Athletic Injury Terminology Tools A B Dislocation two bones are jolted apart closed fracture broken bone below skin's surface compound fracture broken bone protrudes through the skin sprain injuries to the ligaments ligaments fibrous bands connectingbone to a joint strain muscles or tendons damage tendons attach muscle to bone overuse injury soft tissue becomes irritated & inflamed Stress fracture hairline crack in a bone Condromalacia kneecap out of alignment Osgood-Schlatter disease inflamation where the quadricep muscle inserts Jumper's Knee inflamation of the tendonthat attaches the kneecap to the lower leg. Meniscus Cartilge in the knee Knee Synovitis with Effusion "Water on the knee" Crepitation crackling Patella Kneecap Shin Splints pin in the anterior compartment of the tibia Tibia larger bone in the lower leg Fibula smaller bone in the lower leg Femur upper leg bone Humerus upper arm bone Radius one of the 2 bones in the lower arm Ulna one of the 2 bones in the lower arm Clavicle collar bone Scapula shoulder blade