Joints and ligaments Flashcards
What are the joints of the lower limb
Hip joint
Knee joint
Ankle joint
Joints of the foot
What are the things that we should know about every joint
Bones
Types
Ligaments
Movements
Hip joint type
Synovial ball and socket
Bones of hip joint
Acetbulum (Hip) Femoral head (Femur)
Hip joint ligaments
Acetabular labrum Ligament of head of femur Ischiofemoral (Posterior) Iliofemoral (Anterior) Pubofemoral (Anterior)
Hip joint movements
Flexion Extension Abduction Addiction Media rotation Lateral rotation
Knee joint bones
Femur
Patella
Tibia
Knee joint type
Complex joint :
Sinovial modified hinge between tibial and femural condyles
Sinovial plane between patella and pattelar surface of femur
Types of knee ligaments
Extracapsular
Intracapsular
Extracapsular Ligaments of knee joint
Ligamentum patellae
Lateral collateral ligament
Medial collateral ligament
Oblique popliteal ligament
Intracapsular ligaments of knee joint
Anterior cruciate ligament
Posterior cruciate ligament
Knee joint bursae
Anterior : Suprapatellar Prepatellar Superficial infrapatellar Deep infrapattelar
Posterior
Which of the medial and lateral minisci of the tibia are liable to injury
Medial meniscus
Movements of knee joint
Flection
Extension
Lateral rotation
Media rotation
How to lock knee joint
Full extension and media rotation
Factors maintaining stability of knee joint
Tone of the strong muscles acting on it
Strength of the ligaments
Menisci
Iliotibial tract
What is the type of the ankle joint
Sinovial hinge joint
Bones of the ankle joint
Tibia
Fibula
Talus
Lateral Ligaments of the ankle joint
Posterior talofibular ligament
Anterior talofibular ligament
Calcaneofibular ligament
Medial ligaments of the ankle joint
Anterior tibiotalar
Posterior tibiotalar
Tibionavicular
Tibiocalcaneal
Movement of The ankle joint
Dorsi-flexion / extension
Planter-flexion
Joints of the foot
Subtalar joint
Mid tarsal joint
Others
Type of joints of the foot
All are plane except :
Interphalangeal joints
Metatarsophalengeal joints
Head of talus and navicular
Type of interphalengeal joints
Synovial hinge
Type of metatarsophalangeal joints
Synovial elipsoid
Type of head of talus and navicular joint
Synovial ball and socket
Movements of the foot joints
Inversion
Eversion
Ligaments of the foot
Planter calcaneonavicular
