Which Ligament Is Often Injured as a Result of the Repetitive

question 89

Multiple Choice

Which ligament is often injured as a result of the repetitive, high-velocity motions involved in throwing?

• A) radial collateral ligament
• B) annular ligament
• C) transverse humeral ligament
• D) ulnar collateral ligament
• E) coracoacromial ligament

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Kruskal-Wallis Test

A non-parametric statistical test that determines if there are statistically significant differences between two or more groups of an independent variable on a continuous or ordinal dependent variable.

Wilcoxon Test Statistic

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Level Of Significance

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