5] Posterolateral Corner and 6] Articular Cartilage Injuries Flashcards
6 deep layers of PLC
FCL Arcuate lig PFL FFL (fabulous fib lig) Popliteus muscle and tendon Joint capsule
Attachment of Fibular collateral lig
Proximal femoral condyle to styloid
Force to failure for FCL
750 N
Attachments of popliteofibular lig
83 deg to popliteus to styloid
Force to failure for PFL
400 N
Attachments of popliteus
Lateral femur to medial tibia
Attachments of arcuate lig
Lateral capsule to posterior fibular head
Main cause of injury to PLC
Trauma
MOI (3) for PLC
Hyper extension
Hyperext with varus or ER
Hyperext with ER and knee flexed
What do plain films show for PLC
Wide joint spaces
Arcuate Fx
Gerry tubercle avulsion Fx
Second Fx
Best imaging view for PLC
MRI: coronal oblique T2
Acute complaints for PLC
Lateral knee pain
Peroneal nerve injury
Chronic complaints for PLC
Med/lat/post knee pain
Unstable
Neuro Sx
Functional limitations
5 instability tests for PLC
Posterolateral drawer Dial test (tibial ER) ER recurvatum Reverse pivot shift test Varus at 0 and 30
Grade 1 PLC
Minimal tearing with no weird joint motion
Grade 2 PLC
Partial tear with slight-mod abnormal joint motion
Grade 3 PLC
Rupture with marked abnormal joint motion
Protected phase of non op txt
Immobilized for 2-3 weeks in hinged branch
WBAT gait training
Therex
Relative contraindications for protected phase
Control varus and tibial ER moments
Indications for surgery for PLC
Grade 3 sprain
Combined injury
Athlete
Post op rehab protective phase
Weeks 0-6
Protected WB locked in full ext with brace
30-110 deg
Isometric quad sets