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Knee Flashcards

1
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What is the light blue line?

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Lateral Femoral Condyle

•Usually projects more proximally and is smaller

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2
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What is the yellow line?

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Medial Femoral Condyle

•Usually is larger and is projected more distally

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3
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what is the yellow line?

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Cortex – thickest at the diaphysis, but thins out near the metaphysis at the epicondyles

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4
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What is the dark blue lines?

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Epicondyles (med. & lat.)

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5
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what is the light blue lines?

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Femoral Condyles (med. & lat.)

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6
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What are the yellow lines?

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Supracondylar Ridge/Line (med. & lat.)

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7
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What is the light blue line?

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Adductor Tubercle

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8
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What is the red line?

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Popliteal Groove – where popliteal tendon passes

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9
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What is the dark blue line?

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Intercondylar Notch

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10
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What is the green line?

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Medial Femoral Condyle

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11
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What is the orange line?

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Lateral Femoral Condyle

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12
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What is the top yellow dotted line?

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Femoral Physeal Scar

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13
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What is the bottom yellow dotted line?

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Tibial Physeal Scar

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14
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What is the white dotted line?

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Intercondylar Fossa

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15
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What is the red line?

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Intercondylar Notch

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16
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What is the white line?

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Popliteal Surface of the Femur

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17
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What is the blue dotted lines?

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Ludloff’s Spot – area of lucency in condyles

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18
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What is the red line?

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Intercondylar Notch/Groove

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19
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What is the yellow line?

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Patellar Surface of the Femur

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20
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What is the red dotted line?

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patella

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21
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What is the yellow line?

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Medial Intercondylar Spine/Eminence

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22
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What is the orange line?

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Lateral Intercondylar Spine/Eminence

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23
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What is the dark blue line?

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Lateral Tibial Condyle

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24
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What is the white dotted line?

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Tibial Physeal Scar/Line

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25
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What is the light blue line?

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Medial Tibial Condyle

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26
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What is the dark blue line?

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Superior Pole (Base) of the Patella

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27
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What is the solid white line?

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Dorsal / posterior ridge

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28
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What is the green line?

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Inferior Pole (Apex) of the Patella

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29
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What is the light blue line?

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Medial Intercondylar Spine/Eminence

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30
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What is the yellow line?

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Lateral Intercondylar Spine/Eminence – is usually larger and more anteriorly located

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31
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What is the dotted white line?

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Tibial Physeal Scar/Line

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32
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What is the red line?

A

Tibial Tuberosity

33
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What is the light orange line?

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Anterior Margin of the Lateral Tibial Condyle

34
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What is the brown line?

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Posterior Margin of Lateral Tibial Condyle

35
Q

What is the red line?

A

Lateral Tibial Plateau

36
Q

What is the light blue line?

A

Anterior Margin of the Medial Tibial Condyle

37
Q

What is the dark blue line?

A

Posterior Margin of Lateral Tibial Condyle

38
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What is the yellow line?

A

Medial Tibial Plateau

39
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What is the yellow line?

A

Styloid Process of the proximal fibula

40
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What is the green area?

A

Articular Facet of proximal fibula

41
Q

What is the white dotted line?

A

Fibular Head

42
Q

What is the red line?

A

Fibular Neck

43
Q

What is the light blue dotted line?

A

Interosseous Crest of the Fibula

44
Q

What is the orange dotted line?

A

Interosseous Crest of the Tibia

45
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What is the dark blue line?

A

Ludloff’s Spot

46
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What is the light blue line?

A

Anterior Margin of the Tibial Condyle

47
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What is the red line?

A

Tibial Plateau

48
Q

What is the yellow line?

A

Posterior Margin of the Tibial Condyle

49
Q

What is the light blue line?

A

Styloid Process of the proximal fibula

50
Q

What is the yellow line?

A

Articular Facet of the proximal fibula

51
Q

What is the blue line?

A

Fibular Head

52
Q

What are the red lines?

A

fibular neck

53
Q

What view is this?

A

Tangential (Sunrise) Patella

54
Q

What is the red?

A

Medial Facet of the Patella

55
Q

What is the light blue?

A

Medial Femoral Condyle

56
Q

What is the green?

A

Intercondylar Notch

57
Q

What is the yellow?

A

Lateral Facet of the Patella

•The lateral facet has a less steep angle, therefore being the most common direction of patellar dislocation

58
Q

What is the dark blue?

A

Lateral Femoral Condyle

59
Q

What is the white dotted line?

A

Popliteal Groove

60
Q

What is between the dark blue lines?

A

Lateral Tibiofemoral Articulation

61
Q

What is between the red lines?

A

Medial Tibiofemoral Articulation

62
Q

What is between the green lines?

A

Proximal Tibiofibular Articulation

63
Q

What is between the red lines?

A

Patellofemoral Articulation

64
Q

What is between the blue lines?

A

Tibiofemoral Articulation

65
Q

What is between the green line?

A

Proximal Tibiofibular Articulation

66
Q

What is the blue?

A

Lateral Patellofemoral Articulation

67
Q

What is the red?

A

Medial Patellofemoral Articulation

68
Q

What is the light blue dotted lines?

A

Quadriceps Tendon

69
Q

What is red dotted line?

A

Hamstring Fat Plane

70
Q

What is the dark blue dotted line?

A

Gastrocnemius Fat Plane

71
Q

What is the yellow dotted lines?

A

Patellar Ligament (Infrapatellar Tendon)

72
Q

White dotted line?

A

Posterior Fat Pad

73
Q

red circle?

A

Fabella – a sesamoid bone found in the lateral head of the gastrocnemius tendon

74
Q

light blue dotted line?

A

Infrapatellar Fat Pad (aka Hoffa’s Fat Pad)

75
Q

yellow dotted line?

A

Suprapatellar Fat Pad

76
Q

In lateral knee, which femoral condyle is more distal and larger?

A

medial

77
Q

In AP knee, which margin of the lateral tibial plateau is more proximal?

A

anterior, because the tibial plateau slopes inferiorly A to P

78
Q

Which articular facet of the patella has a more shallow angle relative to the coronal plane?

A

lateral (lateral condyle of femur is also smaller)

79
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Which articular facet of the patella has a steeper angle relative to the coronal plane?

A

medial (medial condyle of the femur is also bigger)

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