Injury Examination Process, Injury Pathology Nomenclature, Diagnostic Technique
Evaluation of Gait, Foot and Toe
Ankle and Lower Leg, Knee, Patellofemoral Articulation
Pelvis and Thigh
Thoracic and Lumbar Spine
100
What are three of the five imaging techniques used to determine musculoskeletal pathologies?
Radiographs, Magnetic Resonance Images, Computed Tomography, Bone Scan, Diagnostic Ultrasound
100
What is the weight-bearing phase of a gait?
stance phase
100
What is the primary weight-bearing bone of the lower leg?
tibia
100
What are the three bones that make up the pelvic bone?
ilium, ischium, and pubis
100
What is the effect of having the spinous processes of some of the thoracic vertebrae angled more inferiorly?
it decreases the range of motion
200
What is the best type of question to ask during an evaluation?
an open-ended quesiton
200
What is the term given for the number of steps per unit of time?
cadence
200
What tests do you use to determine if there is an injury to the PCL?
the posterior drawer test and the sag test
200
What is the "y" shaped ligament in the hip?
iliofemoral ligament
200
What position is the patient in when performing the Patrick's test?
supine with leg flexed, abducted, externally rotated, and extended
300
What type of injury can decrease the ability of a muscle to generate force?
strain
300
What body type can be described as having a short or stocky build and increased joint stability?
endomorph
300
During flexion, what pulls the the patella inferiorly?
The patellar tendon's attachment to the tibial tuberosity
300
What does the hip scouring test, test for?
labral tear, osteochondral defects, arthritis
300
What ligament originates at the sacrum's ischial spine and attaches to the coccyx?
sacrospinous ligament
400
What imaging technique is best used for diagnosing artery or vein pathology?
CT angiography
400
What muscle lie in the superficial layer of the foot?
abductor hallucis, flexor digitorum brevis, and abductor digiti minimi
400
What are four signs/symptoms of anterior compartment syndrome?
decreased dorsiflexion strength, pain, paresthesia, no dorsalis pedis pulse, paralysis, pallor
400
What injury is characterized by a palpable and audible "snapping" within the hip as the joint flexes and extends?
Snapping hip syndrome (Coxa Saltans)
400
What is spinal stenosis?
narrowing of the spinal canal or intervertebral foramen
500
What kind of contraction is most damaging to muscle fibers?
an eccentric contraction
500
What defect can be described by the first metatarsal being shorter than the second?
Morton's toe
500
What forms the ankle mortise?
the tibia and fibula
500
What are the signs and symptoms of piriformis syndrome?
burning pain and numbness that increases with the contraction of the piriformis
500
Give two symptoms of the cauda equina syndrome.
bilateral leg pain, absent deep tendon reflexes, changes in bowl or bladder function
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