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