Lower Extremity Flashcards
course of the ACL
Lateral femoral condyle to anterior tibia
course of the PCL
Medial femoral condyle to posterior tibia
Valgus deformity
Distal bone in joint moves away from midline “knock kneed”
Varus deformity
Distal bone in joint moves toward midline “bow-legged”
course of MCL
Medial epicondyle of femur to medial condyle of tibia
course of LCL
Lateral epicondyle of femur to head of fibula
where do the menisci sit
Between the tibia and femoral condyles
most commonly injured knee ligament
ACL
tests for ACL injury
anterior drawer test, Lachman test
dashboard injury
PCL
test for PCL injury
posterior drawer test
valgus stress causes
MCL injury
varus stress causes
LCL injury
components of unhappy triad
ACL injury, MCL injury, medial meniscus tear
cause of unhappy triad
Force applied to knee with foot planted (force pushing toward midline)
test for meniscus tear
McMurray test
insertion of patellar tendon
tibial tuberosity
sign of a patellar fracture
cannot extend knee against gravity
major flexors of hip joint
iliopsoas, tensor fasciae latae, sartorius, pectinius
major extensors of hip joint
gluteus maximus, hamstrings
muscles of hamstrings
semimembranosus, semitendinosus, biceps femoris
function of hamstrings
extend hip, flex knee, rotate hip
hip abductors
gluteus medius, gluteus minimus
hip adductors
adductor longus, adductor brevis, adductor magnus, pectineus, gracilis
deep muscles of hip external rotation
piriformis, obturator internus, gemellus superior/inferior, obturator externus, quadratus femoris
contributing muscles of hip internal rotation
gluteus medius/minimus, tensor fasciae latae, adductor longus/brevis, pectineus
superior gluteal nerve innervates
gluteus minimus/medius, tensor fasciae latae
origin of superior gluteal nerve
sacral plexus, L4-S1
Trendelenburg’s sign
damage to superior gluteal nerve
Inferior gluteal nerve innervates
Gluteus maximus
damage to inferior gluteal nerve results in
weakness of hip extension
major blood supply to femoral neck
medial circumflex femoral artery
Obturator nerve innervates
thigh adductors/obturator externus, skin of medial thigh
course of obturator nerve
through posterior pelvis
origin of femoral nerve
nerve roots L2-L4
femoral nerve innervates
anterior compartment of thigh
branches of femoral nerve
anterior cutaneous, saphenous
anterior cutaneous nerve innervates
skin of anteromedial thigh
saphenous nerve innervates
skin on medial leg and foot
absent patellar reflex is a sign of
femoral nerve damage
origin of sciatic nerve
L4-S3
what is the largest nerve in the body
sciatic nerve
branches of sciatic nerve
common peroneal (aka common fibular), tibial
branches of common peroneal nerve
superficial and deep
common peroneal nerve innervates
short head of the biceps femoris
superficial fibular nerve innervates
muscles of lateral lower leg, fibularis longus/brevis, foot eversion muscles
deep fibular nerve innervates
tibialis anterior, extensor digitorum longus, extensor hallucis longus, intrinsic muscles of foot
deep fibular nerve functions
dorsiflexion, toe extension
common peroneal nerve innervates (sensory)
lateral shin and dorsum of foot
course of common peroneal nerve
wraps around fibula
common symptom of peroneal nerve injury
foot drop
course of tibial nerve
down the leg, posterior to tibia, at foot travels through tarsal tunnel under medial malleolus
tibial nerve innervates
posterior leg muscles, sensory to heel/toe
actions of muscles supplied by tibial nerve
plantarflexion, toe flexion, inversion
sciatic nerve innervates
muscles of posterior thigh, and its branches innervate muscles of leg and foot
injury that can cause sciatic nerve damage
posterior hip dislocation
Most common radiculopathy occurs at
spinal root L5
What terminal branch is most affected by L5 radiculopathy?
Common peroneal nerve
What terminal branch is most affected by S1 radiculopathy?
Tibial
what terminal branch is most affected by L2/L3/L4 radiculopathy?
Femoral
test for lumbar radiculopathy
straight leg raise test