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What is the most injured joint in the body?
Gliding joints are the most frequently used joint in your body.
Why would a ball-and-socket joint at the knees create problems for walking?
There is not a ball and socket joint at the knee. It is a complex hinge joint. The knee joint begins to wear out from walking and carrying most of our weight. As we age, the socket may need to be replaced. If we walked up and down the Empire State Building 10,000 times, that is how much walking we will do in a life time.
What type of movable joints most like the movement of a door?
A hinge joint. Ex: Elbow, knee.
Which joint is most flexible?
in our human body the most mobile joint is shoulder joint.. its is a ball and socket type of of synovial joint.
What has the most complex tissues?
The most complex tissue in the body is the musle.
What is the largest and most complex synovial joint?
The knee joint is likely the most complex in the body, followed by the shoulder joint.
What is the complex joint in the body?
The knee joint is likely the most complex in the body, followed by the shoulder joint.
What is the largest and most complex joint?
Knee
What joint in the body is most susceptible to sports injuries?
knee joint
What is largest joint in the body?
The knee joint is the largest and most extensive in the human body.
What three bones make up the tibiofemoral joint?
The tibiofemoral joint is also known as the knee. It is a joint that is made up of three articulating bones; the femur, tibia, and patella. It is classified as a modified hinge joint in that it functions as a hinge and a gliding joint. It is the second most complex joint in the body. The most complex is the TMJ, or temporomandibular joint which is the jaw.
What is the most easily dislocated joint the the body?
the most common area that gets dislocated in the body is the shoulder.
What joint is found in the knee?
The knee actually has two joints. One is called the tibiofemoral joint and is between the thigh bone (femur) and the main shin bone (tibia). The other joint is formed by the thigh bone and the knee cap (patella) and is called the patellofemoral joint. The class of joints that these form are called synovial, or freely moving joints. The specific types are: tibiofemoral joint = hinge joint and the patellofemoral joint = gliding joint.
What is the most injured joint in the body?
Gliding joints are the most frequently used joint in your body.
Why is the knee the most susceptible joint to injury?
The knee is most susceptible joint for injury for an umber of reasons. The biggest reason is that the knee has limited motion and only moves in a door hinge fashion. It connects the two largest bones in the body.
Which is easier to replace hip of knee joint?
the easiest thing to replace a hip or knee joint is silver cause it does not react to the acids in your body unlike potassium which is the most reactive.
What type of joint is found in the kne3e?
The knee joint is a synovial joint, one of the largest, most complex, and most frequently injured joints. This joint involves the femur (upper leg), tibia (lower leg) and the patella.This called the tibiofemoral joint is supported by a joint capsule, cartilage, and numerous ligaments and muscle tendons.It permits flexion and extension and, with knee flexed, some internal and external rotation.
