Lowe's Knee Quiz

Question 1

terrible triad =

Answer 1

ACL
MCL
medial meniscus

Question 2

what tissue is primarily affected in chondromalacia

Answer 2

articular cartilage

Question 3

a positive movie sign indicates

Answer 3

patellofemoral pain syndrome

Question 4

what injury would be difficult to reproduce pain w palpation alone

Answer 4

meniscal injury

Question 5

the Q angle is helpful for identifying adverse pulling forces on the

Answer 5

patella

Question 6

best way to stretch hamstrings would be

Answer 6

knee ext w hip flexion

Question 7

hamstrings are more often strained then quads, most likely b/c

Answer 7

the hamstrings are primarily a two-joint mm group

Question 8

patellar tendinosis is likely to be painful w

Answer 8

resisted knee extension

Question 9

what procedure is most likely to cause pain if pt has moderate hamstring strain

Answer 9

resisted knee flexion

Question 10

if pt has chondromalacia what activity would be painful

Answer 10

squatting

Question 11

what structures are adjacent to eachother making injury conditions in them more challenging to discriminate

Answer 11

lateral collateral ligament and distal iliotibial band

Question 12

if pt presents with a soft tissue mass on the back side of the knee what would it most likely be

Answer 12

bakers cyst

Question 13

in genu valgum there is excess tensile stress on

Answer 13

MCL

Question 14

which adductor mm is most freq strained - called a groin pull

Answer 14

adductor longus

Question 15

what is most likely the source of pain in ITB friction syndrome

Answer 15

bursa underneath IT band

Question 16

what structure has a fibrous connection w medial meniscus

Answer 16

MCL

Question 17

primary reason why quads strains are not as common as hamstring strains is that quads are

Answer 17

stronger and most only cross one joint

Question 18

what posterior distortion is most likely to occur w genu recurvatum

Answer 18

anterior pelvic tilt

Question 19

most freq injured of the major stabilizing ligs of the knee

Answer 19

ACL

Question 20

what condition is primarily a patella tracking disorder

Answer 20

patellofemoral pain syndrome

Question 21

HT in glute max and TFL along w repeptitive overuse is likely to cause

Answer 21

ITB friction syndrome

Question 22

what is likely to be a symptom with patellar tendinosis

Answer 22

pain w full passive knee flexion

Question 23

a strain to quads would most likely be painful w which procedure

Answer 23

resisted knee extension

Question 24

what procedure would NOT be painful for a pt w an injury to the MCL

Answer 24

resisted knee ext

Question 25

injury to quads group - what activity would be painful

Answer 25

squatting to ground from standing

Question 26

knock knees =

Answer 26

genu valgum

Question 27

sprain to ACL would be most evident b/c of

Answer 27

joint hypermobility

Question 28

improper tracking of the patella is most likely to lead to

Answer 28

patellar tracking disorder

Question 29

damage to meniscus of the knee is most commonly caused by

Answer 29

high compressive loads to knee over time

Question 30

tendinosis in the patellar tendon most commonly results from

Answer 30

chronic overload leading to collagen degeneration

Question 31

the pain of prepatellar bursitis is most likley to be reproduced w

Answer 31

palpation of anterior knee

Question 32

if your pt has a strain to adductor longus, pain would most likely be reporduced during

Answer 32

resisted adduction