knee Flashcards
tibiofemoral joint type
modified hinge
tibiofemoral capsular pattern
flexion > extension
patellofemoral joint type
modified plane
3 functions of patella
inc efficiency of quads in last 30
dec friction of quads
bony shield for condyles
components of knee assessment
PC, HPC, PMH, SH, DH
most to least common types of knee pain
anterior
medial
lateral
posterior
components of knee subjective exam
PC (where pain)
SIN
how to ask SIN
pain 0-10
how much does it take to provoke pain / difficult to settle
quality of pain
mm type of pain
cramping, dull, aching
joint capsule type of pain
dull aching
nerve root type of pain
sharp shooting
nerve type of pain
sharp shooting lighting like
sympathetic nerve pain type
burning, pressure like, stinging, aching
bone pain type
deep nagging dull
fracture pain type
Sharp, severe, intolerable
vasculature pain type
throbbing, diffuse
how to record sin
S (light mod high)
I (light mod high)
N (use words)
HPC special questions knee
mechanism of injury clicking, locking, giving swelling functional limitaitons previous injury
whats LEFS scale
lower extremity functional scale
what level of change on LEFS for change
8 points
4 observation problems knee
malignment hamearthrosis pre patellar bursitis osgood schallter squinting patella grasshopper
difference patella alta and baja
alta - high patella
baja - low patella
best way to know if meniscal tar
palpate
three types of swelling
haemarthrosis
synovial
purulent
what comes first haemarthrosis or synovial swelling
H
Q angle
ASIS to patella to tib tubercle
