anterior cruciate ligament

Sports medicine or sport medicine is an interdisciplinary subspecialty of medicine which deals with the treatment and preventive care of athletes, both amateur and professional. The team includes specialty physicians and surgeons, athletic trainers, physical therapists, coaches, other personnel, and, of course, the athlete. Sports medicine - History. The origins of sports medicine lie in a well ancient Greece and ancient Rome where physical education was a necessary aspect of youth – training and a ...

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In human anatomy, the knee is the leg joint connecting the femur and the tibia. Knee - Human anatomy. The knee is a complex, compound, condyloid variety of a synovial joint. It actually comprises two separate joints. The femoro-patellar joint consists of the patella, or "kneecap", a so-called "sesamoid bone" which sits within the tendon of the anterior thigh muscles, and the patellar groove on the front of the femur through which it slides. The femoro-tibial joint links the femur, or thigh bone, with the ti ...

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As a youth, Kanyon played rugby, roller hockey, basketball, and baseball. In 1992 he graduated from the University at Buffalo with a bachelor's degree in physical therapy. He then worked as a physical therapist for three years before deciding to become a wrestler. Kanyon trained under Afa and Sika at the Wild Samoan Wrestling School. He debuted in 1995 and wrestled one match as Chris Morgan before adopting the name Chris Kanyon. Early in his career, he formed a tag team with Billy Kidman which saw both men wrestle in the uniform of hockey players. In late-1994 he made several appearances with the ...

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At the University of Miami, Kellen Winslow II was a two-year starter,and finished his career with 119 receptions for 1,365 yards (11.47 yards per reception) and nine touchdowns in 38 games. He also recorded a safety while playing on special teams during his Freshman season. After his Junior season, he was selected as a First-Team All-American by the Associated Press. He also won the John Mackey Award as the nation's best tight end. ...

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Typically playing as a left winger, Ramzi Abid was selected by the Colorado Avalanche as the first choice in the second round (28th overall) of the 1998 NHL Entry Draft and was redrafted in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft 85th overall by the Phoenix Coyotes, who in March 2003 traded him to the Pittsburgh Penguins for Jan Hrdina. In March 2003, he successfully underwent surgery to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament and missed the remainder of the 2002-03 season. He played for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, an affliate team of the Pittsburgh Penguins, in the American Hockey League during the 2004-05 NHL lo ...

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McAllister has been one of the NFL's most productive running backs since being picked by the Saints in the first round (23rd overall) of the 2001 NFL Draft, rushing for over 1,000 yards each year (a first in Saints' history) as the centerpiece of the Saints offensive attack. As of 2005, he ranks second in team record books with 4,194 rushing yards and 31 touchdowns and is first with 22 100-yard games, including a franchise-record nine straight contests in 2003. The Saints are 14-8 when he reaches the milestone, and McAllister has added 165 r ...

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He arrived at the University of Southern California in 1998 and immediately competed for the starting quarterback job with Mike Van Raaphorst. Van Raaphorst won, but in the ninth game of the season, Palmer was named the starter, becoming only the second true freshman to ever start at quarterback for the USC Trojans. After three inconsistent years at USC, Carson Palmer had a breakout senior year under the tutelage of new offensive coordinator Norm Chow, who was brought in by head coach Pete Carroll after spending 27 seasons at Brigham ...

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Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction - Patellar tendon. The patellar tendon connects the patella (kneecap) to the tibia (shin). Generally the graft is taken from the injured knee, but in some circumstances (such as a second operation) the other knee may be used. The middle third of the tendon is used, with bone fragments on each end removed. The graft is then threaded ...

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Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction, Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction - Types of grafts, Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction - Patellar tendon, Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction - Hamstring tendon, Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction - Cadaver, Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction - Recovery

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Sports medicine has always been difficult to define because it is not a single specialty, but an area that involves health care professionals, researchers and educators from a wide variety of disciplines. Its function is not only curative and rehabilitative, but also preventative, which may actually be the most important one of all. Despite this wide scope, there has been a tendency for many to assume that sport-related problems are by default musculoskeletal and that sports medicine is an orthopaedic specialty. There is much more to sports ...

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Jean-Andre Venel established the first orthopaedic institute in 1780, which was the first hospital dedicated to the treatment of children's skeletal deformities. He is considered by some to be the father of orthopaedics or first true orthopaedist in consideraton of the establishment of his hospital and for his published methods. Antonius Mathysen, a Dutch military surgeon, invented the plaster of Paris cast in 1851. Many developments in orthopaedic surgery resulted from experiences during war time. On the battlefields of the Mi ...

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The knee is a complex, compound, condyloid variety of a synovial joint. It actually comprises two separate joints. The femoro-patellar joint consists of the patella, or "kneecap", a so-called "sesamoid bone" which sits within the tendon of the anterior thigh muscles, and the patellar groove on the front of the femur through which it slides. The femoro-tibial joint links the femur, or thigh bone, with the tibia, the main bone of the (lower) leg. The joint is bathed in a viscous fluid which is contained inside the "synovial" membrane, or "joint capsule". The recess behind the knee is called the "popliteal fossa". < ...

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Knee, Knee - Human anatomy, Knee - Ligaments, Knee - Menisci, Knee - Movements, Knee - Injury, Knee - Non-biped anatomy

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Nicholas Andry coined the word "orthopaedics", derived from Greek words for "correct" or "straight" ("orthos") and "child" ("paidion"), in 1741, when at the age of 81 he published Orthopaedia: or the Art of Correcting and Preventing Deformities in Children. In American English, the spelling orthopedics is preferred, with orthopaedic as an alternative. In Commonwealth English, the spelling orthopaedic is preferre ...

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A formidable physical specimen with outstanding natural ability, Winslow was expected to give the Cleveland offense an immediate boost. Two games into his rookie season, however, he suffered a broken right fibula. The injury kept him on the sidelines for the remainder of the year after having only recorded five catches for 50 yards. After two operations on the injured appendage, Winslow was supposed to make a full and ...

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During a loss to the University of Tennessee, Winslow put a major hit on Volunteers DB Corey Campbell. After the play, Winslow stood over the obviously injured Campbell and taunted him, for which Winslow received a warning from the official. Asked about the play in a post-game locker room interview, Winslow went on his now infamous rant: "This is war. I don't give a flying you know what about a Vol. They don't give a freaking you know what about you. They will kill you. So I'm going to kill them. I'm (bleeped). All you take this down. ...

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Chris Kanyon - Quotes. "Who betta than Kanyon?" Chris Kanyon - Nicknames. "The Innovator of Offense" (bestowed upon him by WCW play-by-play commentator Mike Tenay) "Positively" Kanyon Chris "Champagne" Kanyon "The Alliance MVP" Chris Kanyon - Managers. Nitro Girl Baby J. Biggs Nitro Girl Chameleon ...

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Winslow was drafted by the Cleveland Browns out of the University of Miami with the sixth pick in the first round of the 2004 NFL Draft. The Cleveland head coach, Butch Davis, was the coach who recruited Winslow to the University of Miami before leaving for the NFL prior to ever coaching Winslow in college. Somewhat surprisingly, Winslow was not the first Miami player selected in the 2004 draft. That honor went to Sean Taylor, who was chosen by the Washington Redskins with the fifth overall selection. Winslow's father, Kellen Winslow, was a Hall of F ...

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