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What vein is commonly used for coronary arterial bypass

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Great saphenous vein

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What are the boundaries of the anterior compartment

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Lateral surface of tibia
Interosseous membrane
Medial surface of fibula
Anterior inter muscular septum

The superior and Y shaped inferior extensors retinacula hold the tendons in place

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What divided the posterior compartment of the leg

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Transverse intermuscular septum

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What makes up the lateral compartment of the leg

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Anterior and posterior inter muscular septum
Ends at the superior Fibular retinaculum

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What are the superolateral boundaries of the popliteal fossa

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Biceps femoris m

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What are the superomedial boundaries for the popliteal fossa

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Semimembranosus m (semitendinosus m)

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What are the inferomedial boundaries of the popliteal fossa

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Medial head of gastroc

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What are the inferolateral boundaries of the popliteal fossa

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Lateral head of gastroc

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What makes up the roof of the popliteal fossa

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Skin and deep fascia

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What are the deep superior boundaries of the popliteal fossa

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Supracondylar lines of femur and popliteal surface of femur SUPERIORLY

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What are the deep inferior borders of the popliteal fossa

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Soleal line of tibia

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What contents are in the popliteal fossa

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Small saphenous v
Popliteal a and v
Tibial n
Common Fibular n
Posterior cutaneous n. To thigh
Lymph nodes
Vessels
Fat

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What does the femoral artery change names to as it passes through the adductor hiatus

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Popliteal artery

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What are the five branches the popliteal artery gives off

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Superomedial genicular a
Superolateral genocular a
Middle genicular a
Inferomedial genicular a
Inferolateral genicular a

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At the inferior border of the poplitius muscle, the popliteal artery splits into what?

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Anterior Tibial a
Posterior tibial a (has a branch of Fibular artery )

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What compartment does the anterior tibial artery supply

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The anterior compartment

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The anterior tibial artery name changes distal to the inferiormextensor retinaculum to what?

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Dorsalis pedis arteryc

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The posterior tibial artery supplies what compartment

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Posterior

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The posterior tibial a changes name distal to the flexor retinaculum and divides into what

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Medial and lateral plantar a

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The Fibular artery supplies muscles of what compartment

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Posterior and lateral via perforating branches

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At the superior margin of the popliteal fossa, the sciatic nerve divides into what

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Tibial n
Common Fibular n

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The tibial nerve gives off what cutaneous branch

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Medial Sural cutaneous n

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The Fibular nerve gives off what cutaneous branch

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Lateral Sural cutaneous n

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What does the tibial nerve bifurcate into distal to the flexor retinaculum

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Medial and lateral plantar n

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What does the Sural nerve inner bate
Skin on the lateral side of the leg and ankle
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When the common Fibular n winds around the neck of the fibula it dived in to what two nerves
Superficial Fibular n Deep fibular n
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The superficial Fibular n supplies what
Muscles of lateral compartment Skin on the distal third of the anterior surface of the leg and the majority of the dorsum of foot
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The deep Fibular n supplies what
Anterior muscles of leg,dorsum of foot, and a small area of skim between toes 1 and 2
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What muscles are in the anterior compartment
Tib Ant EHL EDL Fib Tert
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What muscles are in the lateral compartment of the leg
Fib Longus Fib brevis
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Why is the Fibular Longus tendon important in gait?
In toe off phase of walking or running it fixes the medial surface of the foot to the ground and prevents IV injuries
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The inferior Fibular retinaculum is continuous with what
Inferior extensor retinaculum
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T/f the superior Fibular retinaculum is continuous with the inferior extensor retinaculum
FALSE: only the inferior retinaculum are continuous
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What nerve is typically injured that causes drop foot and loss of DF
Common Fibular N
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What is the posterior compartment divided into?
Superficial and deep compartments
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What is in the superficial posterior compartment of the leg
Gastroc ( m and l) Soleus Plantaris Tibial n Fibular a Posterior tibial a
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What muscle of the tricep Surae doesn’t flex the knee and why
Soleus muscle bc doesn’t cross knee joint
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What is the main action for Plantaris m
Proprioception
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What nerve root is the calcaneal tendon reflex
S1
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What makes up the deep layer of the posterior compartment
Tib post FDL FHL Popliteus Tibial N Fibular A Posterior tibial A
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What is the blood supply of the anterior compartment of the leg
Anterior tibial a Deep Fibular n
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What runs I’m the lateral compartment
No artery No vein Superficial Fibular n
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What runs in the deep posterior compartment
Posterior tibial artery and vein Tibial n
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What is placed lateraloy in the deep posterior compartment of the leg
Fibular artery and vein No nerve accompanying them
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What nerve and vein run posterior and superficial (lateral)
Small saphenous v Sural n
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What nerve and vein runs medial
Great saphenous v Saphenous n
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What type of joint is the knee
Hinge synovial with gliding and rolling
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What epicondyle is larger the medial or lateral
Medial
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What do the medial and lateral epicomdyle provide attachment sites for
MCL LCL
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What is convex on the tibial plateaus ( medial or lateral)
Lateral
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What is concave on the tibial plateau ( medial or lateral )
Medial
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the intercondylar area contains two tubercles that provide attachment sites for what
Menisci and cruciate ligaments
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Is the knee most stable in flexion or extension
Extension
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What type of bone is the patella
Sesmoid bone
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How many facets does the patella have
7
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What are the facets of the patella
Superior medial Superior lateral Inferiormedial Inferior lateral Middle medial Middle lateral Odd facet
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What is the Suprapatellar bursa continuous with
The joint space
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What is important about the suprapatella bursa being continuous w the joint space
Because it can cause infection to spread
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What is them main job for the prepayellar and superficial infrapatellar bursae
To allow skin ti move freely around the knee as it bends
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What is the prepatellar bursae also known as
Housemaids knee, from trauma w out using knee protection
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What does the infrapatellar fat pad separate
Deep infrapatellar bursa from joint space
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What are the five ligaments that are extra capsular and extra synovial
MCL LCL patellar lig Arcuate popliteal lig Oblique popliteal l
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Are the cruiciate ligaments infra or extra synovial
Extra synovial bc they don’t touch the synovial fluid
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T/f; the meniscus are intracapsular and intra synovial
True
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What retinaculum is continuous of aponeuroses from the vastus medial and lateralis m?
Medial and lateral patellar retinacula
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What nerve roots is the patella DTR
L2-L4
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What ligament is continuous with the semimembrsnousus tendon?
“Some men overproduce” Oblique popliteal ligament
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What ligament is continuous with biceps femoris, and passes over the popliteus m?
B*tches f*ck always Arcuate popliteal ligament
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What is the fabella
A small sesmoid bone on the lateral head of gastroc
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Does the Mcl resists Valgus or varus
Valgus
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Where does the Mcl run
Medial femoral condole to medial tibial condyle Attaches to medial meniscus
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When is the Mcl taut
In full extension and tibia ER
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Does the Lcl resist Valgus or vaurs
Varus
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Where does the Lcl run
Lateral femoral condyle to the Fibular head
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Does the Lcl have anything attachments to the meniscus
NO
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When is the LCL taut
In full extension and IR
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What muscle tendon does the LCL split as it runs to the Fibular head
The bicep femoris tendon
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How does the ACL run
APLS anteromedial to posterior lateral and superior
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How does the pcl run
PAMS Anterior medial and supererior
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What does the acl and pcl limit ?
Anterior and posterior translation of the tibia on femur
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Is the posterior meniscofemorsl ligament intra or extra capsular
Intracapsular
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What menisci is shaped like an C
Medial meniscus
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What meniscus is shaped like an O
Lateral meniscus
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What is the unhappy triad
Acl tear Mcl tear Medial meniscal injury
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What are the pes answerine muscles
Sartorius Gracillis Semitendinosis
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What muscle tendon passes deep to the LCL on its way to the lateral condyle of the femur
The politeus muscle

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