Bony Landmarks
This bone is known as the “shin bone.”
What is the Tibia
This ligament prevents anterior translation of the tibia.
What is the ACL
This muscle group extends the knee.
What are the quadriceps?
A noncontact twisting injury commonly damages this ligament.
What is the ACL
The knee joint is this type of synovial joint.
What is a hinge joint?
The “kneecap” is also called the _____.
What is the Patella
This ligament prevents posterior translation of the tibia.
What is the PCL
This muscle group flexes the knee.
What are the hamstrings?
A blow to the lateral side of the knee often injures this ligament.
What is the MCL
This movement decreases the angle at the knee.
What is Flexion
This bone articulates with both the tibia and patella to form the knee joint. Also the longest bone in the body. Its the bone that forms your thigh.
What is the femur
This ligament resists valgus (inward) stress to the knee.
What is the MCL
The quadriceps tendon connects to this bone.
What is the patella?
The “unhappy triad” involves injury to these three structures.
What are the ACL, Medial Meniscus, and MCL
This movement increases the angle at the knee.
What is extension
The bony bump on the tibia where the patellar tendon attaches.
What is the tibial tuberosity
This ligament resists varus (outward) stress to the knee.
This single quadriceps muscle crosses both the hip and knee joints.
What is the rectus femoris?
A patient with clicking or locking in the knee likely injured this structure.
The menisci serve this main function.
What is shock absorption?
These rounded ends of the femur articulate with the tibial plateau.
What are the femoral condyles
The ACL and PCL form this shape within the knee joint.
What is a X pattern
These three muscles make up the hamstrings.
What are the biceps femoris, semitendinosus, and semimembranosus?
This overuse injury involves inflammation at the tibial tuberosity in adolescents.
What is Osgood–Schlatter disease?
The normal range of motion for knee flexion is approximately this many degrees.
What is 135-140 degrees?