Anatomy
Name of the knee bone
What is the Patella?
ROM
What is Range of Motion?
Common ligament to sprain in the knee
What is the MCL?
The shape of the medial meniscus
What is "C" shaped?
ACL sprains are more common in
What are females?
The longest, strongest, heaviest bone in the body
What is the Femur?
Always check ROM _____________
What is bilaterally?
Direction the tibia moves with a PCL tear
What is posterior?
Most common place on the femur to be fractured
What is the shaft?
Most common sport to have an ACL injury due to a NON CONTACT mechanism
What is soccer?
The anterior muscles of the thigh
What are the Quadriceps?
Actions- Hip flexion and Knee extension
What are the Quadriceps?
MCL stands for
What is Medial Collateral Ligament?
"jumpers knee"
What is patellar tendonitis?
MOI: Dashboard Mechanism
What is the PCL?
Where the Femur and Tibia meet
Actions- Hip extension and Knee flexion
What are the Hamstrings?
The most common Non-contact MOI for an ACL sprain
What is plant and twist?
Position the knee is in when the patella is dislocated
What is Flexed?
When opponent hits or lands on athletes leg and knee from the lateral side
What is Valgus Force?
Semimembranosis, Semitendonosis, Biceps Femoris
What are the Hamstrings?
3 ways to check ROM
What is Active, Passive and Resistive?
Ligament injured from a varus force
What is the LCL?
Condition that affects children and adolescents only
What is Osgood Schlatters?
Patellar tendon's attachment site
What is the tibial tuberosity?