knee

Question 1

Femur

Answer 1

Thighbone, longest and strongest

Question 2

Fibula

Answer 2

lateral bone in lower leg between knee and ankle, smaller than Tibia and parallel to it

Question 3

Tibia

Answer 3

Larger bone in lower leg, parallel to Fibula, connects knee to ankle

Question 4

Patella

Answer 4

kneecap

Question 5

Sesamoid

Answer 5

The kneecap is a sesamoid bone, think sesame seed (a small bone commonly found embedded within a muscle or tendon near joint surfaces)

Question 6

MCL

Answer 6

Medial collateral ligament, helps stabalize medial side of knee, MOI is direct blow to outside of the knee

Question 7

LCL

Answer 7

Lateral collateral ligament, helps stabalize the lateral aspect of the knee, stabalizes the femur and fibula, MOI is blow to inside of the knee

Question 8

ACL

Answer 8

Anterior cruciate ligament, stabilizes tibia and femur, stops tibia from moving forward against femur, moi is cut and plant movement

Question 9

PCL

Answer 9

Posterior cruciate ligament, stabilizes femur and tibia, keeps tibia from moving backwards, MOI is Hyperextension.

Question 10

Quadricep muscles

Answer 10

Front of the thigh, above knee and below hip, one of the knee tendons

Question 11

Hamstring Muscles

Answer 11

Posterior compartment of the thigh, helps with bending the knee

Question 12

Subluxation

Answer 12

Partial dislocation, moves past the normal location of where the bone is supposed to be but not completely out of place

Question 13

Dislocation

Answer 13

Bone popping completely out of where it is supposed to be. Separation of two bones where they meet at a joint

Question 14

Dashboard injury

Answer 14

knee injury that is usually caused by a traumatic or impactful incident, typically car crashes, think knee crashing into the dashboard.

Question 15

Meniscus

Answer 15

C shaped cushion between tibia and femur, a tear is a forceful twist or rotation of the knee.

Question 16

Valgus

Answer 16

When the knees go inward, knock kneed

Question 17

Varus

Answer 17

When the knees go outward, bowlegged.

Question 18

Osgood - Schlatter’s Disease

Answer 18

An overuse condition or injury of the knee that causes a painful bump and swelling on the shinbone below the knee.