Elbow, Wrist & Hand
Most common carpal bone fracture.
What is the scaphoid.
Tenderness in 3-6 cm along the posteromedial tibial border.
What is medial tibial stress syndrome (MTSS).
This ligament prevents the tibia from moving too far back behind the femur.
What is the Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL).
The muscle that extends the hip and flexes the knee.
What are the hamstrings.
biceps femoris, semitendinosus, semimembranosus
The names of the 4 rotator cuff muscles.
What are supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor, and subscapularis.
A positive Cozen's test (resisted wrist extension).
What is lateral epicondylosis.
What two muscle tendons wrap around the lateral malleolus?
Peroneal longus and peroneal brevis.
Pain is felt in this location of the knee when someone has iliotibial band syndrome.
What is the lateral knee.
The muscle that pulled a piece of bone away with a forceful contraction on the anterior inferior iliac spine (AIIS).
What is rectus femoris.
The 3 shoulder joints.
What are acromioclavicular joint (AC), glenohumeral joint (GH), and sternoclavicular joint (SC).
This nerve is compressed when the person has numbness or tingling into their little finger or medial side of their arm (aka handle-bar palsy).
What is the ulnar nerve.
What ligament is most likely torn in a lateral (inversion) ankle sprain?
Anterior Talofibular Ligament (ATFL)
The unhappy triad includes these knee structures.
What are the ACL, MCL, and medial meniscus.
Repeated traumatic injury to the quadriceps may result in this.
What is Myositis Ossificans.
An inferior glenoid labral shoulder injury.
What is a Bankart lesion/injury.
An overuse injury where there are compressive forces on the lateral side of the elbow and tensile forces on the medial side of the elbow during throwing in a young throwing athlete.
What is Little League Elbow.
What type of ankle sprain takes the longest to heal?
What is a high ankle sprain (syndesmosis injury)
A piece of subchondral bone breaks off in the knee and can lock the knee joint.
What is Osteochondritis Dessicans (OCD).
A 14 year old large set boy complains of hip, groin, and knee pain, with a feeling of instability in that affected hip.
What is Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis (SCFE).
Compression of the subclavian vein in the thoracic outlet by the clavicle and first rib.
What is Effort Thrombosis (Paget-Schroetter Syndrome)
What are 4 preventative measures for reducing Little League elbow?
1. Follow pitch count guidelines.
2. Proper throwing mechanics.
3. Avoid multiple teams/overlapping seasons.
4. Maintain flexibility, strength, and stability.
5. Rest when required.
What are 5 risk factors for Achilles tendon pathology?
1. Increased distance, speed, or hills.
2. Not enough recovery time between activities.
3. Change in footwear or training surfaces.
4. Weak and/or tight gastroc-soleus complex.
5. Decreased ankle ROM.
6. Overpronation of feet.
7. Wearing high heels (shortens tendon and muscles).
What are 4 intrinsic risk factors for ACL tears.
1. Female > Male
2. Biomechanics (landing, pivoting)
3. Knee anatomy (intercondylar notch)
4. Hormonal
5. Neuromuscular control
Torn tendons that attach to the pelvis caused by repetitive twisting causing pain in the abdominal and groin area with exertion.
What is Athletic Pubalgia.
The most commonly dislocated joint, which direction does it go, and a stress test to test its instability.
What is glenohumeral joint, anteriorly (95%), and apprehension/load and shift/sulcus sign.