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Knee Flashcards

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Femur

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Bone of the thigh
Longest bone in the body

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Femur - head

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Proximal extremity
Almost spherical
Articulates with acetabulum of the hip

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Femur - fovea

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A pit in the centre of the head
For ligaments that attach to the hip

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Femur - neck

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Constricted area below the head

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Femur - greater trochanter

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Expanded tuberosity from lateral aspect of the neck

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Femur - lesser trochanter

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Smaller tuberosity from medial aspect of the neck

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Femur - intertrochanteric crest

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Thick, rounded line
Joins the greater and lesser trochanters anteriorly

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Linea aspera

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Longitudinal ridge in the posterior aspect of the shaft
Provides a point of origin for lots of muscles

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Femur - lateral epicondyle

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Small bony projection on the lateral surface of the lateral femoral condyle

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Femur - medial epicondyle

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Projection from the medial surface of the medial femoral condyle

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Femur - lateral condyle

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Large articular prominence
Distal end of the shaft
Articulation with the lateral tibial condyle

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Femur - medial condyle

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Large, medial articular prominence
At distal end of the shaft
Articulation with the medial tibial condyle

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Femur - intercondylar fossa

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Deep notch separating the medial and lateral condyles posteriorly

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Femur - patellar surface

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Anterior part of the distal femoral articular surface that articulates with the posterior surface of the patella

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Tibial plateau - anterior and posterior cruciate ligaments

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Limit anterior and posterior movements and dislocation of the knee

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Tibial plateau - medial and lateral meniscus

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Crescent shape
Fibrocartilage
Supported by coronary ligament
Tethered in by transverse ligaments
Locate the distal head of the femur
Adding congruence

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Tibial plateau - articular cartilage

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On medial and lateral tibia condyle
Hyaline cartilage
Smooth
Friction-free movement

18
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Ligaments

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Anterior cruciate ligament
Posterior cruciate ligament
Lateral collateral ligament
Lateral collateral ligament

19
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Ligaments - fibular (lateral) collateral ligament

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Small ligament
Lateral epicondyle of femur to head of fibular
Prevent rocking and lateral movements and dislocation

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Ligaments - tibial (medial) collateral ligament

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Larger
Medial epicondyle of femur to medial tibia
Blends with joint capsule and edge of the medial meniscus - reinforces the joint
Prevent rocking and lateral movements and dislocation

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Bursa

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Between medial tibial collateral ligament and the hamstring muscles
Infrapatella, prepatella bursa - cushioning knee during kneeling, allow movement overlying skin
Suprapatella bursa - facilitates movement of quadriceps tendon over underlying structures

22
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Fat pad

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Infrapatellar fat pad - just behind the patella ligament, shock absorber, facilitates movement of patellar tendon relative to other structures

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Capsule

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Around anteriorly
Outer fibrous layer - not fully anteriorly
Area of oblique popliteal ligament and arcuate ligament - support the capsule in place
Medial and lateral patellar Retinaculum - support and forms an analogous structure to the fibrous joint capsule anteriorly

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Blood supply

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Genicular branches do the femoral and popliteal artery
Branches from popliteal and tibial artery
Branches form anastomoses

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Nerve supply

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Genicular nerve - sensory branches of obturator, tibial, common peroneal
Branched of obturator, femoral and sciatic nerves

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Knee flexors - semimembranosus

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O - ischial tuberosity
I - medial condyle of tibia
A - hip extension, aid flexion when semi-flexed medial

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Knee flexors - semitendinosus

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O - ischial tuberosity
I - pes anserine on medial aspect of upper tibial shaft
A - hip extension, aids knee flexion when semi-flexed medial rotation of knee

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Knee flexors - biceps femoris

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O - 2 heads, long head: ischial tuberosity, short head: linear aspera
I - head of fibular and lateral condyle of tibia
A - hip extension, aids knee flexion witch knee semi-flexed with lateral rotation of knee

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Knee flexors - gastrocnemius

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O - 2 heads, medial head: posterior aspect of medial femoral condyle and adductor tubercle, lateral head: outer aspect of lateral femoral condyle
I - tendonachilles, ridge on posterior calcaneum
A - plantar flexion of ankle, knee flexion

30
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Knee extensors - rectus femoris

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O - anterior inferior iliac spine
I - tibial tuberosity
A - knee extension

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Knee extensors - vastus medialis

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O - intertrochanteric line, linea aspera, medial supracondylar ridge
I - tibial tuberosity
A - knee extension

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Knee extensors - vastus lateralis

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O - intertrochanteric line, greater trochanter, lateral lip of gluteal tuberosity, upper 1/2 of lateral lip of linea aspera, adjacent fascia lata
I - ligamentum patellae on lateral side which attached to the tibial tuberosity
A - knee extension

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Knee extensors - vastus intermedius

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O - fibres from 2/3 of anterior and lateral aspects of the shaft of femur
I - ligamentum patellae which attach to tibial tuberosity
A - knee extension

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Knee medial rotators - semimembranosus

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O - ischial tuberosity
I - medial condyle of tibia
A - hip extension, aids flexion of knee, with knee semi-flexed medial rotation

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Knee medial rotators - semitendinosus

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O - ischial tuberosity
I - pes anserine on medial aspect of upper tibial shaft
A - hip extension, aids flexion of knee, with knee semi-flexed medial rotation

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Knee medial rotators - sartorius

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O - anterior superior iliac spine
I - pes anserine
A - flexion of hip and knee, medial rotation of tibia of femur

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Knee medial rotators - gracilis

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O - pubis
I - pes aspera
A - flexion if knee, with semi-flexed knee medial rotation, abduct the hip

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Knee medial rotators - popliteus

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O - lateral aspect of lateral femoral condyle
I - fibres give rise to the arcuate popliteal ligament
A - medial rotation, unlocks knee

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Knee lateral rotators - biceps femoris

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O - 2 heads, long head: ischial tuberosity, short head: linear aspera
I - head of fibular and lateral condyle of tibia
A - hip extension, aids knee flexion, with knee semi-flexed lateral rotation

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