lower extremity Flashcards
Muscles of the thigh originate on the pelvis and insert on the femur, acting only on the hip joint
Gluteals, small external rotators, adductors
Muscles that originate on the femur and cross the knee
Vastus medius, intermedius, and lateralis
Muscles that cross both hip and knee joints
Rectus femoris, biceps femoris, medial hamstrings
Causes of limps
length, deformity, muscle weakness
Abnormally decreased angle of inclination
Coxa vara
Abnormally increased angle of inclination
Coxa valga
Where patellar tendon attaches
TIbial tuberosity
Weight bearing bone in the leg
Tibia
True or false: You can ambulate with a broken fibula
True
Bone that bears body weight transmitted from the tibia
Talus
Largest, strongest bone in the foot, transmits most of the body weight from the talus to the ground
Calcaneus
Tarsal bone between talus head posteriorly and three cuneiforms anteriorly
Navicular “little ship”
Lateral tarsal that articulate between calcaneus and metatarsals
Cuboid
Where are sesamoid bones in the foot?
Two on distal, plantar side of first metatarsal
Flat foot , name and cause
Pes planus
Rarely symptomatic
Posterior tibial tendon dysfunction or Charcot disease in diabetes
High arch, name and cause
Pes cavus
More symptomatic than flat feet
Congenital
Most clinically significant arch of the foot
Longitudinal
Factors going into arch support
Shape of tarsals, plantar ligaments, plantar fascia, muscle pull
Weak point of hip in trauma
Pubic symphysis
Sacroiliac joint has ____ ligaments posteriorly and ____ ligaments anteriorly.
Strong posteriorly, weak anteriorly
Open book injury
Strongest, most important hip joint ligament
Iliofemoral (Y ligament)
Resists hyperextension and lateral rotation of the hip.
Iliofemoral ligament attachment
AIIS and intertrochanteric line of femur below
Spiral shaped ligament that limits medial rotation. Name and where it attaches
Ischiofemoral ligament.
Attaches to ischium and greater trochanter.
Triangular ligament that limits medial rotation. Name and where it attaches
Pubofemoral ligament
Attaches pubis to femur (intertrochanteric line)
True or false: Ligament of femoral head helps to stabilize the femur.
False
True or false: Artery to the head of the femur enters through the ligament of the femoral head.
True
What is the position of stability of the hip?
Extension
True or false: Fibula is part of the knee joint.
False
Stabilize varus and valgus in knee
Collateral ligaments
Stabilize anterior/posteriorly in knee
Cruciate ligaments (named for where they attach on the tibia)
Tendons above the patella and below the patella
Above: Quadriceps tendon
Below: Patellar tendon
Where does the iliotibial band insert?
Gerdy’s tubercle
Caused by running downhill or hyperpronation of foot. Causes pain in lateral knee.
Iliotibial band syndrome
Overpull of the patellar tendon on the tibial tubercle. Usually around puberty in running sports.
Osgood Schlatter disease
What is the normal Q angle in men and women?
13 in men
18 in women
Knee flexion ____ (contracts, relaxes) ACL and _______ (increases, decreases) knee stability.
Relaxes, decreases
Prevents posterior displacement of femur on the tibia and joint hyperextension
ACL
Prevents knee hyperflexion, femur’s main stabilizer with walking downhill or down stairs
PCL
When is the knee most stable?
In extension with taut cruciate ligaments
Function of menisci
Deepen articular surface of the tibia to allow better connection with femur, which improves weight transfer and stability
Where to medial meniscus attach?
Medial collateral ligament
More susceptible to injury
Bursa that communicates with synovial cavity of the knee joint and may infect knee joint of housemaid. Also may be injured with distal femur fracture.
Suprapatellar bursa
Synovial effusion that accumulates in popliteal fossa. May interefere with knee movement in adults, asymptomatic in children.
Baker’s cyst
What can a baker’s cyst mimic with rupture?
DVT
When in the ankle joint most stable?
Dorsiflexion
Medial ligament of foot attaches to where?
Deltoid ligament. attaches medial malleolus to talus, calcaneus, and navicular
Lateral collateral ligament of ankle attaches where?
Lateral malleolus to talus and calcaneous. Not as strong as deltoid ligament
Has 3 parts: A/P talofibular and calcaneofibular
Creates mortise for the ankle
Distal tibiofibular joint
Common tendon of gastrocnemius and soleus
Achilles tendon
Rupture feels like being kicked in the calf and weak plantar flexion
Achilles tendon rupture
Rupture causes posterior lateral malleolus pain/tenderness
Peroneal tendon
Rupture causes tenderness along anterior ankle
Extensor rupture
Metatarsals connect with proximal phalanges
MTP joint
Proximal and middle phalanges connect
PIP joint