Definitions
What is the name of the muscle group of the anterior thigh?
Quadriceps
What is death of tissue caused by the lack of blood supply called?
Avascular Necrosis
What is the longest, strongest, and heaviest bone in the body?
Femur
What are the quadricep muscles called?
Rectus Femoris, Vastus Medialis, Vastus Intermedius, vastus lateralis
The patella often dislocates in which direction?
Laterally
What is the name of the muscle group of the posterior thigh?
What is epiphyseal inflammation of the tibial tubercle called?
Osgood-Schlatter Disease
What 2 bones are part of the lower leg?
Tibia & Fibula
What are the Hamstring muscles called?
A blow directly to the posterior lower leg, such as clipping in football, will damage which knee ligament?
Anterior Cruciate Ligament
What is the joint that is formed by the medial & lateral femoral condyles and the medial and lateral tibial condyles?
Tibiofemoral Joint
What is the abnormal softening of cartilage, typically noted between the patella and femur called?
Chondromalacia
What is the anatomical word for knee cap?
Patella
What are the 4 ligaments of the knee called?
Medial Collateral Ligament
Lateral Collateral Ligament
Anterior Cruciate Ligament
Posterior Cruciate Ligament
What condition involves a softening of the cartilage on the posterior surface of the patella?
Chondromalacia
What is the Joint that is formed by the posterior surface of the patella and the anterior surface of the femoral condyles?
Patellofemoral Joint
What is a cause of a condition that is unknown called?
Idiopathic
What side is the Tibia located on? Medial or Lateral
Medial
What force of joint stress will damage the medial collateral ligament of the knee?
Valgus
Swelling
What is a fibrocartilaginous structure that are between the hyaline cartilage surfaces in some synovial joints?
Menisci
What are small pieces of bone that have been dislodged or chipped from the joint are floating within the joint capsule called?
Osteochondritis Dissecans
What side is the fibula located? Medial or Lateral
Lateral
What force of joint stress will damage the Lateral collateral ligament of the knee?
Varus
A new trend in preventing ACL injuries is?
Jumping and landing