Bones
Scientific name of the thigh bone
What is the femur?
Knee ligament on the inside of the knee joint; connects femur and tibia
What is the medial collateral ligament?
Muscle group that extends the leg at the knee
What are the quadriceps?
Injury that occurs when head of femur separates from pelvis
What is hip dislocation?
What is the wrap-job performed for pulled or torn thigh muscles?
What is the hip spica wrap?
Larger of the two lower leg bones, shaped like a "T"
What is the tibia?
Cruciate ligament of the knee that is towards the back of the knee
What is the PCL?
Muscle group that bends the leg at the knee
What are the hamstrings?
Also known as "runner's knee", it is where the cartilage on the underside of the patella deteriorates and softens
What is chondromalacia?
Which tissue type of the body generally has poor blood flow, causing healing next to impossible
What is cartilage?
Scientific name of the sesamoid knee cap
What is the patella?
Ligament that is found to the outside of the knee joint; connects femur to fibula
What is the lateral collateral ligament?
Number of muscles that make up the quadriceps
What is four?
Injury where there is a deep bruise to the ridge of bone on the pelvis
What is a hip pointer?
What are three sports played on turf in which knee injuries are common?
What are football, soccer and lacrosse?
Bone that interfaces with the femur to make the hip joint
What is the pelvis?
Cruciate ligament that is in front of the knee
What is the ACL?
Number of muscle groups that make up the hamstrings
What is three?
Overuse injury of the connective tissue associated with the lateral part of thigh and knee
What is iliotibial band syndrome?
Where can ligaments be harvested to perform surgical repairs to injured knee ligaments?
What are cadavers?
Lateral lower leg bone
What is the fibula?
Tendon that connects the quadriceps muscles with the tibia, going over the knee cap
What is the patellar tendon?
In which muscle group of the thigh is myositis ossificans common?
What is the quadriceps muscle group?
Inflammation of the patellar ligament at the tibial tuberosity; pains lasts a few weeks or months
What is Osgood-Schlatter disease?
What word describes stretched or torn ligaments?
What is a sprain?