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As such any joint can not withstand much weight. It is the support of strong muscles, which make the joint to withstand much higher weight.
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What are the joints in the skeletal system?
Joints are anywhere the bones in the skeleton are connected in a way that allow them to move separately:The knee, ankle and elbow are all hinges. The base of the skull is a fixed joint. The neck is a pivot joint. Fingers have hinge joints, the thumb is a ball-and-socket along with the shoulder and hips.The thumb joint is a saddle joint, much like a ball and socket joint.
Type of joint?
Fibrous joints connect bones without allowing any movement. The bones of your skull and pelvis are held together by fibrous joints. The union of the spinous processes and vertebrae are fibrous joints. Cartilaginous joints are joints in which the bones are attached by cartilage. These joints allow for only a little movment, such as in the spine or ribs. Synovial joints allow for much more movement than cartilaginous joints. Cavaties between bones in synovial joints are filled with synovial fluid. This fluid helps lubricate and protect the bones. Bursa sacks contain* the synovial fluid. * to enclose within fixed limits
How much force can the femur withstand units per square inch?
2 tons
How much stress can a femur withstand before breaking?
The femur is the strongest and thickest bone in the body. It can take about 600 LBS of vertical force before it breaks. That pretty much means that if you set it up so it was horizontal, with a space in between the things holding it up, and put 600 pounds on it, it would snap. That's strong.
How much does knee arthroscopy cost?
from others i know the insurance bill can run 5,000 to 15,000 dollars
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.
How much weight will the sunshine skyway bridge withstand?
9billion tons
How much weight can 1 human hair withstand?
3 ounces
How much time it takes ATT for bone tuberculosis of knee joint to show signs of improvement in condition of patient?
It takes about 2 months for ATT for bone tuberculosis of knee joint to show signs of improvement in condition of patient.
How much pressure can bone withstand?
usually a lot of pressure but it depends on the bone. Example: It takes 12-16 pounds of pressure to break a knee.
What are the joints in the upper leg?
Upper leg is the knee joint which is a synovial joint with an articulation between the tibia and the femur. The fibula doesn't play much of a role in terms of stability.
How do I keep Joint Health?
Joint Pain is really horrible for everyone, especially old age people suffer very much due to Knee and Joint Pain. So everybody should use the best Supplement for protecting Joint Pain to keep Joint health.
What do people mean when they say light weight?
It means you cant handle as much or you can only withstand a little bit
What does a jammed knee feel like?
Imagine your leg was a flat inner tube. Imagine pumping air into that inner tube which slowly begins to fill up. With just enough air you can bend the tube in half with relative ease. Now Consider the joint where the inner tube bends as your knee joint - pumping too much air into the inner tube makes it difficult to bend the tube in half. In other words a sprained knee feels like your knee joint is filled with too much air making it difficult to achieve a full range of motion.
How much weight can a cubic inch of bone withstand?
It depends on the bone. The femur (thigh bone) is much stringer than other bones.
Can too much body fat lead to joint or bone disorders?
That is partly true. There is no evidence that the bones are affected. But the joints are affected by that extra fat. Specially the weight bearing joints. Knee joint is specially affected. You try moving for few days with say ten KG weight on your body or shoulders. Then you will come to know the effect of this extra fat that you are carrying on your body, round the clock, for years.
Why does your knee klunk After knee replacement?
Prosthetic (artificial) knees are truly an amazing piece of biomedical engineering but they are far from perfect when it comes to matching the actual human knee joint. Most people think a knee joint is just an ordinary HINGE joint, flexing and extending as we walk and run, but it is really much more than that. The thing one has to first understand is that the overall design package of the human body and it's various organ and organ systems is one of amazing efficiency when it comes to using energy derived from food to do work. And one aspect of this is to require the knee joint to pivot slightly in addition to flexing and extending. It is this pivoting action that creates the 'klunk' sensation in prosthetic knees.
