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Hole's Human Anatomy & Physiology, 9/e

David Shier, Washtenaw Community College
Ricki Lewis, The University at Albany
Jackie Butler, Grayson County Community College

Joints of the Skeletal System

Internet Activities

Osteoarthritis
(http://www.vh.org/Providers/ClinRef/FPHandbook/Chapter06/02-6.html)

Virtual Hospital has this site available with causes, symptoms, and treatments of osteoarthritis.
Question: Discuss treatment options for osteoarthritis.

Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics
(http://www.medmedia.com/med.htm)

This extensive online text provides the user with an abundance of information on joints.
Question: Critique the clickable image maps.

Arthroscopic Surgery
(http://www.aaos.org/wordhtml/pat_educ/arthrosc.htm)

This site reviews the reasons for arthroscopic surgery and lists the procedures as well as the joints that are most likely to need repair.
Question:
A. What is arthroscopic surgery?
B. Why are the possible complications of this type of surgery?

Counseling to Prevent Household and Recreational Injuries
(http://text.nlm.nih.gov/cps/www/cps.64.html)

This statistics filled site thoroughly discusses recreational and household injuries.
Question: What is the number one injury in elderly people?

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