a patient arrives at an emergency room complaining of pain in her ankle the nurse examines the patient's ankle, looking for skin discoloration or swelling the nurse is relying mostly on his knowledge of
A: microscopic anatomy
B: physiology
C: superficial anatomy
D: functional Anatomy

To understand ankle injuries understanding ankle anatomy and biomechanics is very important to know. An ankle has several bony landmarks. Three bones articulate to make the ankle joint: the fibula, the tibia, and the talus

Five million ankle injuries occur annually in the United States with ankle sprains accounting for 40% of sports injuries (Griffen, 2005)

The orthopedic nurses must understand ankle bio mechanics, fracture classification schemes, physiology of injury, and treatment modalities to care for the patient with an ankle injury.

a patient arrives at an emergency room complaining of pain in her ankle the nurse examines the patient's ankle, looking for skin discoloration or swelling the nurse is relying mostly on his knowledge of A: microscopic anatomyB: physiology C: superficial anatomy D: functional Anatomy

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a patient arrives at an emergency room complaining of pain in her ankle the nurse examines the patient's ankle, looking for skin discoloration or swelling the nurse is relying mostly on his knowledge of
A: microscopic anatomy
B: physiology
C: superficial anatomy
D: functional Anatomy