Anatomy question Written Assignment 3 injuries for 1pt each = 3 points Jimmy was

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Written Assignment 3 injuries for 1pt each = 3 points Jimmy was severely injured during the high school regional football playoffs. It was third down. The ball was snapped to Jimmy the quarterback. As he was looking down field for his wide receiver two defensive linemen broke through and sacked him. One clipped him on the right weight bearing knee, striking the knee at an antero- lateral angle, forcing the knee medially and posteriorly. The other lineman tackled Jimmy above the belt from Jimmy's left side just as he had cocked his right arm to throw the football. As Jimmy fell his right shoulder landed hard on the ground and the weight of the tackler landed on his upraised right arm. Jimmy was carried off the field unconscious from the pain. Examination in the ED revealed a pronounced anterior bulge at the right shoulder with a small dimpling, ie, a shallow depression, just behind the bulge. Examination of the left knee revealed instability of the joint when the knee was stressed medially and instability when the lower leg was stressed anteriorly with the thigh immobilized From the data given above about how the injuries were received and the findings during the ED exam describe specifically what the injuries were

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Injury in the shoulder anteriorly causes glenoid labrum tea (shoulder joint tear).

Injury at the knee, the player got collateral ligament Injuries and meniscal tears because of anterio-lateral hit.

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