Knee

Observations

100

A hip discrepancy such as anteversion causes the toes to point in what direction?

Toes are in

200

What is the medical term used to describe knocking knees?

Genu Valgum

300

You take note that the ASIS on the R hip is higher than the L. What is the name of the leg length taken from the ASIS down to the malleolus?

Anatomical leg length

400

A measurement taken at 10cm above the joint line measures what?

Atrophy or increased girth, such as hypertrophy

500

What is the normal Q angle for a man?

10 degrees

Muscles

100

When performing a MMT for knee extension, what muscle/s are being tested? 

vastus lateralis, vastus medialis, vastus intermedius, rectus femoris

200

When performing a MMT of knee flexion, what muscle/s are being tested when the tibia is externally rotated?

Biceps femoris

300

When performing a MMT that requires the hip to slightly flexed and externally rotated with the foot on the medial tibia of the opposite leg, you are isolating which muscle?

Sartorius

400

Which muscle plays a large role in patellar stabilization?

Vastus medialis

500

What test can be used to check the IT band for IT band friction syndrome?

Noble compression

Stress Tests

100

A valgus stress test at 25-30 degrees of flexion is testing what structure/s?

MCL

200

A varus test performed at 0 degrees is testing what structure/s?

LCL, posterolateral capsule, cruciate ligs

300

Around how many degrees should the knee be flexed when performing the lachmans?

25 degrees

400

A certain position when performing the anterior drawer can result in a false negative. What position is that?

Too much flexion of the knee due to tibial plateau and the posterior horns of the mensisci making contact with the femoral condyle. 

500

What grade of MCL sprain warrants a check of the ACL, PCL, PMC?

Grade 3

Special tests

100

Apley distraction test is used to test what structure?

collateral ligs

200

What tests are used to test the integrity of the ACL?

Ant. drawer, Lachman, pivot shift, jerk, and flexion-drawer

300

What is a positive lever sign test?

Heel remains on the table. 

400

If the tibia externally rotates and moves posteriorly when the toes are grasped and pulled up from the table, this is indicative of what?

Injury to PCL and PLC

500

What are the names of all the mensicus tests?

Apley compression, thessalys, mcmurray's

Random

100

Where do you align the goni when measuring Q angle? Name all 3 points.

ASIS, center of patella, tibial tuberosity

200

When is friction the highest between the back of the patella and the femoral groove?

60-90 degrees of flexion

300

If the position of the patella sits high, this is known as?

Patella alta

400

What does OCD stand for?

osteochondral defects or osteochondritis dissecans

500

What injury creates pseudolocking?

plica