Ankle Anatomy
Knee Anatomy
Hip Anatomy
Injuries
Random Facts
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The ankle joint is made up of these 3 bones

Tibia

Fibula

Talus

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Name the 4 knee ligaments (abbreviations )

ACL, PCL

MCL, LCL

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The socket of the hip joint is the....

Acetabulum

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Which knee ligament is least frequently torn?

PCL

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The long bone on the lateral side of the foot that can often have stress fractures or avulsion fractures is called the....

5th Metatarsal

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The wide flat top of the tibia is called this....

The Tibial Plateau
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What is the name of the area of bone that runs from the front of the pelvis up over the hips to the back side

Iliac Crest 

Iliac (the entire upper structure)

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What movements are typically scene with an Achilles tendon rupture?

Knee extension 


Ankle dosriflexion

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Name 3 Ligaments in the ankle

Calcaneofibular

ATFL or PTFL

Deltoid

 Interosseous Membrane/Syndesmosis

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Name 3 Hamstring muscles

SemiTEN

SemiMEM

Biceps Femoris (Longus or Brevis or just BF)

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What part of the proximal femur can you palpate at the hip?

Greater Trochanter

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This injury can be caused by trauma to the lower leg causing muscles to swell. It can compress blood vessels and nerves and can be a medical emergency

Compartment Syndrome

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The name of the joint between the long bones of the foot and the first bones of the toes is....

Metatarsophalangeal Joint (MTP)

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At the end of the femur, the rounded end is called a  ___________ 

And the area just above it is called an _____________

Condyle, Epicondyle

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Name 5 muscles that attach to the pelvis

Glute Med/max/min,    TFL

Rectus femoris,  Lat Dorsi

Aductor mag/long/brev

Gracillis, sartorius , Psoas, Illiacus, Piriformis


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Name condition caused by repeated trauma injury to muscle where the body begins to calcify area causing pain, hardening, and lack of mobility 

Myositis Ossificans 

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Two muscles that dorsiflex the foot/ankle

Tibialis Anterior

Extensor Digitorum Longus

Extensor Hallucis Longus

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The flat spot on the anteromedial aspect of the tibia where the sartorius, gracilis, and semitendinosus attach is called the....

Pes Anserine

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What is the name of the ligament that attaches the femoral head to the acetabulum?

Ligamentum Teres

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What is a Lisfranc Injury?

Dislocation of metatarsal from tarsal area. Typically Met 1 and 2 but could be any. Lisfranc lig attaches cuneiform to 2nd Met

Can be a fx but not always

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