lower extremity anatomy Flashcards
How do you injure the ACL
changing direction too quickly
What is the unhappy triad?
ACL, MCL and medial meniscus
how do you injure the PCL
Dashboard injury
McMurrary test - please explain
Tests for meniscus tears
popping on internal rotation: lateral meniscus tear
popping on external rotation: medial meniscus tear
Illiohypogastric nerve roots
T12 - L1
illiogypogastric nerve function
Motor - transversus abdominus and internal oblique
Sensory - suprapubic region
illiogypogastric nerve injury and presentation
Abdominal surgery
Px: burning or tingling in incision site radiating to the inguinal and suprapubic region
genitofemoral nerve roots
L1-L2
genitofemoral nerve function
Cremasteric reflex - motor to cremaster
Sensory to internal thigh, scrotum/labia majora
genitofermoral nerve injury cause and presentation
Laproscopic surgery
Loss of sensation on internal thigh and absent cremasteric reflex
Lateral femoral cutaneous nerve roots
L2 - L3
Lateral femoral cutaneous nerve function
Sensory - anterior and lateral thigh
Lateral femoral cutaneous nerve cause of injury and presentation
Tight clothing, obesity, pregnancy, pelvic procedures
-loss of sensation
Femoral nerve roots
L2,3,4
Femoral nerve function
Motor- quadriceps, iliacus, pectineious, sartorios
Sensory - anterior thigh, medial leg