knee list

Question 1

must

Answer 1

palpation: feeling for bony prominece, swelling and inflamation could give us signs of fpi, pt

lachmans test: unliekly to be acl but still a chance of rerupture, kaeding et al 2015 says young people with high activity levels have greater risk factors of acl re ruptures and tears.

Question 2

should

Answer 2

patella grind test for PFPS - compressive forces on the knee can lead to pfps cook et al 2010

royal london hospital test for patella tendinopathy - anteriot knee pain. maffulliet et al 2017 says the test is 88% sensitive and 98% specific.

hoffas test: suspected fat pad impingment from overuse or repeated trauma. pain produced during extension range because ipf is trapped between patella tendon and anterior femur.

strength assessment

range of movement

Question 3

could

Answer 3

functional test: small knee bend, sit to stand, squat, cook et al 2010 says pain on functional movement could suggest pfps

modified prone knee bend: femoral nerve which innervates anterior thigh and knee joint, if peripheral nerve damage then there could be pain at the knee

Question 4

ranges

Answer 4

Flexion 150
Extension 0