Knee Flashcards

1
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The patella most commonly dislocates between what ROM?

A

0-20deg

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2
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Between what ROM is bony instability between the patella joint maximize?

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20-60deg

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3
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What 5 items make up the clinical composite score to actually detect meniscus tears?

A
  1. Hx of catching or locking
  2. Pain w/ forced hyperextension
  3. Pain with maximum flexion
  4. Pain or audible click with McMurray
  5. Joint line tenderness
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4
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What is the function of the popliteus muscle?

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  1. Provides tibial internal rotation
  2. Inhibits external rotation of tibia
  3. Causes femoral external rotation with fixed tibia
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5
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What is a well-known sit for impingement of the ACL?

A

Intercondyler fossa

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6
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What is genu valgum?

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Medial angle is >185deg

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7
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What is genu varum?

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Medial angle is <175deg

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8
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Posterior knee pain can result in what?(3)

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  1. knee swelling
  2. posterior-lateral corner involvement
  3. Popliteus involvement
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9
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The Ottawa knee rules, If none of the following are positive an x-ray is unnecessary?(5)

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  1. Age >55
  2. Isolated tenderness to the patella (no other bony tenderness)
  3. Tenderness at the fibular head
  4. Inability to flex the knee to 90°
  5. Inability to weight bear immediately and in the ER
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10
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Bilateral knee pain can be caused/related by what?

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1.OA
2.RA
3.systemic disease like
lupus, Lyme disease, Neurologic disease

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11
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What can cause external restricted knee joint motion?(3)

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  1. Capsular tightness
  2. Scarring
  3. Loss of musculotendinous flexibility in muscle surrounding the joint
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12
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What can cause internal restricted knee joint motion?(3)

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  1. Bony or meniscal block
  2. Loose body
  3. Component of surgery e.g. poorly place ligament graft or the limitation of ill fitting knee prosthesis
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13
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How is knee laxity graded?(3)

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  1. Grade 1-1+ indicates 3-5mm
  2. Grade 2-2+ indicates 5-10mm
  3. Grade 3-3+ indicates >10mm
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14
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What insert at Gerdy’s tubercle?

A
  1. IT Band

2. Lateral condyle

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15
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What does the ACL restrict?

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  1. Anterior Tibia translation and internal rotation

2. Can also assist preventing hyperextension

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16
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What does the PCL restrict?

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1.Limit posterior displacement of the tibia on femur

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17
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Proximal and distal attachments nerve root, and action of semimembranous?

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Proximal-Ischial tuberosity
Distal-Medial aspect of superior tibia
Nerve-Tibial branch sciatic N L4,L5,S1,S2
Action-Flexes and medially rotates knee, extends and medially rotates hip

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Proximal and distal attachments nerve root, and action of semitendinosus?

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Proximal-Ischial tuberosity
Distal-Posterior aspect of medial condyle of tibia
Nerve-Fibular branch sciatic N L5,S1,S2
Action-Flexes and laterally rotates knee

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Proximal and distal attachments nerve root, and action of biceps femoris?

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Proximal-Ischial tuberosity and Lateral linea aspera & Proximal 2/3 of supracondyle line of femur
Distal-Lateral head of fibula and lateral tibia condyle
Nerve-Fibular branch sciatic N L5,S1,S2 and Tibial branch sciatic N L5,S1,S2
Action-Flexes and laterally rotates knee

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20
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What ligaments, are the most common, involved w/ multi-ligaments injuries? (2)

A
  1. MCL and ACL

2. Posteriolateral corner and ACL or PCL

21
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What causes ACL injuries? (3)

A

1.Noncontact
2.Happens during deceleration
and acceleration motions with excessive quadriceps contraction and reduced hamstring cocontraction at or near
full knee extension
3. Quadriceps force when combined
with knee internal rotation, a valgus load combined with knee internal rotation, or excessive valgus knee loads applied
during weight-bearing decelerating activities

22
Q

What causes PCL injuries? (3)

A

1.“Dashboard/anterior tibial blow injury” (38.5%)
2.Fall on the flexed knee with the foot in plantar flexion (24.6%)
3.Sudden violent hyperextension of the
knee joint (11.9%).

23
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What causes MCL injuries? (2)

A
  1. Sudden application of a valgus torque to the knee

2. Direct hit to the lateral aspect of the knee with the foot in contact with the ground

24
Q

What causes isolated and combined PCL injuries?

A
  1. Isolated injury - Posterolateral directed
    force to the proximal medial tibia with the knee at or near full extension, forcing the knee into hyperextension & varus.
    2.Combined - Knee hyperextension,
    external rotation, and varus rotation; complete knee dislocation;
    -Or a flexed and externally rotated knee that receives a posteriorly directed force to the tibia
25
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Which sports cause increased risk for ACL injuries? (2)

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1.Soccer accounted for over a 1/3 of ACLR
2.Skiing injuries
-1.13 times (95% CI: 1.01, 1.27) the likelihood of isolated ACL injuries
–2 times the likelihood of PCL injuries
—2 times the likelihood of MCL and
multiligament injuries

26
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How is postural control after ACLR according to Howells et al?

A

1.Postural control (single-leg stance on fixed platform with eyes open
and closed) was moderately impaired after ACLR compared to healthy controls,

27
Q

What are potential risk factors for noncontact ACL injuries?(3)

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  1. Dry weather conditions
  2. Artificial turf surface
  3. Greater posterior slope of the lateral tibia plateau
28
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What is associated with ACL injury risk?(6)

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  1. Female sex,
  2. Narrow intercondylar femoral notch size
  3. Lesser concavity depth of the medial tibial plateau 4.Greater anterior/posterior TFJ laxity
  4. Prior ACL reconstruction
  5. Familial predisposition
29
Q

diagnosis of a sprain of the ACL and the associated
ICF diagnosis of knee stability and movement coordination impairments are made with a reasonable level of certainty when the patient

A

Mechanism of injury consisting of deceleration and acceleration
motions with noncontact valgus load at or near full
knee extension
• Hearing or feeling a “pop” at time of injury
• Hemarthrosis within 0 to 12 hours following injury
• History of giving way
• Positive Lachman test with “soft” end feel or increased
anterior tibial translation (sensitivity, 85%; 95% CI: 83%,
87% and specificity, 94%; 95% CI: 92%, 95%)
• Positive pivot shift test (sensitivity, 24%; 95% CI: 21%, 27%
and specificity, 98%; 95% CI: 96%, 99%)

30
Q

What gives strength to the anterior horn of the medial and posterior horn of lateral meniscus?

A

medial meniscus-ACL

lateral meniscus-PCL

31
Q

What muscle causes strain to the ACL?

A

Quadriceps cause anterior translation on tibia near full extension
—adds strain to ACL

32
Q

What muscles relieves strain to ACL?(2)

A

Hamstrings and soleus creat posterior tibial translation

—relive strain on ACL

33
Q

Diagnosis of a sprain of the ACL are made with the level of certainty when these follow.(6)

A
  1. MOI deceleration and acceleration motions with non-contact valgus load at or near Full knee extension
  2. Hearing a pop
  3. Hemarthrosis with in 0-12 he following injury
  4. Hx of giving way
    • Lachman test
    • Pivot shift test
34
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Diagnosis of a sprain of the PCL are made with the level of certainty when these follow.(4)

A

1.Posterior directive force on the proximal tibia
-fall on a flexed knee
—sudden violent hyperextension of the knee
2.Localize posterior knee pain w/ kneeling or deceleration
3.+ Posterior drawer
4.Posterior lag sign

35
Q

Diagnosis of a sprain of the MCL are made with the level of certainty when these follow.(5)

A
  1. Trauma by a force applied to the lateral aspect of the lower leg
  2. Rotational trauma
  3. Medial knee pain with valgus stress at 30° of knee flexion
  4. Increase separation between femur and tibia with Valgus stress at 30°
  5. TTP MCL
36
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Diagnosis of a sprain of the LCL are made with the level of certainty when these follow.(4)

A
  1. Varus trauma
  2. Localized swelling over LCL
  3. TTP over LCL
  4. Lateral knee pain with very stressed at 0° and 30° flexion
  5. Increase separation between femur and tibia was very stress had 0 and 30° knee flexion
37
Q

When is the posterolateral bundle of ACL taut?

When is the anterior medial bundle of ACL taut?

A
  1. Taut in extension, greatest restraint to anterior translation to about 20deg flexion
  2. Taut throughout flexion
38
Q

What does medial or internal rotation of tibia due to ACL?

A

ACL becomes taut especially near full extension

39
Q

What provide a stabilizing force against knee hyperextension and secondary support against the varus and valgus motion?

A

ACL

40
Q

Patient with knee pain from OA will present with subjective and physical examination consistent of?(6)

A
  1. Age >50
  2. Morning stiffness <30mins
  3. Crepitus on AROM
  4. Bony tenderness
  5. No palpable warmth
  6. Boney enlargement
41
Q

At what degree does the patella medial and lateral facets initially come in contact with a femur?

A

20deg knee flexion

42
Q

When is the middle of the patella in contact with the femur?

A

45deg knee flexion

43
Q

When is the superior third of the patella and primary contact with the femur?

A

90deg flexion

44
Q

What happens past 90° of knee flexion with the patella?

A

Patella contact shift in inferiorly and laterally, loading the odd and lateral facets.

45
Q

What are sensitivity and specificity for:

  1. JLT and McMurry
  2. JLT and Thessaly
A
  1. Sensitivity91% Specificity91%
  2. Sensitivity93% Specificity92%

JLT and Thessaly is better at detecting medial >lateral meniscus tears

46
Q

Measuring effusion of the knee joint?

A

Grade

0-None
Trace-Milk medially sweep laterally, small amount back
1+ You can milk out the swelling and it DOES NOT return on its own but returns with the lateral sweep
2+ You milk out the swelling and it returns IMMEDIATELY TO FILL THE POUCH
3+ You cannot milk it out

47
Q

What is OATS?(2)

A
  1. Osteochondral autograph transplantation
  2. Uses bone plugs covered with hyaline cartilage harvested from non-weight bearing services on the femoral condyle
  3. Used for lesions <2CM
  4. Contraindicated for large lesions
48
Q

What is autologous chondrocyte implantation(ACI)?

A

1.Two-step surgical procedure involving harvesting articular Cartlidge from the patient’s knee and growing chondrocytes and implanting later
2.Indicated focal lesions 1-10 cm²
-patient failed micro fracture procedure
— failed OATS

49
Q

Inclusion criteria for hip mobilization for patients with knee OA?(5)

A
  1. Hip or groin pain or paresthesia
  2. Anterior thigh pain
  3. Knee flexion less than 122 degrees
  4. Hip IR of less than 17 degrees
  5. Pain with hip distraction