Knee Anatomy
Thigh Muscular Anatomy
Knee/Thigh Injuries
Injuries 2
HOPS
100
The bones that make up the knee
What are the femur, tibia, fibula, and patella?
100

The group of muscles that flex the knee

What are the hamstrings?

100
Commonly referred to as Jumper's Knee
What is patellar tendinitis?
100

suffix that means inflammation or irritation of tissues

What is itis?

100
The "H" in HOPS
What is history?
200
The four main ligaments in the knee joint
What is ACL, PCL, MCL, and LCL?
200

The rectus femoris is a part of this group

What are the quadriceps?

200
Most likely to occur at the musculotendinus junction or the muscular insertion into the bone
What is a muscle strain?
200

Approximately 70% of all ACL tears occur this way

What is non-contact?

200
The section of the evaluation swelling is first noted in
What is observation?
300

The strongest and widest ligament in the knee and considered to be the primary stabilizer in the knee

What is the PCL? 

300

The semitendinosus, semimembranosus, and biceps femoris

What is the hamstrings?

300
Overuse disorder characterized by quadriceps weakness and tenderness over the patellar tendon, with minimal swelling.
What is patellar tendinitis?
300

A partial dislocation

What is a subluxation?

300
The step in which you will first touch the patient during the evaluation
What is palpation?
400
The rounded distal ends of the femur (note: the ACL connects to one of them)
What is the femoral condyles?
400

The two actions of the quadriceps muscle group

What is knee extension and hip flexion?

400
MOI: compression and rotation of femur on a fixed tibia
What is a meniscus injury?
400
Involves the rupture of both cruciate ligaments and at least 1 collateral ligament (give the anatomical name)
What is a tibiofemoral dislocation?
400
Ligament testing that reveals a solid endpoint
What is a Grade I sprain?
500

Term that describes the inner 2/3rds of the meniscii

What is avascular?

500

The muscle that allows you to sit cross-legged

What is the sartorius?

500

Disordered eating, amenorrhea, and osteoporosis that occurs with highly active women and girls

What is the female athlete triad?

500

Commonly 18 degrees in women and 13 degrees in men which make women more prone to ACL injuries

What is the Q-Angle?

500

The three ways to test motion (in the correct order)

What is AROM, PROM, and RROM?