Lower Extremities

Question 1

complain of painful locking

Answer 1

meniscus tear

Question 2

complain of instability of knee

Answer 2

chronic ACL damage

Question 3

hyperextension knee injury

Answer 3

acl tear or patellar dislocation

Question 4

hyperflexion knee injury

Answer 4

PCL tear or ACL tear

Question 5

Sudden deceleration injury

Answer 5

acl tear

Question 6

what is the unhappy triad

Answer 6

tear of ACL, meniscus, MCL when a rotary contact injury

Question 7

a segonds fx is

Answer 7

linear fragment from the lateral margin of the lateral tibial plateau. associated with ACL tear

Question 8

with menisical tears it extends to the

Answer 8

articular surface

Question 9

Osteochondritis dessicans occurs

Answer 9

in the lateral aspect of the medial femoral condyle

ORTHOPEDIC consults bc of vascular supply

Question 10

metatarsalgia pain is

Answer 10

at the bottom of the foot, chronic stretching of the transverse ligament

DROPPED metatarsal head

Question 11

repetitive ankle plantar flexion results in

Answer 11

os trigonum or posterior ankle impingement syndrome. seen in ballet dancers

Question 12

check slide 84 for salter harris

Answer 12

look at notes

Question 13

kager’s fat pad is

Answer 13

seen with a normal achilles tendon

Question 14

jones/dancers fracture is seen

Answer 14

at the base of the fifth metatarsal head

Question 15

dancers fx occurs from

Answer 15

plantar flexion and inversion along with avulsive injury from PERONEUS BREVIS

Question 16

CPDD is

Answer 16

intra-articular deposition of calcium crystals