Knee Anatomy
These 4 bones form the knee joint.
What is the femur, tibia, fibula, and patella?
Knee injury with a plant and twist mechanism. Feels a "pop".
What is an ACL rupture?
This bone is considered necrotic and is found on the medial aspect of the foot.
What is the navicular bone.
What injury is caused by a forced inversion of the ankle?
What is an ankle sprain?
Apply this to a heel contusion.
What is a donut pad?
This could result from the patella being forced to the lateral aspect of the knee (tight lateral quads).
What is a patella dislocation?
The mechanism of injury is repetitive forced hyperextension & of the great toe. What is the injury?
What is turf toe?
What is medial tibial stress syndrome.
Wearing shoes that fit appropriately and applying petroleum jelly to reduce friction would help these from forming on the foot.
What are calluses?
The cartilage that acts as a shock absorber between the tibia and femur.
What is the meniscus?
Pain over the lateral condyle of the femur with cyclists who continually flex and extend their knee would indicate what injury?
What is an iliotibial (IT) band strain?
Pain on the plantar aspect of the foot first thing in the morning is commonly seen with what injury?
What is plantar fasciitis?
An avulsion fracture occurring at the base of the 5th metatarsal.
Jones Fracture
Wearing this at night will help someone with plantar fasciitis.
What is a night splint?
These ligaments pass through the middle of the knee joint and cross each other.
What is the anterior and posterior cruciate ligament?
Frequently injured when an athlete falls, and a bent knee bears his full weight, or when the knee is forcefully hyperflexed.
What is PCL injury?
What is the condition is present with forefoot varus of the first metatarsal head?
What is hallux valgus or a bunion?
What medical emergency can result from a deep contusion to the shin?
What is compartment syndrome?
This should be applied under an elastic wrap to reduce and minimize swelling for an ankle sprian.
What is a horseshoe pad or focal compression?
The structure that connects the patella to the tibia.
What is the patellar tendon?
A fracture of the 5th metatarsal base is what injury?
What is a Jones Fracture?
A high ankle sprain is known as this specific medical term?
What is a syndesmotic sprain?
Placing a pad behind the metatarsal heads would help prevent this painful "metatarsal" condition.
What is metatarsalgia?