Knee And Hip Flashcards
Causes a hip contusion
Blow to the iliac crest
Hyper extended knees
Recurvatum
Bow legged
Varum
Knocked knees
Valgum
Nerve behind femoral head
Perineal nerve
Q angle
Women effected most
Leads to ACL injuries
Elevated angle leads to pathological conditions in patella tracking
Wide close wide. Close wide close.
ACL special tests
Anterior drawer
Lachman drawer
PCL special test
Posterior drawer
MCL special test
Valgus stress test
LCL special test
Varus stress test
Most common non contact way to tear an ACL
Plant and turn
Jumper’s knee is aka
Patellar tendonitis
Hip bones
Ilium
Ischium
Pubis
Most common position for a dislocated hip
Posterior dislocation with hip flexed and abducted and knee flexed
Medial meniscus
Shaped like a C
Lateral meniscus
Shaped like an O
4 quad muscles
VIO
VLO
VMO
Rectus femoris
Pes an serinus
Satorius
Gracilis
Semitendinosus
Femoral stress fracture
Usually in the femoral neck
Sacrum
NOT attached to the hip
Avascular Necrosis
Temporary or permanent loss of blood supply to proximal for caused my traumatic injury
Decrease risk of an ACL injury
Focus on strength, especially quads
Make sure ppl land correctly
Levels of a ligament injury
Grade 1. Mild pain. Able to continue without impairment. No laxity
Grade 2. Moderate pain. Heard/felt pop or snap. Will have laxity.
Grade 3. Not able to walk. Will require surgery. Complete laxity.
