Knee complaint

Question 1

What are symptoms?

Answer 1

Subjective - what patient tells you

Question 2

What are signs?

Answer 2

Objective - what you see

Question 3

If swelling is immediate or less than 2 hours after injury, and you can’t put weight on the LE what is likely wrong?

Answer 3

Ligament tear or fracture

Question 4

If swelling appears after 2 hours after injury and you can put weight on the LE what is likely wrong?

Answer 4

Meniscus injury or ligament sprain

Question 5

How do you get the fibular head to move anteriorly?

Answer 5

Pronate - dorsiflex, evert, ABduct

Question 6

How do you get the fibular head to move posteriorly?

Answer 6

Supinate - plantarflex, invert, ADduct

Question 7

What is a palpatory sensation of grinding with ROM?

Answer 7

Crepitus

Question 8

Normal ROM for flexion in knee?

Answer 8

145-150

Question 9

Normal ROM for extension in knee?

Answer 9

0

Question 10

Normal internal and external ROM in knee?

Answer 10

10

Question 11

What is the setup for an anterior fibular head MET?

Answer 11

Internally rotate leg, supinate (plantarflex and invert) foot and have them externally rotate against you

Question 12

What is the setup for a posterior fibular head MET?

Answer 12

Externally rotate leg, pronate ( dorsiflex and evert) foot and have them internally rotate against you