Background Lower extremity overuse injuries are common in athletes participating in sports with repeated bouts of landing manoeuvres. Objective To summarise and determine the relationship between ...

JOSHUA – Sidney Deatherage, 16, is a force on the soccer field. "I had problems rolling my ankles or spraining a knee here or there, because that's just how it is when you play sports," said the ...

Prospective studies on risk factors for lower extremity injury are reviewed. Many intrinsic and extrinsic risk factors have been implicated; however, there is little agreement with respect to the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The Major Extremity Trauma Research Consortium aims to improve outcomes in severe extremity injuries. The ...

The lower leg lies between the knee and ankle and works with the upper leg and foot to help perform key functions. In the leg are a number of bones, muscles, tendons, nerves and blood vessels. These ...

When a medical professional refers to your lower extremity, they’re typically referring to everything between your hip to your toes. The muscles in your lower extremity contract and relax to move ...

Long-term Follow-up of Patients with AMI Treated with Adipose-Derived Stem Cells (APOLLO) Receive the the latest news, research, and presentations from major meetings right to your inbox. TCTMD ® is ...

DVT in both the upper and lower body can happen to almost anyone at any age and for many reasons. For example, your vein could have been damaged by an injury or operation. Half of blood clots happen ...

The lower leg is a major anatomical part of the skeletal system. Together with the upper leg, it forms the lower extremity. It lies between the knee and the ankle, while the upper leg lies between the ...

Extremity reconstruction surgery can be life-changing for people whose hands, arms or legs have been affected by cancer, an infection, a traumatic injury, congenital (birth) defect, or other ...