posterior view of a male showing superficial muscles (right) and skeletal structures (left)

Anterior view of a human skeleton and muscles

Lateral veiw of the bony thorax. Normal (left) and thorax with osteoporosis (right)

Superior view of the fontanells of the skull of a new-born

Fiberglass cast after a fracture to the radius and the ulna

Lateral view of the cervical vertebrae

Lateral view of the vertebral column

Lateral view of the vertebral column

Lateral view of the skull and vertebral column

Median view of the spinal column showing a prolapsed disk at level L5

Anterior view of the pelvis and hip joint

Longitudinal section through the right femur showing both red and yellow bone marrow

Longitudinal section through the right head of the femur

Anterior view of the knee joint

the condyles of the tibia with both menisci and the origin of the cruciate ligaments

the right knee joint showing a normal knee (left) and a knee joint with arthrosis (right)

Anterior of the right knee joint with arthrosis

Posterior view of the patella showing chondromalacia patella

Foot prints showing pes cavus (high arch) (left) normal arch, and pes planus (flatfoot) (right)

a tear in the calcaneofibular ligament of the right ankle joint

Lateral view of the right leg with a plaster cast

Method of applying a fiberglass cast to the right leg

Anterior view of the pelvis

Intertrochanteric fracture through the lesser and greater trochanter of the right femur

Anterior view of the knee joint

Posterior view of a human skeleton

Anterior view of a human skeleton

Anterior view of a human skeleton

Anterior view of a human skeleton

Posterior view of a human skeleton

Lateral view of a human skeleton

Anterior view of a human skeleton excluding the lower extremities

Posterior view of a human skeleton excluding the lower extremities

Lateral view of a human skeleton excluding the lower extremities

Lateral view of the head, neck vertebral column and rib cage showing the lungs under the ribs

The bony thorax (ribs and sternum) and most of the upper extremities

Stable fractured ribs

Unstable fractured ribs

Posture of a woman at age 45, 65 and 85 years old with osteoporosis

Types of synovial joints

Anterior view of the skull

Lateral view of a human skeleton

Photo of the lateral view of a human skeleton

Lateral view of a human skeleton

Bones of the upper limb

Bones of the shoulder joint

Nerve damage of the radial nerve due to fracture of the humerus

Anterior view of the shoulder joint showing ligaments around the joint and the subacromial bursa

Fiberglass cast

External fixation

Epicondylitis, elbow tendinitis, lateral epicondylitis, tennis elbow

Flexion and extension of finger joint

Cross section of the wrist showing the tendons, tendon sheaths, nerves, blood vessels and bones

Bones of the dorsal surface of the right hand

Fracture of the radius

Lateral view of the skull and vertebral column

Photo of a lateral view of a model of the vertebral column

Posterior view of the pelvis and the vertebral column

Lateral view of the vertebral column with an enlargement of a median section of the lumbar vertebrae

Lateral view of the head, neck, vertebral column and rib cage

Lateral view of the head, neck and vertebral column

Superior view of a lumbar vertebra

Superior view of a cervical vertebra with spinal cord and spinal nerves

Superior view of a lumbar vertebra showing a prolapsed disc pressing on a spinal nerve

Anterior view of the pelvis and hip joint

Posterior view of the pelvis

Anterior view of the right hip joint showing the arterial blood supply to the head of the femur

Anterior view of the pelvis showing the ball and socket rotation of the hip joint

Anterior view of the pelvis showing an anterior disloction of the femur

Bone marrow aspiration from the red marrow in the crest of the ilium

Bone marrow aspiration from the red marrow in the crest of the ilium

Anterior view of the bones of the lower limb

Anterior view of the right femur with cartilage covering the head

Anterior view of the right femur with a longitudinal section throught the upper portion.

Anterior view of the head of the right femur showing arthrosis

Anterior view of a partial hip replacement

Anterior view of a total hip replacement

Lateral view of the right knee showing a total knee prothesis

Patellar Tendonitis (Jumper’s Knee) with partial rupture of part of the patella tendon

Iliotibial (ileotibial) Band Syndrome (I-T Band Syndrome)

Plantar view of the bones of the foot

Dorsal view of the bones of the foot

Plantar view of the bones of the foot with the major veins

Hallux valgus of the right foot inflammation of the toe joint

Hallux valgus of the right foot showing postion of the bones

Hammertoe of the second toe due to a bend in the joint often caused by shoes that are too short

Medial view of the ligaments of the right ankle joint

Posterior view of the ligaments of the right ankle joint

Lateral view of the ligaments of the right ankle joint

Anterior view of the right leg wearing an orthrosis

Method of applying an ace bandage to the right leg

Fixation with plate and skrews of the tibia after a fracture

External fixation after a fracture to the shaft of the tibia

Compounded fracture of the right tibia

Compound fracture of the right tibia

Spiral fracture of the right tibia

Normal synovial joint

Metabolic arthritis (gout) in a synovial joint

Arthrosis in a synovial joint

The skeletal system

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