Sentences with phrase «joint capsule surrounding»

When the patella slips out of its groove, the joint capsule surrounding it is stretched to allow this motion.

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Swimmers with habitually tight quadriceps may resort to improper lifting technique and place more strain on surrounding joints such as the hip capsule and knees.

Obviously one of the components of the joint is the bone itself, which are lined with cartilage and a joint capsule for smooth movement, and which are surrounded by muscle, tendons and ligaments which control the stability and mobility of the joint.

With the support from the surrounding muscles and joint capsule, the pain should be relieved.

The hip itself is surrounded by a thin capsule and contains a small amount of lubricating joint fluid.

There are several different surgical techniques that are used to repair a luxating patella, but all of them involve deepening of the trochlear groove so that the patella stays in place and tightening of the joint capsule and soft tissues that surround the joint to provide additional stability.

When P3 is removed, the surrounding ligaments, tendons, nerves, and joint capsule are taken out along with it — and this can end up causing major problems for the cat.

The groove that the patella rides in is not deep enough, or the joint capsule that surrounds the joint is not tight enough to hold the patella in place, or the medial thigh muscles pull the knee cap medially, and / or the defect in alignment of the bones above and below the patella pull it in the wrong direction.

Eventually, even the capsule that surrounds the joint inflames.