lower extremity Articles

Focus on Evidence on Total Hip Arthroplasty

By Carolyn Kisner PT, MS and Lynn Allen Colby PT, MS on November 20th 2008

In two recent randomized, controlled investigations, the effects of immediate weight bearing as tolerated during ambulation and other functional activities after cementless or hybrid arthroplasty were compared with the effects of restricted weight bearing. No short-term or long-term adverse effects of immediate weight bearing were identified in either study. It is important to note that […]

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Tags: ambulation aids, hybrid arthroplasty, leg, lower extremity, Rehabilitation

Hip Joint Characteristics and Arthrokinematics

By Carolyn Kisner PT, MS and Lynn Allen Colby PT, MS on November 18th 2008

Characteristics
The hip is a ball-and-socket (spheroidal) triaxial joint made up of the head of the femur and acetabulum of the pelvis. It is supported by a strong articular capsule that is reinforced by the iliofemoral, pubofemoral, and ischiofemoral ligaments. The two hip joints are linked to each other through the bony pelvis and to the […]

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Tags: Arthrokinematics, fibrocartilage, iliofemoral, ischiofemoral, lower extremity, lumbosacral

Types of Impairment

By Carolyn Kisner PT, MS and Lynn Allen Colby PT, MS on April 18th 2008

Impairments are the consequences of pathological conditions; that is, they are the signs and symptoms that reflect abnormalities at the body system, organ, or tissue level. Impairments can be categorized as arising from anatomical, physiological, or psychological alterations as well as losses or abnormalities of structure or function of a body […]

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Filed Under: Physical Therapy, Principles
Tags: anatomical, ankle, Cardiovascular, disuse, immobilization, impairment, Integumentary, ligamentous laxity, lower extremity, Muscle, musculoskeletal, Neuromuscular, physiological, proprioception, psychological, Pulmonary, talofibular ligament

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