Knee anatomy/pathology Flashcards
tibiofemoral joint capsular pattern
flexion > extension
closed packed position tibiofemoral
full ext
tibiofemoral open packed position
25 degrees flexion
knee flexion
post glide of tibia on femur
knee ext
ant glide of tibia on femur
medial surface of patella
odd facets
60 degress
patella has least contact and most force
MCL
restrains valgus
LCL
restrains varus
ACL
resists ant translation at 30 and 90
arcuate complex
arcuate ligament lateral collateral lig poplietus tendon lat head of gastrocnemius biceps femoris
medial menisci
C shaped
injured more often bc less mobile
lat menisci
O shaped
Q angle avg
10-15
males 8-14
females 15-17
external rotation collaterals are ? cruciates are?
taut
lax
internal rotation collaterals are? cruciates are?
lax
taut
knee ext arthrokinematics
tibial condyles slide/roll ant
patella slides sup
during last 15-20 degrees, tibia rotates externally on femur
fibular head moves post
tibial internal rotation arthrokinetmatics
post horn of the lateral meniscus is compressed
tension on ant horn of lat meniscus
lat meniscus moves post
medial meniscus moves ant
knee extension arthrokinetmatics
femoral condyles roll ant and slide post
near end ext, femur rotates internally on tibia
patella slides sup and lat
menisci move ant
greatest force knee flexion closed chain
60 degrees
open kinetic chain
lowest force, highest contact 90-40 knee flexion
highest force, terminal 30 degrees of knee extension (avoid with exercise)
increased force on ACL 0-25 knee ext
increased force PCL >30 flexion
closed kinetic chain
lowest force 0-30 knee flexion
use caution 90-50 flexion where PJRF greater
increased force PCL >65 flexion
genu varus associated with
DJD
genu values associated with
RA