Special tests
positive findings Lelli's test
heel remains on table
Locate adductor tubercle
medial side above epicondyle
MOI for ACL tear
rotation of knee with fixed foot
list the 3 joints of the knee
tibiofemoral, patellofemoral, tibiofibular
another name for hughstons plica test
medial femoral plica
describe hughston jerks test
grasp tibia and internally rotate, apply valgus force then slowly move into extension
locate Gerdys
lateral side, next to head of fibula
Unhappy triad
ACL, MCL and medial meniscus
location of patella tracking
femoral trochlear groove
prime movers for knee flexion
hamstrings
positive findings for 90/90 test
posterior displacement of tibial tuberosity
Apex of patella
bottom
DDX for meniscus tears
PFP, plica, osteochondral defect, ACL, PCL, MCL, LCL
medial collateral ligament resists which force
valgus
Jumpers knee is also known as
PFP
patella joint play abnormailities
hypomobile or hypermobile
Quad muscles
rectus femoris, vastus lateralis, vastus medialis, vastus intermedias
risk factors for IT band friction syndrome
tight IT band, excessive pronation, lateral heel strikes, sports with repetitive knee flexion/ extension
anterolateral and posteromedial
pulses of the knee
posterior tibial pulse
describe crunch/ grind test
place hand on superior patella and have pt contract quad
list the bursas
suprapatellar, prepatellar, infrapatellar
PCL MOI
falling on bent knee with ankle plantarflexed
roles of the menisci
deepens articulations, provides lubrication, shock absorption, increase passive joint stability, limits extension and flexion, propioception
how to measure leg length
ASIS to distal tip of medial malleolus