A Client Is Experiencing Unstable Hip Joints with Ambulation

question 16

Multiple Choice

A client is experiencing unstable hip joints with ambulation. The nurse suspects that a disorder is occurring within the strong bands of connective tissue that attach bone to bone or the:

• A) bursae.
• B) cartilage.
• C) ligaments.
• D) tendons.

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