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You are working with a patient who underwent a ligamentous repair to the R knee. Physician calls for NWB on the repaired LE for 6 weeks. The patient has insufficient UE strength to utilize axillary crutches in order to effectively maintain NWB on the affected LE. What is the best PTA course of action in this case?

The normal, dynamic process of bone synthesis and resorption is clinically termed?

Spinal nerve roots are more susceptible to compression injury because_______________?

Why is it important to know time limits and phases of healing following a soft tissue injury?

The B-cell is activated when its _____ recognizes and binds to an ______.

Cell mediated immunity recognizes antigens presented by APCs with Class I or Class II MHC molecule

Adaptive immunity is a non-specific immune response because it does not response to a specific antigen.

Cell mediated immunity Involves the destruction of infected cells by cytotoxic T cells, or the destruction of intracellular pathogens by macrophages

T cells require both stimulatory and Co-stimulatory signals to be  activated. However, they can still become activated without the co-stimulatory signal.

Maturation of monocytes into macrophages, dendritic cells and B-lymphocytes takes place in blood.