Knee Flashcards
bakers cyst
Fluid build in semimem bursa.
Knee injuries
Miscal inj or cyst or discoid meniscus- medial bucket handle ACL and PCL Prox tib fib disloc Tendinitis or rupt Prepatellar bursitis- housemaid knee Infrapateller bursitis- clergymans knee Semimem bursa- bakers Patella disloc- us lat Osteonec Osteochondritis dessicans- pathol of artic cartil and subchondral bone (soften and sep, loose bodies) Osgood schlater teen boys- osteochondrosis of tibial tubercle due to stress from ext. patellofemoral pain synd- yng athletes
knee disloc
-assocs-
Often lig tear
Poplit tear inj
Comm fibular N inj
Tibia and femur fracs
-ant 30-50%- hyperext, us tears PCL, intimal A tear
post 25%- axial load to flexed knee eg car, high risk poplit A tear
Lat high risk fibular N inj
Medial and rotational rare
-dimple sign medial femoral condyle. Often spont reduce fast.
-check NV func. XR. MRI.
-mx- reduce and re exam NV, splint in 30 deg flex.
May req surgic reduc and ext fix
Lig reconstruc and repair
-complics- stiff, lax/instabil, comm fib N inj, vasc comprom.
Patellar frac
Direct impact or eccentric contrac
Largest BS at infer pole
Classif- non displ, transv, pole, vertic, marginal, osteochondral, comminuted.
Cant SLR
Ix- XR, MRI
Mx- immob in ext eg brace or cyclinder cast with full weight bear. ORIF with tension band. Partial or total patellectomy.
Complics- weakn, ant pain, loss or reduc, non union, osteonec, infec, stiffn.
OA
Prim- degen artic cartil and surfs no provoking fac
Sec- trauma, op, infec, malposit, mech instabil, osteochondritis dessicans.[
Mx- NSAID, quad strengthen, wl, steroid injec, TKR (15yr).