LIGAMENTS
NAME THE 4 KNEE LIGAMENTS AND TELL ME THEIR LOCATION
ACL, PCL, MCL, LCL
HOW DO WE REPAIR A MENISCUS TEAR
arthroscopic surgery, goes in and trims away the damage
A TEAR OF A LIGAMENT CAUSED MY A VARUS FORCE IS GOING TO HURT THE ___ LIGAMENT
LCL
WHERE ARE THE QUADS AND WHAT MOVEMENT DO THEY DO
FRONT OF THE THIGH, EXTENSION
WHAT TEST DO E USE TO TEST FOR ACL TEAR
WHAT IS THE MOI FOR AN ACL TEAR
FEET ARE PLANTED OR FIXED, TWISTING MOVEMENT
what are our options for grafting an ACL
PATELLAR TENDON
CADAVER
HAMSTRING
A SEMICIRCULAR TEAR IN THE KNEE THAT MAY CAUSE PAIN AND CLICKING NOISES
MENISCUS TEAR
NAME THE 4 QUAD MUSCLES
rectus femorus (large one on top of these 3)
What test do we use to test for meniscus tear
apply test
WHAT IS THE FUNCTION OF THE ACL
PREVENTS ANTERIOR TRANSLATION OF THE TIBIA
A PATIENT IS HAVING SURGERY ON THE MEDIAL MENISCUS, YOU GET CONFUSED WHERE THAT IS LOCATED. TO HELP YOU, YOU REMEMBER THAT THE MEDIAL MENISCUS IS SHAPED LIKE THE LETTER__________
C
AN INJURY WHERE THE KNEECAP IS FORCED OUT OF PLACE
PATELLA DISLOCATION
what motion are the hamstrings responsible for
extension
what is the longest muscle in the body that goes across the leg, also nic named the hacky sac muscle
the sartorius
WHAT DOES THE PCL DO
PREVENTS POSTERIOR TRANSLATION OF THE TIBIA
WHAT IS A VALGUS FORCE AND WHAT INJURY DOES IT CAUSE
BONUS 200: WHAT IS A VARUS FORCE
A VALGUS FORCE IS A LATERAL HIT TO THE LEG, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE MCL
VARUS IS THE OPPOSITE
A TEAR OF A CRUCIATE LIGAMENT CAUSED USUALLY BY HYPEREXTENSION
PCL TEAR
name the 3 hamstring muscles
semimembranosus
semitendinosus
biceps femorus
what part of the meniscus has the most blood
OUTTER 1/3
WHAT DOES THE MCL DO
RESISTS VALGUS FORCES
A MEDICAL EMERGENCY WHERE THE FEMUR AND TIBIA AND TOTALLY UNALIGNED IS CALLED A
TOTAL KNEE DISLOCATON
TEAR OF A LIGAMENT FROM STOPPING AND ROTATING
ACL
the _______ muscle group protects the ACL
hamstrings
WHAT IS THE MAIN FUNCTION OF THE MENISCUS, TELL ME HOW THE SURGERY WORKS
SHOCK ABSORPTION