Knee Disorders

Question 1

Chronic or recurrent swelling of the knee- that gets better with movement

Answer 1

OA

Question 2

What knee disorder has a deep ache?

Answer 2

OA

Question 3

Recurrent swelling of knee with or without MOI- feels like it “gives away” or “locks” during gait or stairs

Answer 3

Meniscal injury

Can Complain of sharp pain

Question 4

Rapid Knee edema and swelling within 12 hours of MOI

Answer 4

ACL

Question 5

Little to no inflammation of knee but may have diffuse posterior knee pain

Answer 5

PCL

Question 6

What is most often torn with conjunction of ACL

Answer 6

MCL and medial meniscus

Question 7

Pain and swelling over medial aspect of the knee

Answer 7

Meniscus

Question 8

Pain over lateral aspect of knee- not commonly torn

Answer 8

LCL

Question 9

Deep achy pain in knee- may or may not have swelling

Answer 9

Patellofemoral dysfunction

Question 10

Lateral Knee pain, Can have crepitis, or popping

Answer 10

ITB syndrome

Caused from ITB rubbing on the femoral condyle

Question 11

What causes excessive lateral rotation of tibia which can contribute to spraining MCL and causing medial knee pain

Answer 11

IT Band

Question 12

What can cause the patella to be pulled laterally and cause subpatellar pain

Answer 12

IT Band

Question 13

What can cause pain in lateral thigh?

Answer 13

IT Band

Question 14

When can you get groin pain from the IT Band?

Answer 14

The ITB and adductors are out of balance and the adductors are shortening

Question 15

Pain felt directly over the patella or below

Answer 15

patellar tendonitis

Question 16

Posterior knee ache/pain in the popliteal fossa

Can turn into a mass of tissue

Answer 16

Baker’s cyst

Question 17

Pain over the anterior aspect of the patella

Answer 17

Bursitis

Question 18

OA of knee will be aggravated by what movements?

Answer 18

Walking
Going up/down stairs
Squatting
prolonged sitting 
Sit to stand

Question 19

Meniscal injury will be aggravated by what movements?

Answer 19

Up and down stairs
Knee feels like it will buckle or give out
Squatting
WB

Question 20

Ligg injuries of the knee will be aggravated by what movements

Answer 20

Walking
WB
running
jumping 
pivoting

Question 21

Patellofemoral dysfunction will be aggravated by what movements?

Answer 21

Running
running downhill- the eccentric contraction of quads
going down stairs
prolonged sitting

Question 22

IT band syndrome will be aggravated by what movements?

Answer 22

single leg squat
walking
running

Question 23

Patellar tendonitis will be aggravated by what movements?

Answer 23

Jumping
squatting
running

Question 24

Baker’s cyst will be aggravated by what movements

Answer 24

walking
stairs
knee flexion of any kind

Question 25

Pre-patellar bursitis will be aggravated by what movements

Answer 25

knee ex and flex | any activity where it requires being on your knees directly

Question 26

Overweight, Older, Weak Gluts Causing medial stress to knee

Answer 26

OA

Question 27

May see genu varus at knee

Answer 27

OA

Question 28

Commonly torn due to valgus stress placed at knee

Answer 28

Medial meniscus

Question 29

MOI usually slight flexion, WB and some rotation

Answer 29

Meniscus

Question 30

Injury due to a non-contact rotational stress with foot planted and knee extended

Answer 30

ACL- force when the knee is extended causing anterior translation of tibia on femur

Question 31

Increased Q angle puts you at greater risk of this injury

Answer 31

ACL

Question 32

Quad dominance over Hamstrings increases your chance of this injury

Answer 32

ACL

Question 33

MOI is usually a falling on a flexed knee

Answer 33

PCL- usually no inflammation

Question 34

Usually from valgus stress, return from a jump or rotation stress with knee slightly flexed or extened

Answer 34

MCL

Question 35

Varus force to knee MOI

Answer 35

LCL

Question 36

Patella alta, genu valgus and increased Q angle, excessive IR of femur on tibia, Tight ITB leads to what dysfunction

Answer 36

patllofemoral dysfunction

Question 37

Overuse injury- Runners, downhill runners, poor body mechanics

Answer 37

IT Band syndrome

Question 38

Weak glut med with excessive IR of femur leads to what

Answer 38

IT band sydrome

Question 39

History of overuse in eccentrically loading the quads- running, jumping, squatting Pain increases during or after use

Answer 39

Patellar tendonitis Will have pain at mid to full range squat Watch for excessive or late pronation

Question 40

Chronic ache or pain in posterior leg | Most common in athletes

Answer 40

Baker's cyst Flexion is painful

Question 41

Comes on from a fall or excessive kneeling (cleaners)

Answer 41

Pre patellar bursitis

Question 42

What neurodynamic test should you test on knee injuries

Answer 42

Prone knee bend

Question 43

What motion will be limited with knee OA

Answer 43

Flexion > Extension

Question 44

Knee extension may be painful at end range

Answer 44

patellofemoral dysfunction

Question 45

decreased ROM with abduction and adduction of thigh

Answer 45

ITB syndrome

Question 46

Squatting provokes this diagnosis

Answer 46

Patellar tendonitis

Question 47

Two tests that test for meniscal injury

Answer 47

McMurray Apley Functional test of squat and rotation

Question 48

Tests for Ligg injuries

Answer 48

Anterior and post drawer Lachmans Valgus and varus

Question 49

Test for patellofemoral dysfunction

Answer 49

Clarke's sign | Apprehension test

Question 50

Test for ITB sydrome

Answer 50

Nobel | Ober

Question 51

Test for patellar tendoinits

Answer 51

Squatting looking for IR rotation of tibia or Genu Valgus

Question 52

Medial knee joint line will be painful upon palpation

Answer 52

OA

Question 53

Outer boarder of knee- painful to palpation

Answer 53

LCL or MCL

Question 54

Compression of patella into femoral condyles causes pain

Answer 54

Patellofemoral dysfunction

Question 55

Women may see decreased curvature of hips due to tightness of this

Answer 55

IT band

Question 56

Pain with palpation over patellar tendon and infrapatellar region

Answer 56

Patellar tendonitis