Knee Flashcards
normal knee flexion aaos
10-0-135
two joints at knee
patellofemoral, tibiofemoral
aaos extension of knee
135-0-10
resting position of tibiofemoral joint
25 degrees flexion
closed pack position of tibfem joint
full ext/lat rotation
best knee questionnaire for all LE conditions… especially for THA and TKA
LE functional scale
clicking usually correlates to
meniscus
> 55 year old, tenderness head of fibula, patella tenderness, inability to flex knee to 90, unable to walk four normal steps
ottawa knee rules
snapping could indicate
synovial plica, tendon over bone
decision rules where age younger than 12 or older than 50, blunt trauma,
pittsburgh decision rules
grating could indicate
chondromalacia, oa, osteochondritis
tearing could be
muscle/ligament
catching could be
meniscal tear, subluxing patella
popping
acl, meniscal tear, muscle
tingling could be
nerve, circulatory
hyperesthesia could be
nerve
warmth could be
inflammation
common cause of pain going up stairs
anterior horns of menisci
common cause of pain going down stairs
posterior horns of menisci
patellar tendonitis will not have pain during
PROM knee extension
patellar problem from repeated friction, a direct blow, or repetitive trauma
prepatellar bursitis
prepatellar bursitis has the inability to blank
kneel
moi of this injury is valgus or varus force applied to flexed knee
meniscal
meniscal tear can be described by effusion, locking, click, catching, or blank
giving away
sudden cut/deceleration, rotation motion with varus or valgus, and hyperextension are all MOI for blank
acl
complete tear is usually blank after inflammatory stage
painless