Knee Flashcards
Normal gait requires at least ________ degrees of range of motion at the knee.
70
The ________ meniscus is larger than the ________ meniscus.
Medial, lateral
O’Donohue’s unhappy triad consists of a tear of the ________, ________, and the ________.
ACL, MCL, medial meniscus
The patella moves ________ (direction) during full flexion via sliding articulation.
Caudally
Supination of the ankle will result in the fibular head gliding ________.
Posteriorly
The ligaments of the knee provide ________ whereas the menisci’s function are mainly ________.
Stability, shock absorbers
IT band syndrome can be ameliorated by strengthening the ________ muscle.
Gluteus medius
Patellofemoral pain syndrome is most often caused by a weak ________ muscle and leads to lateral patellar tracking out of the groove.
Vastus medialis
Apley’s compression test is used to help diagnose a ________ injury.
Meniscus
________ presents as a painless knee bucking or instability that is often due to prior past injury.
Chronic ACL insufficiency
Plica are normal embryologic remnants in the knee. ________ (location) plica are the most often to become symptomatic.
Medial
The two joints of the knee are the ________ and the ________.
Tibiofemoral, patellofemoral
The tibia normally externally rotates ________ degrees in the last 15 degrees of full extension. This locks the knee while standing and decreases work.
5
A positive Thomas test indicates a tight ________ or ________.
Hip, quad
The reason the tibia externally rotates in extension is due to three factors. What are they?
- Shape of the medial femoral condyle
- Tension of the ACL
- Lateral pull of the quads
