Lower Ex Flashcards
Which ligament is lax when the knee is flexed?
ACL
Flexion of toes - inn
Tibial n
Which ligament is lax when knee is extended
PCL
Prevents anterior displacement of tibia on femur
ACL
Forced adduction of leg at knee may injure ?
Lateral/ Fibular collateral ligament
Forced abduction of leg at knee may injure?
Tibial/ medial collateral ligament
Unhappy triad
ACL
MCL
Med meniscus
Patellar fracture - symptom?
Difficult leg extension at knee
Transverse fracture line
Knee extension - muscles, nerve
Quad femoris
Femoral nerve
Knee flexion - muscle, nerve
Biceps femoris, semimem, semiten
Sciatic
Lateral rotation of knee - muscle, nerve
Biceps femoris
Sciatic
Medial knee rotation - muscles
Sartorius, gracilis, semitendinosus
Can’t flex knee - nerve
Sciatic nerve, tibial nerve
Artery that may be injured with surgery of femoral hernia
Obturator artery - from internal iliac artery
Femoral artery - branch of?
External iliac