Knee Flashcards
Knee AROM flexion
130-150
Knee AROM extension
0 to -5
Knee AROM IR (w/ knee flexed to 90)
20-30
Knee AROM ER (w/ knee flexed to 90)
30-40
Patella/Chondromalacia patellae tests
ballottement (A-P) bounce home bulge medial/lateral apprehension test modified clark's (hold pat, contract quad) Nobel
Plica tests
active stutter
Houston’s plica test
Meniscus tests
McMurray’s
Apley’s compression
Apley’s distraction
Thessaly
Ligament stress tests
valgus/varus stress
Lachman’s
anterior/post drawer
When to x-ray ankle/foot
If bony pain in malleolar or midfoot area, or any one of:
- bone tenderness along distal 6 cm of posterior edge of tibia/fibula or tip of malleoli
- bone tenderness at base of fifth metatarsal (for foot injuries)
- bone tenderness at navicular bone
- inability to bear weight both immediately and in ER for four steps
Certain groups are excluded: under age 18, pregnant women, those w/ diminished ability to follow the test
Knee joint type
Synovial
Modified hinge: tibiofemoral
Gliding: patellofemoral
Knee flexion muscles
semitendinosus
semimembranosus
biceps femoris
(hamstrings)
Knee extension muscles
vastus medialis vastus lateralis vastus intermedius rectus femoris (quadriceps)
Knee IR muscles (tibia)
popliteus w/ pes anserine muscles (knee flexed)
Knee ER muscles (tibia)
biceps femoris
Knee normal end feel
f: soft tissue or bony approximation
E: elastic/firm
SLR: elastic
Knee abnormal end feel
boggy –> joint effusion, ligamentous pathology
springy block –> loose body (displaced meniscus)