Knee

Question 1

Tenderness to palpation is a valid tool for Dx

Answer 1

Hamstring muscle pain

Question 2

______ is a valid capsular pattern in the knee

Answer 2

Flexion> extension

Question 3

Whats better intrarater or interrupter? duh.

Answer 3

intrarater

Question 4

Alignment tests of knee

Answer 4

tibial torsion
Valgus varus
Patellar alignment

Question 5

Intra-articular swelling tests for knee

Answer 5

ballotment test

fluctuation test

Question 6

Ligament special tests of knee

Answer 6

Apleys distraction
Valgus/varus
anterior drawer
lachmans
slocums
Lateral pivot shift
Posterior drawer
Posterior sag
Anterior reduction

Question 7

Meniscus ST

Answer 7

mcmurrays
alleys
thessalys

Question 8

ITB special test

Answer 8

noble compression test

Question 9

What are serious conditions of the knee?

Answer 9

Traumatic and stress fractures
instability
tummor/osteochondritis dessicans
Postop DVT/infection

Question 10

What are ottowa knee rules for Xray referral?

Answer 10

pt>55 y/o
tenderness to patella or fib
can’t flex >90 deg
can’t WB 4 steps after injury

Question 11

What are insufficiency Fx?

how are they characterized?

Answer 11

fractures with normal stress to weak bone

insidious onset
swelling
point tenderness palpation

Question 12

Bone tissue death due to decreased blood supply

Answer 12

AVN/ Osteochondritis dessicans

Question 13

AVN/ Osteochondritis dessicans 2x as common in

Answer 13

females

Question 14

Bone tumor moree common in individuals

Answer 14

under 20 y/o

Question 15

What are some post op conditions?

Answer 15

sepsis
periprosthetic Fx
DVT

Question 16

Common Dx of knee

Answer 16

ligament laxity
Meniscal tears
OA
infrapatellar tendinopathy
ITB
Fx

Question 17

ligaments responsible for:
medial laxity
latera?
Posterior?

Answer 17

MCL
LCL
PCL

Question 18

What is based on movement of tibial plateau

Answer 18

Rotary instability

Question 19

Characteristics of Meniscal tears?

Answer 19

Jt. line tenderness
+thessaly
locking
Pain w/ OP of extension + end range flexion

Question 20

Characteristics of Knee OA

Answer 20

> 39 y/o
Morning stiffness
Bony enlargement

Question 21

Characteristics patella tendinopathy?

Answer 21

pain with HIIT/running
Pain at patellar tendon

Use eccentrics

Question 22

What is the ballotable patella?

Answer 22

Patella tap test to examine for edema/effusion

Question 23

What are the tibial femoral accessory motions??

Answer 23

Ant/post glide
Med/Lat gap
Med/lateral glide

Question 24

Test for patellofemoral conditins

Answer 24

Fairbanks apprehension test
Q angle
Clarkes sign (Paterllar Grind)

Question 25

Test for Plica

Answer 25

Hughston’s Plica test

Question 26

What is slocums test

Answer 26

Turn lateral/medial rotation and pull anteriorly

Look to see anteromedial and medial instability

Question 27

Lateral pivot shift test

Answer 27

Valgus stress test with medial rotation of tibia while flexing. For cruciate and rotary instability

Question 28

Thessaly test

Answer 28

Unilateral WB with med/lat rotation 3 times each way.

Question 29

Fairbanks test

Answer 29

Patellar instability

Question 30

Plica test

Answer 30

90/90 tibia IR glide patella medially and then flex/extend knee (catching plica)