4. Lower Limb Knee Flashcards

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3 bones of the knee joint

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  • Distal femur
    • Proximal tibia
    • Patella
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Femoropatella joint

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• Femoropatella joint – patella and anterior aspect of femur

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Distal femur - structure

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Lateral and medial epicondyles
Lateral and medial condyles
Intercondylar fossa
Patella surface

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Distal femur • Patella surface

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of femur –articulates with articular surface of patella

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Distal femur- intercondylar fossa

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• Intercondylar fossa – between 2 fossa articulate with intercondrial emininets on tibia

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Proximal tibia - structures

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• Lateral and medial tibial plateau
Tibial tuberosity – large lump of bone at front of tibia
Anterolateral tibial tuberosity (Gerdy)

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Proximal tibia

• Lateral and medial tibial plateau

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○ Artciulate with condyles of femur superiorly

Between them are intercondylar tuberckes of intercondylar eminence

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Proximal tibia - tibial euberosity

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• Site of attachment for patella ligament and quadriceps

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Proximal tibia - Anterolateral tibial tuberosity (Gerdy)

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• Attachment for fascia lata

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Patella

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Posterior
• Articular surface – articualtes with patells surface of femur (medial and lateral articular surface)

Patella is a sesoimoid bone
= completely encased in tendon

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Quadriceps femoris muscle tendon

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Quadriceps femoris muscle tendon – comes from surperior aspect covers patella comes put other side is known as patellar ligament and attatches to tubial tuberosity of proximal tibia

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5 key points about the knee

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  • Condyles of distal femur articulate with the plateaus of the proximal tibia
  • 2 separate articulations between tibia and femur – medial and lateral femorotibial
  • Patellar surface of femur articulates with articular surface of the patella
  • Fibular NOT involved in articulation
  • Femur epicondyles, tibial tuberosity, tibial intercondylar tubercles – attachment sites for ligaments
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3 components of knee stability

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  • Capsule = weak stability
  • Ligaments = main stabilisers
  • Muscles = main role is movement secondary role is stability

Without stabilsiers the knee would be unstable due to shape of articualr surfaces

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2 layers of knee joint capsule

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  • Fibrous layer (grey layer)

* Synovial membrane (purple)

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Knee joint capsule- fibrous layer

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○ Covers exterior portion of the joint

○ Anteriorly it joins patella ligament goes round and posteriorly there is a gap for popliteaus tendon to insert

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Knee joint capsule- synovial membrane

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○ Inner membrane

○ Dips in middle between articular surfaces to give 2 articular cavities (relevant in knee surgery

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Knee joint capsule- between fibrous and synovial layers

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sites of attachment for cruciates ligaments – between fibrous and synovial layers

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Extra capsular knee ligaments

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o Collateral ligaments
o Patellar ligaments
o Oblique & arcuate popliteal ligaments

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Intra-capsular knee ligaments

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o Cruciate ligaments

o Menisci

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Extra-capsular ligaments - lateral aspect

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• Fibular collateral ligament
○ Runs from Lateral epicondyle of femur to head of the fibular (attaches to fibular)
○ AKA lateral collateral

• Arcuate popliteal ligament
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Extra capsular ligament – medial aspect

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Tibial collateral ligament
• Medial epicondyle of femur down to tibia
• 3rd point of attachment to medial meniscus
• Weaker than fibular collateral ligament

Medial patellofemoral ligament
• Medial epichondyle of femur to patella
• Hold aptella in place

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Extra capsular ligament – posterior aspect

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Oblique popliteal ligament

Arcuate popliteal ligament

Both prevent hyperextension of knee

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Collateral ligaments

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  • Fibular collateral ligament

- tibial collateral ligament

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Intra- capsular ligaments – cruciate ligaments (posterior view)

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Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)
• Attatches to anterior aspect of the tibia and runs posteriorly
• Weaker

Posterior cruciate ligament
• Attatches to posterior aspect of tibia runs forwards

* They cross over as cruciate means cross 
* Prevent anterior and posterior rolling of femur
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Cruciate ligaments

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Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)
Attatches to anterior aspect of the tibia and runs anteriorly

Posterior cruciate ligament
• Attatches to posterior aspect of tibia runs forwards

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Menisci

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Medial meniscus
Lateral meniscus

Transverse genicular ligament joins medial to lateral meniscus and stabilises it

Main role = shock absorption prevent large movements

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Medial meniscus

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  • Larger
    • 3 attachment points
    • C shaped
    • Less mobile – attaches to tibial collateral ligament

Damage to tibial collateral ligament affects medial meniscus and vice versa

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Laterall meniscus

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  • 2 attachment points
    • Smaller
    • Circular shaped
    • Freely moveable
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Anterior muscles of knee

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  • Quadriceps = 4muscles
    • Join together ine 1 tendon to give quadriceps tendon, passes over patella becomes patella ligament and attached to tuberal tuberoisty

All muscles extend knee

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Quadriceps

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○ Rectus femoris (most supericifal)
○ Vastus lateralis
○ Vastus medialis
○ Vastus intermedials (deep to rectus femoris)

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Posterior muscles of the knee

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• Hamstrings (3 muscles) lateral - medial

	○ Attach below onto tibia 
• All muscles flex the knee
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Hamstrings

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○ Biceps femoris (2 heads)
○ Semi tendonous
○ Semi membranousis

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3 medial muscles of the knee

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  • Gracilis – hip flexor ?
    • Sartorius – hip flexor
    • Semitendinosus

Also help in knee extension

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2 lateral muscles of the knee

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• Iliotibial tract – stabilisation

Popliteus

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4 Knee movements

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Extension
Flexion
Medial rotation
Lateral rotation

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Extension of knee

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  • Anterior aspect knee

* Quadriceps – listed above

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Flexion of knee

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  • Posterior aspect of thigh

* Hamstrings

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Medial rotation of knee

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  • Semitendinosus and semimembranosus (when flexed)
    • Popliteus (when extended)

Gracilis and scartorius

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Lateral rotation of the knee

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  • Biceps femoris (when knee flexed)

* More rotation when knee is flexed, less when knee is fully extended

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Bursae

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—> bursae = fluid filled sac that acts as a lubricant reduces friction between bone, tendon, muscle etc
• Clinically – bursae can become inflammed – suprapatellabursitius
• Some bursae are continuous with synovial cavity of knee – bursts = septic arthritis

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Structures in popliteal fossa

Posterior to anterior

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Structures
• Tibial nerve (superficial)
• Popliteal vein
• Popliteal artery (deep)

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Popliteal fossa borders

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  • superior Lateral border = biceps femoris
    • Superior medial border = semimembranous and semitendonosus and their tendons
    • Inferiorly = borders of gastronemious
    • Laterally = lateral head of gastronemus
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4 compartments of ey

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  • Anterior
    • Lateral
    • Deep posterior
    • Superficial posterior
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3 superior muscles of the leg

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Gastronemius
Soleus
Plantaris

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Gastronemius

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• Gastronemius (most superifical in postrior compartment )
○ Large muscle with 2 heads lateral and medial that join to form calcaneal tendon
○ More prominent in more vigours movement

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Plantaris

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• Plantaris muscle – small muscle with long thin tendon, minimal movement, used in proprioception and balance in leg

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Calcaneal tendon

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• Calcaneal tendon (achilies tendon) lateral and medial head of gastronemius and head of soleus muscle join together to form this

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4 Deep posterior muscles of leg

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  • Tibialis posterior muscle – plantar flex foot or ankle
    • Flexor hallucis longus (lateral) - flex the big toe
    • Flexor digituorum longus (medially) - flex other 4 toes (digits)
    • Popliteus – posterior aspect of knee (minor role in knee flexion)
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Tibialis posterior muscle

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• Tibialis posterior muscle – plantar flex foot or ankle

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Flexor hallucis longus (lateral)

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• Flexor hallucis longus (lateral) - flex the big toe

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Flexor digituorum longus (medially)

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• Flexor digituorum longus (medially) - flex other 4 toes (digits)

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Popliteus

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• Popliteus – posterior aspect of knee (minor role in knee flexion)

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Locking mechanism of the knee

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  • In full extension knee is ‘locked’
    • Due to medial rotation of fibia on top tibia – tightens tendon on knee
    • Allows you to stand up straight with a while without quadriceps getting tired
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Unlocking mechanism of the knee

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  • During flexion popliteus contracts, rotating tibia laterally, ‘unlocking knee’
    • Allows flexion
    • Main role of popliteus
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Nerves of knee and posterior reg

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• Sciatic nerve splits into
○ Tibial nerve and common fibular nerve (common peroneal nerve)
○ Tibial nerve passes through popliteal fossa as most superfiical structure – gives medial sural cutaneous nerve in leg and in the foot it gives medial plantar nerve and lateral plantar nerve
○ common fibular nerve (common peroneal nerve) - spiral round fibia supply anterior portion of leg, but gives of sural communicating branch which joins with medial cutaneous nerve to give sural nerve that supplie lateral aspect of foot

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Arteries of knee and postreior leg

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  • Femoral artery emmerges from adductor hiatus becomes popliteal artery
    • Popliteal artery passes through popliteal fossa
    • Gives an anterior tibial branch
    • Splits into posterior tibial artery and fibular (peroneal) artery
    • Posterior artery splits into medial plantar and lateral plantar nerves in the foot
    • Fibular (peroneal) artery suplies medial aspect of foot

Periarticular genicular anastomosis -

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Veins of the knee and posterior leg

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  • Small saphenous vein – postrior and superficial on calf of posterior leg,
    • Same as arteries and valves
    • Fibial peroneal veins
    • Popliteal vein through popliteal fossa

Arteries run alongside veins

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3 types of traumatic injures of the knee

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  • Fractures
  • Dislocation
  • Soft tissue injuries
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Fractures

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  • Femoral shaft fracture
  • Distal femoral fractures/IA fractures
  • Proximal tibial fractures/Tibiaplateau fractures/Tibial spine fractures
  • Patella fracture
  • Osteochondral defects
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Dislocations

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  • Knee dislocations

* Patella dislocations

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Soft tissue injuries

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  • Meniscus injuries
  • Collateral ligament injuries
  • Cruciate ligament injuries
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Cortical bone

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Cortical bone : withstand compression and shearing forces > tension forces

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Physical factors in fractures

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Caused by Tension failure (pulled/twisted apart) majority of fractures.
= explosive tension of failure on the convex side and if extends across the entire bone: transverse or oblique fracture

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Pediatric fractures

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  • “Green stick # fractures ” - bone will bend but not break

* NIA – twisting in young child avulsion fracture (tendon to bone) – can be seen in child abuse

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Compression fracture

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Impacts spongiosa in cancellous bone
• Spongiosa = easier to crush = compression forces crush fracture = compression fracture = impaction
- seen in vertebral body

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Buckle fracture

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Pediatric - eg.greenstick fracture
• “Buckle” fracture = buckle or impaction of the cortex surrounding the cancellous bone (“torus” fracture) (“tori” Latin for swelling)

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6 categories in the description of fracture.

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Site
Extent
Configuration
Relationship of fracture fragments to each other
Relationship of fracture fragments to external environment
Complicated or uncomplicated

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Site - fracture

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• Which site of bone is broken 
		○ Diaphyseal 
		○ Metaphyseal 
		○ Epiphyseal or intra-articular 
		○ Fracture dislocation
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Extent - fracture

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  • Complete

* Incomplete: hairline, buckle and greenstick

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Configuration - shape of fracture

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  • Transverse
    • Oblique
    • Spiral
    • Communited: more than one fracture line = more than 2 fragments (high energetic traumas)
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Relationship of fracture fragments to each other

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• Undisplaced
• Displaced: (relation to muscle pull on the fragments)
○ Translated = 2 fragments shifted, not full contact
○ Angulated = angle between proximal and distal fragment
○ Rotated = twisted
○ Distracted = space between 2 bones as muscles pull away
○ Overriding = overlapping
○ Impacted

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Relationship of fracture fragments to external environment (skin and soft tissues)

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  • Closed = bone is not exposed

* Open (Gustillo classification- describe extent of open fracture) = bone is exposed

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Complicated or uncomplicated

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  • Complicated = nerve or blood vessel damage

* Uncomplicated

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3 incomplete fractures

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hairline, buckle and greenstick

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Tibia plateau fracture

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= left proximal tibia Intra-articular fracture with lateral and posterior displacement, communited

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Mid-shaft femoral fracture

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= Complete closed mid-shaft femoral fracture, short oblique, 90% translated and 30 degrees of angulation (apex lateral)

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Fracture classification

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—> fractures through tibular joints are more complex

Tibeau plateau fractures are classified based on Schatzker tibia plateau classification

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Musculature and fractures

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Fragments will displace based on actions of the muscles

—> musculature acts as a deforming force after fracture

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Proximal fragment

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-abducted
• gluteus medius and minimus
• abduct as they insert on greater trochanter
-flexed
• iliopsoas flexes fragment as it inserts on lesser trochanter

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Distal segment

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varus
• adductors inserting on medial aspect of distal femur
-extension
• gastrocnemius attaches on distal aspect of posterior femur

81
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Diagnosis of traumatic knee injuries

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  • History – mechanism of injury
  • Examination:
  • Inspection, skin (open/closed)
  • Palpation – check for vascular compromise
  • Associated injuries (neurovascular, compartmentΣ - compartment syndrome)
  • Diagnostic imaging (Immobilization of patient to minimise pain!)
  • X-rays (entire length of the bone) AP +LAT/Oblique
  • CT/MRI
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3 patella injuries

A
  • Fracture
  • Dislocation
  • Peripatellar bursitis
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Fracture of the patella

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  • 1% bony injuries
    • direct hit/ interruption of extensor mechanism
    • Straight leg raise test = patient can’t raise their leg up
    • Description of fracture
    • treatment = R/ Closed/open reduction internal fixation
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3 things that Dislocation of the patella causes

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  • Traumatic
  • Congenital = abnormal structures round the knee cap
  • Hypermobility= marfans, down syndrome related disease
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Multifactorial biomechanical cause of dislocation Stabilizers:

3 kinds

A
  1. Muscles (most important is medial vestus)
  2. Bony(rotation/malalignment/articular surface)
  3. ligaments – medial patella femoral ligament
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Q angle and patella

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  • Bigger q angle = more forces on kneecap to be dislocated

* 2 lines anterior superior iliac spine to midpoint of patella and midpoint of patella to tibial tubercal

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Traumatic dislocation of the patella

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  • High incidence of associated injuries (20%) : Imaging
  • High recurrence rate (50%)

Complete dislocation – no contact between patella and trochlear groove

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3 types of Soft tissue injury of the knee

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  • Valgus/varus stress: Collateral ligaments damaged (knocked knee)
  • Anterior/posterior stress: Cruciate ligaments affected (some rotation needed for them to be fully pulled)
  • Rotation disturbance + stress/axial loading: meniscal injury (+/- ACL)
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Collateral ligaments -2

A

Medial collateral ligament

Lateral collateral ligament

90
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• Valgus/varus stress: Collateral ligaments damaged

A
  • Pain, decreased ROM(limited extension and deep flexion), swelling/hemarthrosis
  • treatment = Conservative R/ RICE; hinged brace, PT (physiotherapy) to stabalise knee
  • Stieda-Pelligrini syndrome – bony abnormality, calcification of insertion
  • LCL more instability problems – when repturred need orthopeodic referal and management
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Soft tissue injury of the knee- Anterior Cruciate ligament injury (ACL injury)

Epidemiology

A
  • Non-contact injury (stance leg (F); kicking leg (M))/contact injury
  • Associated with (lateral) meniscus injury (≈ 50%)
  • Female > male (multifactorial) - more common in female than male due to hormones
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Mechanism of ACL injury:

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  • Deceleration, single leg stance = athlete stands on one leg
  • hip ADD + IR
  • Knee in slight flexion
  • Tibial torsion
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ACL injury treatment

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  • Conservative (if person isn’t too physical): Lifestyle adjustments Physiotherapy
  • Operative (more athletic patient): ACL reconstruction Autograft/ (patient own tendon)allograft (donor tendon) post-op rehabilitation program
  • Long-term complication: OA osteoarthritis , knees will never be the same
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Posterior cruciate ligament injury

Diagnosis

A
  • Sag sign = tibia falls distal towards femur, divot on lateral aspect of knee
    • Posterior drawer test = bring knee forward instead of backward
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Meniscal injury

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  • miniscus = Fibrocartilage structur, half moon shape
  • Protection/mechanical role
  • Medial tears > lateral tears (ACL)
  • Degenerative tears (PH-MM posterior horn of medial miniscus more often involved)
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Q

Meniscal injury

Symptoms

A
  • Pain joint line,
    • locking,
    • swelling(rare)
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Meniscal injury - treatment

A

TREATMENT = PT (physiotherapy) versus Surgery
• Surgey depends on injury – partial resectioniong or suturing surgery

A’scopic partial resection or suturing Discoid meniscus (development derranged in embryogenesis, central part of miniscus did not disolve to give moon shape)
• Normal, incomplete, complete miniscus (complee miniscus has no moon shape)

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Discoidd meniscus

A
  • No half moon shape

* Complete miniscus

99
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4 common knee problems

A
  • Septic arthritis
  • Inflammatory arthritis (rheumatologic, haemophilic, metabolic disease)
  • Osteoarthritis
  • Overuse injuries:
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Overuse injuries - examples

A
  • (Tendinopathies)
    • (Osteochondritis dissecans or osteochondral defects)
    • Apophysitis (Osgood-Schlatter disease, Sinding-Larson-Johansson)
    • Peri-patellar bursitis
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Septic arthritis - treatment

A

Deal with urgently
• Joint aspiration – to identify causative bacteria
• and (a’scopic) wash-out
• IV AB – intravenous antibiotics
• urgent treatment < septic shock, joint damage

102
Q

Prepatellar bursitis

A
  • Inflammation of bursa, infront of patella = it is a fluid filled pocket protecting rubbing against bone
    • Inflammed when there is constant load on bursa
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Prepatellar bursitis - treatment

A

• Rest, compression NSAID avoid causing activity surgical resection(rare)

104
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Rheumatoid arthritis

Inflammatory disease

A

– Systemic Autoimmune disease
– Genetic predisposed
– Most common form of inflammatory arthritis – 3% women – 1% men
––> Auto-immune response attacks soft tissue > cartilage > bone (destructive)
– Tenosynovitis (inflammation of tendon and tendon sheaths), synovitis, joint subluxation(destruction of joints)

105
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Rheumatoid arthritis - treatment

Inflammatory disease

A

– Medication to balance decrease inflammation
• Removal swollen soft tissue with surgery
• Total Knee Replacement

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Osteoarthritis – degernative arthritis

Inflammatory disease

A

= progressive loss of articular cartilage due to
– Traumatic injuries
– Work load/repetitive bending and extending
– Obesity
– Mechanical malalignment

Clinical:
Limited ADL/ROM
Pain at rest and at night
Swelling and stiffness – localized on the joint

107
Q

Osgood-Schlätter disease

A
  • Irregularity at tubular tuberosity

* Rest, ice, no stretching assess sports schedule and adjust self-limiting disease

108
Q

Rice

A

RICE – rest ice compression elevation

109
Q

Structures of pes anserinus

A

Tendon of sartorious
Gracilis
Semitendinosous muscles

110
Q

Patellar tap

A

If knee effusion is present, kneecap will move down and tap bone beneath

111
Q

Unhappy triad of injuries

A

Medial collateral ligament
Anterior cruciate ligament
Medial meniscus

112
Q

Medial meniscus is most commonly torn because

A

It is attached to the medial collateral ligament

113
Q

Meniscal tears heal poorly due to

A

Limited blood supply to meniscus

114
Q

Simmond’s test

A

→ absence of foot plantarflexion on calf compression

Test for evaluating achilles tendon rupture

115
Q

Common masses in popliteal fossa

A

Meniscal cyst
Synovial cyst
Ganglionic cyst

116
Q

Baker ‘s / popliteal cyst

A

Fluid filled swelling at the back of the knee

117
Q

Housemaids knee - suprapatellar bursitis

A

Inflammation of bursa in front of the knee

118
Q

Clergyman’s knee - suprapatellar bursitis

A

Irritation/inflammation of the bursa

119
Q

Infected suprapatellar bursitis

A

Sepsis

120
Q

Palpation worksheet D

A