career but meniscus and ligaments. The more common injuries are to the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), medial collateral ligament (MCL), and meniscus (cartilage). Severe ligament or meniscus injuries require surgery to repair and it is possible to damage all three at the same time. An single injury to meniscus is generally not considered career threatening but an injury to the ACL and/or MCL certainly can be.
What knee ligament is most likely damaged from a lateral blow?
medial collateral
How is a ligament damaged?
Because if your ligaments are injured, bone to bone friction can occur!
What nerve may be damaged when unable to dorsiflex the foot?
anterior tibilias
Why would a person have thyroid problems if his anterior pituitary gland was damaged?
Anterior pituitary secretes the hormone THS. That is thyroid stimulating hormone. In absence of the anterior pituitary the hormone is not secreted by the thyroid and you get the hypothyroidism.
