ACL Injury (Knee) Flashcards
ACL runs between
Tibial eminences to lateral wall of intercondylar notch of femur
ACL Blood Supply
Middle Geniculate Artery
ACL Innervation
Posterior Articulate Nerve
ACL Innervation Posterior Articular Nerve is a branch of
Tibial Nerve
ACL Function Primary
Primary Restraint to Ant translation of tibia relative to femur
ACL Function Secondary
restraint to tibial rotation and varus/valgus stress
ACL Tear Mechanism
Non Contact Pivot injury
ACL Tears more common in
Males
Which muscle involved in ACL Tear
Quadriceps
ACL Presentation (5)
Pop or Crack Immediate Swelling Haemarthrosis Can walk in straight line Deep Pain
ACL Tear may have effusion if
Recent injury
ACL Tear examination (3)
Anterior Draw
Lachmann Test
Pivot Shift
ACL Tear Investigations
X-Ray
MRI
ACL Tear may present with what type of Menisci Injury
Lateral
ACL Tear if there is a shear from chronic instability what type of Menisci Injury
Medial
What can an X-ray find with acl tear
Segond Fracture
What is a segond fracture in ACL tear
Avulsion fracture of Anterolat Ligament
ACL Tear Treatment
Foccused Quadricep Programme
ACL Reconstruction
What does an ACL Reconstruction operation need (3)
Partial Meniscectomy
Ligament Repair of Augmentation
Hamstring Graft
