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01/15/2026

2 Socks 🧦 & Flip-flops 🩴

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From WINK Weather for Friday morning.

01/15/2026

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01/15/2026

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Tall ships, jets and fireworks to mark July 4. Happy 250th birthday, America!

01/15/2026

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IN MEMORIAM: IN MEMORIAM: We're remembering civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., who was born in Atlanta on this day in 1929.

01/15/2026

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A sinkhole formed in San Diego’s Morena neighborhood overnight, forcing the closure of multiple Morena Boulevard lanes Thursday morning.

01/15/2026

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State Route 158 will be closed today at 9:00 a.m. for Caltrans crews to perform avalanche mitigation from North Shore Drive to just outside the town of June Lake. North Shore Drive can be used as a detour to access June Lake. We appreciate your patience while we work to ensure the safety of our roadways from avalanche threats.

01/15/2026

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Biomechanics of Excessive Femoral Retroversion

This image illustrates how excessive femoral retroversion alters hip–lower limb alignment and affects gait mechanics.

1️⃣ Structural alignment
Femoral retroversion means the femoral neck is oriented more posteriorly relative to the femoral condyles. When the foot is kept straight ahead, this orientation places the femoral head in a less congruent and less stable position within the acetabulum, increasing joint stress.

2️⃣ Compensatory external rotation
To improve femoral head coverage and joint congruency, individuals naturally adopt an externally rotated (out-toeing) foot posture. This external rotation aligns the femoral head more centrally in the acetabulum, improving stability and comfort during weight bearing.

3️⃣ Effect on gait mechanics

During stance phase, the externally rotated limb shifts the ground reaction force (GRF) laterally relative to the hip and knee.

This alters hip muscle demand, often increasing reliance on posterior hip muscles (gluteus maximus and deep external rotators).

At the knee, persistent out-toeing can change tibiofemoral loading patterns and may increase lateral compartment stress.

4️⃣ Impact on energy efficiency
Because the limb is not aligned with the line of progression, gait becomes less mechanically efficient, potentially increasing energy expenditure and fatigue during prolonged walking.

5️⃣ Clinical significance

Commonly associated with out-toeing gait, hip discomfort, anterior hip instability, or knee pain

Important consideration in gait analysis, orthotic prescription, pediatric assessment, and pre-surgical planning

Differentiation from tibial torsion or foot deformities is essential for correct management

01/15/2026

A 90-mile section of California's Highway 1 along the famous Big Sur coast finally reopened Wednesday after three years of closures and repairs following a series of landslides and a roadway collapse that hampered tourism on the scenic route.

The reopening around midday came three months ahead of schedule, and business owners say that should give travelers plenty of time to plan their spring and summer road trips.

01/15/2026

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01/15/2026

Meniscal tears, or tears to the cartilage between the bones of the knee, are a common sports injury, especially among contact-sports players.

01/14/2026

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