Knee Flashcards
knee, closed pack pos.
full extension
during extension, tibia glides ____ on femur
anteriorly
during felxion, tibia glides_____ on femur
posteriorly
tibiofemoral joint is a con____ on con____
convex on concave
describe screw home mech.
> from 30-15 degrees of extension= ER of tibia w/ anterior glide
from 15-5 degrees of ext. =more ER less ant. glide
from 5-0 degrees of ext=pure ER, no glide
patellofemoral joint glides_____with flex and ____ with ext.
cuadally/inferior and medially with flexion, superiorly and laterally with extension
with moving into flexion, what parts of the patella contact the femur?
inferior (20 deg. flxn) –>medial (60 degrees)–>superior patella (90 degrees flxn)
when does the patella have most play (least contact with condyles) and least play (most contact with condyles)
most play= full extension
least play= 60-90 degrees flexion
common causes of anterior knee pain?
patellofemoral pain, quadriceps tendonitis, patellar tendonitis, patellar fat pad irritation (FPI)
causes of lateral knee pain?
LCL, lateral meniscus, IT band, spine referral?
causes of medial knee pain?
MCL, med. meniscus, pes anserine, bursitis, L3 referral, plica
posterior knee pain?
bakers cyst, PCL, hamstring strain, spine referral
diff. diagnose “locking” in the knee
meniscus flap caught= lacking 20-30 degrees of motion and its not so painful.
> loose bodies/ chondromalacia/ osteophytes= lacking last 5 degrees and will be SUPER PAINFUL
special tests for ACL
ant. drawer, lachmans (more sensitive)
how much should knee be bent for lachman’s
30 degrees
PCL sp. tests
posterior drawer, post. sag
should u do PCL or ACL tests first?
PCL, bc if PCL is the prob, u might get false positives on anterior drawer and ACL tests even though ACL is fine
LCL test?
varus test
MCL test?
valgus stress test
what angles do u test LCL and MCL at?
at 5-10 degrees and again at 30 degrees to take cruciates out of it
so if a valgus test is positive at 15 degrees, what does that mean?
it may either be the MCL or the ant/post. cruiciate ligaments.
If u then repeat the valgus test at 30 degrees and it is positive again, what does that mean?
that the cruciates are not involved and it really is most likely the MCL
tests for meniscus?
- Apley’s compression
- Apley’s distraction (collaterals)
- McMurrays
- single leg squat and rotate (Thessaly’s)
- toes in/out squatting
patello-femoral tracking tests
- apprehension test (knee at 20 degrees of flexion, go to glide patella laterally), watch for quad contraction and grimace
- critical test
- patellar tap test (for effusion)
how to measure knee ?
measure 2 cm above and below joint line to measure swelling
*measure 10 cm above and 20 cm above joint line for quad atrophy and measure 10 cm below for gastroc atrophy
involved leg must be ____% of uninvolved leg to go back to sport
90 %
back to sport tests for knee
one legged squat percentage leg press one leg balance one leg cycling one leg triple hop for distance one leg hop for distance timmed one leg hop on minitramp
femoral condyle injury- osteochondritis dessicans
focal injury to articular cartilage of femoral condyle or on back of patella
symps of femoral condyle injury
pain, swelling, catching, pain with palpation
how to treat osteochondritis dessicans
carticel transplant surgery, rehab
Bursitis in knee
overuse injury, bursa between tendon and bone or skin and tendon