Biomechanics Flashcards
Retroversion
Decrease in termed (Knees out)
Anteversion
Increase in termed (Knees in)
Coxa vara/Genu valga
Decrease in angle (knock knee)
Coxa Valga (Genu Vara)
Increase in angle (bow legged)
Passive insufficiency
Limited motion caused by an inactive, antagonistic muscle with insufficient length to permit complete ROM
Active Insufficiency
Diminished ability of a muscle to produce or maintain active tension
True synergy
The prevention of undesired movement at the joint caused by the contraction of a multi-joint muscle (making a fist, wrist extensors counteract wrist flexion)
Helper Synergy
2 muscles with common actives, but are also antagonistic to each other (ant. deltoid and post deltoid creating shoulder abduction)
Fixator or Stabilizer
Muscle which anchors, stabilizes or supports above of body segment to allow contraction by other, more distal muscles.
what causes genu recurvatum
Ligamentus laxity
weak quadriceps
tight achilles tendon
Cruciates are intracapsular BUT
extrasynovial
3 major bursa of the knee joint capsule
Suprapatellar
Subpopliteal
Subgrastrocnemius
ALL COMMUNICATE WITH EACH OTHER
Extracapsular Bursa consist of
Prepatellar
Infrapateller (deep, superficial)
DO NOT COMMUNICATE WITH EACH OTHER
Infrapatellar fat pad is strengthened by what
Intrapatellar fold which is located inside the intercondylar fossa
Infrapatellar Structures
Ligamentum patellar
Infrapatella fat pad
Infrapatellar synovial fold