The Hip
What are the contents of the femoral triangle?
Femoral nerve, Femoral artery, Femoral vein, Femoral lymph nodes
What are the two branches of the sciatic nerve?
Tibial nerve and common fibular nerve
True or False: The inner 2/3 of the meniscus are highly vascularized and have high potential for healing.
False. The outer 1/3 of the meniscus has the highest potential for healing.
Which muscles are in the anterior compartment of the lower leg?
Tibialis anterior, EDL, EHL, Fibularis tertius
What are the primary actions occuring at the calcaneocuboid joint?
Dorsiflexion and plantarflexion
An avulsion fracture of the lesser trochanter of the femur would likely be caused by which muscle?
Iliopsoas
Which muscle would likely be affected if an athlete was unable to flex the hip and extend the knee?
Rectus Femoris
What three structures are commonly injured simultaneously, giving them the nickname "the terrible triad?"
ACL, MCL, Medial meniscus
What nerve supplies the anterior compartment of the lower leg?
Deep fibular nerve
Which osteokinematics make up supination of the foot and ankle?
Plantarflexion, inversion, adduction
Which blood vessel, if severed, would cause avascular necrosis of the femoral head?
Medial femoral circumflex artery
What is the name for the condition characterized by a lesion of the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve?
Meralgia Paresthetica
Which ligament limits excessive posterior translation of the tibia on the femur?
Posterior Cruciate Ligament
The tibial nerve
Avulsion fracture of the navicular tuberosity would most likely be caused by forceful contraction of which muscle?
Tibialis posterior
Lesion of the inferior gluteal nerve would cause weakness in which actions of the hip?
Hip extension and hip ER
Lesion of the obturator nerve would most likely cause weakness in which hip osteokinematic?
Hip adduction
Which three muscles insert at the pes anserine on the proximal medial anterior tibia?
Sartorius, gracilis, semitendinosus
What is the insertion of the tibialis anterior?
Medial cuneiform and base of the 1st metatarsal
Name the structures passing behind the medial malleolus in order from most anterior to most posterior.
Tibialis posterior tendon, FDL tendon, tibial artery, tibial nerve, FHL tendon
Avulsion fracture of the anterior inferior iliac spine would be caused by forceful contraction of which muscle?
Rectus femoris
Lesion of which nerve would cause weakness in knee extension?
Femoral nerve
Which meniscus is more mobile and, therefore, less likely to be injured?
Lateral meniscus
What actions do the muscles in the lateral compartment of the lower leg perform?
Plantarflexion and eversion
Name the three primary lateral ankle ligaments.
Anterior talofibular ligament, Posterior talofibular ligament, Calcaneofibular ligament