Final Flashcards
Piriformis Syndrome
is an uncommon neuromuscular disorder that is caused when the piriformis muscle compresses the sciatic nerve. The piriformis muscle is a flat, band-like muscle located in the buttocks near the top of the hip joint
Scissor Gait
is a form of gait abnormality primarily associated with spastic cerebral palsy.
Q angle
- Q angle is the angle formed by a line drawn from the ASIS to central patella and a second line drawn from central patella to tibial tubercle;
- an increased Q angle is a risk factor for patellar subluxation;
- normally Q angle is 14 deg for males and 17 deg for females;
Tendelenburg Gait
is an abnormal gait (as with walking) caused by weakness of the abductor muscles of the lower limb, gluteus medius and gluteus minimus. People with a lesion of superior gluteal nerve have weakness of abducting the thigh at the hip.
Mortise
part of the distal tibia joining the talus bone to form an ankle joint
Antalgic gait
is a gait that develops as a way to avoid pain while walking (antalgic = anti- + alge, “against pain”). It is a form of gait abnormality where the stance phase of gait is abnormally shortened relative to the swing phase. It can be a good indication of pain with weight-bearing.[1]
Anterior compartment syndrome
the big muscle on the outside front of the lower leg becomes too big for the sheath that surrounds it causing pain.
Nucleus pulposus
inner core of intervertebral disc
Herrington rods
Historically, this rod was implanted along the spinal column to treat, among other conditions, a lateral or coronal-plane curvature of the spine, or scoliosis. Up to one million people had Harrington rods implanted for scoliosis between the early 1960s and the late 1990s. The Harrington rod eventually became obsolete as newer, more effective types of spinal instrumentation were developed
Decubitus ulcer
Bed sore
