Where is the Lisfranc joint?
tarsometatarsal (metatarsals with cuboid and all 3 cuneiforms)
What is another name for the great toe?
hallux
What is a Pott's fx?
bimalleolar fx
What nerve is often injured in a knee dislocation that can cause drop foot?
common peroneal n.
A quad contusion should be immediately iced and stretched to what degree of knee flexion?
120 degrees
60% of the gait cycle is spend in which phase?
stance phase
What tendons run through the tarsal tunnel?
tibialis posterior, flexor hallucis longus, flexor digitorum (T, D, AN, H)
What does Mulder's sign test for?
intermetatarsal neuroma
What are the Ottowa Ankle Rules?

Which meniscus is C-shaped? which is O-shaped?
C- medial meniscus, O- lateral meniscus
avascular necrosis
stiff shoe; flexible shoe
What are the lateral ankle ligaments? What are the medial?
lateral: ATF, PTF CF, medial: (deltoid) deep-PTTL, ATTL, superficial- TCN, TN
What is Sever's disease?
calcaneal apophysitis (where Achille's tendon attaches to calcaneus)
What is a syndesmotic sprain?
High ankle
What does Lever Sign Test indicate if positive?
ACL laxity
Trendelenburg sign indicates weakness to what primarily?
glute medius and minimus (hip abductors)
What is the most stable position of the ankle?
dorsiflexion
What are the muscles in the anterior compartment of the lower leg?
tibialis anterior, extensor hallicus longus, extensor digitorum longus
What is a Jone's Fx?
a fx 2 cm (1.5-3 cm) from the tip of the 5th metatarsal
What test do you perform if Achilles rupture is suspected?
Thompson test
What are the 5 sites for girth measurements of the knee?
belly of the gastroc, tibial tubercle, joint line, 2cm above patella, 8 cm above the joint line
Both Renne and Nobel tests for what pathology? Where is pain felt?
TFL/ITB tightness, p! at 30degrees knee flexion
What supplies the limited blood supply to the peripheral and middle one-third zones of the meniscus?
What ligament attaches to the posterior horn of the lateral meniscus?
Ligament of Wrisberg
What is the medical term for flat feet?
pes planus
What is the difference between Q angle and A angle and what are the norms?
Q angle is the pull of the quadriceps relative to the patella M= 10, F = 15degrees (more than 20 is excessive)
A angle is patella orientation to the tibial tubercle- 35 degrees or more is correlated to patellofemoral syndrome
What is the typical position for an posterior hip dislocation (most common)?
hip slightly flexed, abducted and internally rotated

What attaches at the pes anserine?
gracilis, sartorius, and semitendinosus
What attaches at Gerdy's tubercle?
TFL and ITB
What is Morton's toe?
The great toe is abnormally short
What special test will indicate deep vein thrombosis (DVT) if positive?
Homan's sign
What is Clarke's sign?
Another name for patellar grind test
What are two hip problems in young athletes?
Legg-Calve-Perthes disease (avascular necrosis of femoral head) and slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) where femoral head slips posteriorly and inferiorly
What is another name for "knock-kneed"? "bow-legged"?
knock kneed- genu valgum, bow-legged- genu varum
What nerve runs along the neck of the fibula?
peroneal n.
What is a March Fx?
Stress fx to the 2nd metatarsal
What is the difference between a clonic muscle spasm and a tonic muscle spasm?
clonic is intermittent, tonic is a constant spasm
A pt has swelling in the popliteal fossa under the medial head of the gastroc- what could this be?
Backer's cyst of the semimembranosus bursae
What are cam lesions and pincer lesions? What condition are they associated with?
cam lesion- femoral head-neck bone deformity, pincer lesion- extra bone growth overfills the acetablulum both occur with femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) syndrome
What force disrupts the MCL? What force disrupts the LCL?
MCL- valgus, LCL- varus