Spine Anatomy- An Overview Of Human Spine

Human spine or vertebral column is a structure made of multiple small units called vertebra and extends from just below the base of skull to a point jut below the beginning of gluteal cleft. You can palpate the lower part by following the spine till its lower end.

A vertebra is smallest unit of vertebral column. Plural term is vertebrae. Vertebrae have been modified according to the function they are expected to serve in different parts of spine. Read more

Structure of A Synovial Joint

We have discussed all joints in great detail. Here is the diagram of a synovial joint. This diagram displays a longtitudnal section in the plane of a joint.

Role of Fracture Treatment

It is often said that bones unite without orthopedicians too .

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Factors Influencing Fracture Healing

Healing of fractures is influenced by multiple factors. Same pattern of fracture would behave differently in different persons. Some of the factors are not modifiable but others are. A knowledge of these factors makes physician and patient both understand the outcome of injury and treatment better. Read more

Types of Synovial Joints

The varieties of joints in this class have been determined by the kind of motion permitted in each i.e. number of axes about which the gross visible motion occurs. A further subdivision of the joints is made on the basis of shape and configuration of the ends of the bony components. Read more

Synovial Joints

This class includes majority of the joints in the body. In a diarthrodial joint the ends of the bones are free to move in relation to each other because there is no cartilaginous tissue connects the adjacent bony surfaces. However the bone ends are indirectly connected to each other by joint capsule that covers and encloses the joint. Read more

Amphiarthroses or Cartilaginous Joints

In these articulations the contiguous bony surfaces are either connected by broad flattened disks of fibrocartilage or hyaline growth cartilages. In this kind of joint the cartilage directly unites one bony structure to another ( bone – cartilage – bone). Cartilaginous joints are of two types
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Synarthroses or Fibrous Joints

Synarthroses include all those articulations in which the surfaces of the bones are in almost direct contact, fastened together by intervening connective tissue and in which there is no appreciable motion, as in the joints between the bones of the skull, excepting those of the mandible.

There are three varieties of synarthrosis: sutura, gomphosis, and syndesmosis. Read more

Joints in Our Body

Per definition joints are locations where bones make contact with each other. they provide stability and allow movements. Arthritis, a commonly occurring condition is an inflammation of joint. Because their function is movement and support, the joints have been modified accordingly to serve the required function.

The joints are broadly classified into three categories. Each category has further subcategories Read more

A Simple Overview of Musculoskeletal System

It is also known as Locomotor system. Musculoskeletal system serves the function of structural support and locomotion. It consists of different units each serving a unique function.

Bone, joints, ligaments and muscles are the structures that constitute locomotor system.
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