Anatomy
Anatomy
Observations/Special Tests
Injuries 1
Injuries 2
100
What type of joint is the knee joint?
Hinge
100
Osteoarthritis is damage to what structure
Articular Cartilage
100
Do males or females tend to have a larger Q angle?
Females
100
An athlete has an obvious deformity on the anterior side of their knee after planting and twisting, what injury could they have?
Patella Dislocation
100
A soccer player is kicked in the anterior thigh and has obvious bruising, this is called a ......
Quad Contusion
200
Which structure of the knee is considered to NOT be a vascular tissue? (not a lot of blood flow)
Meniscus
200
Name of the tendon that sits below our patella
Patella Tendon
200
Name the two movements that occur at the knee
Flexion & Extension
200
Name a sign and symptom of a meniscus tear
Clicking, locking, catching, pain with stairs, pain on joint line
200
If you have a quadriceps contusion you should ice in what position?
Flexed
300
Our quadricep muscles are responsible for what movement at the knee?
Extension
300
What is the name of the bony landmark the patellar tendon attaches to?
Tibial Tuberosity
300
When someone's knees are close to touching or touching when standing it is called.....
Genu Valgum
300
Pain on the lateral joint line, above the fibula is a sign of a ___________ injury
Meniscus
300
Medial knee laxity("loose"), pain and the feeling of the knee caving inward are signs of what injury?
MCL Sprain
400
Our PCL is responsible for preventing ________ translation of the tibia
Posterior
400
Which of these is not a hamstring muscle: Biceps Femoris, Sartorius, Semitendinosus, Semimembranosus
Sartorius
400
The knee position on the left is called.......
Genu Recurvatum
400
What injury commonly occurs non-contact by the foot being fixated while the knee is flexed and femur rotates
ACL Sprain
400
"Jumpers Knee" is the nickname for what injury?
Patellar Tendonitis
500
Which structure of our knee is considered a Vascular Structure (lots of blood flow)
MCL
500
Name the 3 of the 4 quadricep muscles
Vastus Medialis, Vastus Lateralis, Rectus Femoris, Vastus Intermedius
500
Name ONE ACL special test
Lachmans, Anterior Drawer, Lelli
500
Pain over the tibial tuberosity is indicative of what injury?
Osgood Schlatters
500
A marathon runner has pain on their lateral knee. What is the name of the muscle that runs from our gluteus maximus down the lateral side of our leg?
IT Band