Anatomy and Physiology Muscular-Skeletal injury

•Choose a location: shoulder, knee, elbow, hip or ankle.  Choose an injury: torn ligament (be specific), dislocation, or fracture.
Now the work begins:

What is the impact of the injury on function?  What normal movement(s) is(are) impaired?

•What bones/muscles are involved? (Be specific.)

•How is the injury caused?  What action was required for the injury to occur?

•What is done immediately to treat it?

•What physical therapy is required?  How long before normal functionality is attained?

•Be sure to include relevant images and links for more information

Example of shoulder dislocation