Knee, Ankle, Foot Flashcards
Knee (Function, Joints)
Function- shortens the leg during swing phase, lengthens @ stance, transmits weight btw hip & ankle, consists of tibio-femoral joint and patella-femoral joint
Tibio-femoral Joint
modified hinge joint, technically biaxial (dom: flex/ext, some rotation of femur on tib due to asymmetry of femoral condyles, medial is larger)
Femoral/ Tibial Rotation in open chain flex/ext
tib on fem (concave on convex), lat condyle stops but med continues, giving external tib rotation w/knee ext and tib int rotation w/flexion
Femoral/ tibial rotation in closed chain flex/ext
Fem on tib (convex on concave), femur ext rotates w/flexion and int rotated w/extension
Pneumonic device for remembering
FEMUR, Flex to Extend gives Med rotation
patella-femoral joint
diarthrodial, planar joint, slides to increase mechanical advantage of quads
- can lose 50-60% or torque production
- translatory: up & lateral w/ext, down & medial w/flexion
patellar motions (x, y, & z planes)
x-axis: flex/ext (sag) flexion: superior aspect moves ant, inferior posterior
y-axis: med/lat tilt (transverse) med tilt @ knee flexion
z-axis: med/lat rotation (frontal) tip of the patella rotates med/lateral (apex- point of ref)
“Screw Home Mechanism of Knee”
locks from slight flexion to terminal extension
closed: fem int rotation: lock, ext rotation: unlock
open: tibial int rotation: unlock, ext rotation: lock
What aspect of Tibia contributes to locking?
tibial tubercles
Which meniscus is larger?
Medial
Menisci can tear…
- Transverse/ radial (horizontally across)
- Longitudinal/ buckethandle
- complains of locking or excessive blicking, may need meniscotomy
Name of ligament binding menisci together
transverse ligament
Structures assisting in knee stability
Quads, infrapatellar tendon, med/lat patelofemoral ligaments, arcuatepopliteal (lat), post oblique popliteal (mid>,med), gastroc heads, popliteus, joint capsule, hamstring ten, MCL, LCL, IT, Pes anserine
genu valgum
increase in tibtiofemoral angle (medially), “knock knees”, increased compression on lateral menisus
genu varum
decrease in tibiofemoral angel, “bowlegged”, increased compression on medial menisci
PCL
post on tib, up/med to med fem condyle, prevents posterior slip of tibia on femur or anterior slip of femur on tib
ACL
ant on tib to lat fem condyle, prevents ant slip of tib on femur or post translation of femur
Unhappy triad
MCL, ACL, medial meniscus
ligament of wristberg
stabilizing ligament, posterior to PCL to lat menuscus
MCL
medial colateral, aka tibiofemoral colateral, valgus stretchs
LCL
lateral colateral lig, varum stretches
kinematics
convex fem condyles on concave tibial plateau, lateral condyles smaller so stop sliding but medial continues=rotation
Quads
Rectus: 2 joint, ASIS>patella, V. Laterallis: strongest, V. Med: helps patellar tracking, quads generate most torque btw 60-30 (45)’ flexion
Hamstrings
most tension@ 90’ flexion
Knee Flex/Ext (MMT/Goni)
0-140, quads, femoral (L2-4) Hamd s (Sciatic, L5-S2), pt prone with roll under quads, might get more ROM if supine/sitting so document
Is there more plantar or dorsi flexion? WHy
more plantar because trochlear (talus) approximation and achilles tendon
Proximal tib/fib
important for structureal integrity, (fib head on fibular facet of tib), diarthrodial (dorsiflex: sup glide & ext rot, plantar flex: inf glide and int rot)
Distal tib/fib
synarthrodial, lots of stability ant/post sup tib/fib ligs, ant/port tib/fib ligs, interosseous
trimaleolar fracture
med and lat malleoli with trochlea of talus and interosseous ligament
deltoid ligament
medial hindfoot, ant tibiotalar, post tibiotalar, tibiocalcaneal, prevent excessive eversion, why most sprains are lateral
lateral/colateral ligament of foot
anterior talofib, post talofib, calcaneofib, not as extensive as deltoid, ant talofib most commonly sprained
Subtalar joint
undersurface of talus with sup calcalneus, complex joint (like puzzle)uniaxial, absorbs rotation when walking, axs is post/lat/inf on calc moving towards ant/med/sup (triplanar), creates supination/pronation
Hindfoot supination
inversion, adduction, plantar flexion
Hindfoot pronation
eversion, abduction, dorsiflexion
closed chain tib/fib on calc (walking)
- first, tib IR, talus adduction w/plantar flexion, calc everts=pronation
- tib ext rotaties, talus AB w/dorsiflex, calcaneal inversion= supination
talocalcanealnavicular (TCN)
only in open chain, art btw 3 bones, extends w/supination to midfoot
talocalcanealnavicularcuboid (TCNC) or transverse tarsal
midtarsal or transverse tarsal, closed kinematics
- when subtalar is supinated, transverse tarsal locks (want locking for stability)q
- when subtalar is pronated, transverse tarsal unlocks
subtalar ligaments
anterior: interosseous talocalc
lateral talocalc aka cervical
posterios talocalc
TMT
med cun>1, mid cun> 2, lat cun> 3, cuboid>4/5
Rays 1&5 most mobile, supination and pronation twist
main func: allow forefoot to maintain contact w/support surface (not lock)
MTP
flex/ext and abd/add, condoloid like MCP, allows for movement and extension (heel raise @ gait)