Knee Injury Flashcards
What fracture is this
Femoral supracondylar fracture
What fracture is this
Femoral condyle fracture
Femoral condyle fractures treatment
What fracture is this
Separation of epiphysis
Patella fractures
What fracture is this
Displaced fracture of the lower pole of patella
What fracture is this
Osteochondral fragment ( small fracture of patella + hemarthrosis)
What is this ?
- definition
Osteochondritis Dissecans (OD)
- joint disorder in which a segment of bone and cartilage starts to separate from the rest of the bone after repeated stress or trauma
What fracture is this
Tibial plateau fractures
Knee dislocation direction
Anteromedial
Postrolateral
What is seen here
Patella dislocation
Name some muscle injuries
Contusion (bruising)
Myositis ossificans
Muscle strains
What are contusions
- definition
- signs and symptoms
- classifications
What is myositis ossificans?
- definition
- Prevalence
- Risk factors
- What to avoid
What is a muscle strain?
- Grades
- Signs and symptoms
- Treatment
Ligament injuries
ACL / PCL tears
LCL ( varus stress )
MCL ( valgus stress )
What is unhappy triad?
What is the mechanism of injury at the knee?
What are some graft options for ACL reconstruction?
( hamstring procedure )
Post operative management goals for ACL reconstruction?
What to avoid and why?
Meniscal injuries
Surgical Treatments for meniscus
Post operative management goals for meniscectomy
Postoperative management goals for meniscal repair
What is jumper’s knee
- definition
- cause
- symptoms
Sinding-larsen johansson
- what is it
- who does it affect
- which gender is more affected
- symptoms
Osgood-Schlatter’s disease
- what is it
- age affected
- gender affected most
- causes
- symptoms
What is runner’s knee
- mechanism
- symptoms
What is patellofemoral pain syndrome
- mechanism
- common among who
- may develop into what later
Causes of malalignment (maltracking) of patella ( that can lead to PFPS/chondromalacia)
Difference between crepitus vs click
Click : hear
Crepitus: hear and feel
Quadriceps weakness
- cause
- effect
Imbalance of stabilizing force
Muscle tightness
- what can cause lateral tracking
Overriding of patella
What happens in Q angle increases
Abnormal position of patella
What is sulcus angle
What happens if it increases + symptoms
Popliteal cyst
- associated with what
- symptoms
- treatment
Knee bursitis
What is housemaid’s knee
- symptoms
- treatment
What is clergyman’s knee
What is carpetfitter’s knee
Goosefoot bursitis
Another name for it
What is hoffa’s disease
What is camel sign
Other fat pad syndromes
Knee deformities
Types of arthritis
