Ligaments
Special Tests
Anatomy
Directions
Anatomical Landmarks
100
MCL
What is the ligament that connects the femur to the tibia?
100
Anterior drawer test
What is the test for an acl tear done at 90 degrees of flexion?
100
articular cartilage
What is the shiny covering on the ends of bones called?
100
Valgus
What is the inward bending of the knee called?
100
Tibial plateau
What is the flat portion of the tibia called?
200
LCL
What is the ligament that connects the femur to the tibia and fibula?
200
Apprehension test
What is the test to see if someone dislocated their kneecap?
200
Four
What is the number of quadriceps muscles?
200
Posterior
What is the direction the tibia goes in a PCL injury?
200
Tibial tuberosity
What is the area of the knee that someone might find Osgood Schletters?
300
PCL
What is the ligament that is damaged if you run into a bleacher?
300
Apley compression test.
What is the test for a meniscus tear done in prone position?
300
Fat pad
What is the cushion that sits between the tibia and patellar ligament?
300
Inferior or distal
The end of the femur that interacts with the tibia
300
Medial condyle
What is the part of the femur that articulates with the medial meniscus?
400
ACL
What is the ligament that keeps the tibia from pulling forward?
400
Valgus stress test.
What is the test to see if someone has an mcl tear?
400
trochlear notch
What is the groove that the patella glides in called?
400
Anterior
What is the direction of pull on the tibia while performing a Lachman test?
400
Tibia and femur
What are the bones that they drill through to make a tunnel for an acl reconstruction?
500
Patellar ligament
What is the ligament that connects the inferior pole of the patella to the tibia?
500
Lachman test
What is the test for an acl done in 20-30 degrees of flexion?
500
epiphyseal plate
What is another name for the growth plate called?
500
Varus
What is the force called that creates a LCL sprain?
500
Patella
This "floating" bone acts as a pulley.