Often after an acute injury of the knee the quadriceps muscle will not contract, which is called âquad inhibition.â. Inability to straighten the leg. Athletes with acute patellar injuries may find that they cannot flex the knee joint fully or straighten the leg. This may be exacerbated by swelling of the knee.
The alkali metals are a group (column) in the periodic table consisting of the chemical elements lithium (Li), sodium (Na), potassium (K), rubidium (Rb), caesium (Cs), and francium (Fr).
Potassium is one of the alkali metals. The alkali metals are the elements that make up Group 1 (IA) of the periodic table. The periodic table is a chart that shows how chemical elements are related to one another. The alkali metals also include lithium, sodium, rubidium, cesium, and francium.