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Because if your ligaments are injured, bone to bone friction can occur!

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Q: How is a ligament damaged?
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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 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.


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What knee ligament is most likely damaged from a lateral blow?

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Why are ligaments so slow to heal after an injury?

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Why might a patient prefer to have a broken bone as opposed to a torn ligament or damaged cartilage?

because a torn ligament is more serious than just a broken bone. But, in some cases when you brake a bone you also can tare a ligament so, that would be bad. Damaged cartilage is not serious at all because that's just the bendy stuff in your nose and ear. Hope this helped! :)


Describe the anterior longitudinal ligament often damaged when whiplash occurs?

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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.


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Why is ligament repair necessary when you have a severe dislocation and sprain?

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