Knee and Ankle Metrics Flashcards
What line is parallel to mid axis of femoral shaft?
Femoral Shaft Line
What line is parallel to mid axis of tibial shaft?
Tibial Shaft Line
What line is tangential to articular surfaces of femoral condyles?
Femoral Condyle Line
What is the angle between the shaft and condyle lines?
Femoral Angle
What is the angle between shaft and plateau lines?
Tibial Angle
What is the greatest diagonal dimension between superior and inferior poles?
Patellar Length
What is between insertion points of posterior tendon surface at inferior patellar pole and notch of tibial tubercle?
Patellar Tendon Length
What is it called when the patellar tendon length is 20% greater than patellar length?
Patella Alta
What angle when larger predisposes a person for subluxation and dislocation?
Intercondylar Sulcus Angle
What is important to health of cartilage?
Patellar Postion and Tracking
What angle should be open
Lateral Patellofemoral Angle
Combined use of knee measurements may reveal causes to what?
Patellofemoral Joint Pain syndromes and instability
What line is tangential to articular surface of medial malleollus?
Medial Malleolus Line
What line is tangential to articular surface of lateral malleolus?
Lateral Malleolus Line
What line is tangential to articular surface of talar dome?
Talus Line