Musculoskeletal Day 5

Question 1

where are the menisci palpable?

Answer 1

joint line medially and laterally

Question 2

where does the synovial cavity lie?

Answer 2

6cm above the upper border of patella in the supra patellar pouch

Question 3

what is the largest joint cavity in the body?

Answer 3

knee joint cavity

Question 4

when can you palpate the synovial cavity of the knee?

Answer 4

when it is swollen, inflamed or effused

Question 5

where is prepatellar bursa?

Answer 5

lies b/w patella and overlying skin

Question 6

where is the anserine bursa?

Answer 6

1-2 in below knee joint medially -under overlying tendons

Question 7

where is the semimembranosus bursa?

Answer 7

large bursa that communicates with joint cavity

located on posterior and medial surfaces of the knee

Question 8

a non-contact injury with a pop might indicated

Answer 8

ACL tear

Question 9

contact injury with a pop might indicate

Answer 9

MCL, LCL tear,
meniscal tear,
fracture

Question 10

acute swelling might indicate

Answer 10

ACL, PCL tear,
fracture,
knee dislocation,
patellar dislocation

Question 11

lateral blow to the knee might indicate

Answer 11

MCL tear

Question 12

medial blow to the knee might indicate

Answer 12

LCL tear

Question 13

knee “gave out” or buckled might indicate

Answer 13

ACL tear (years of wear and tear)
patellar dislocation

Question 14

fall onto a flexed knee might indicate

Answer 14

PCL tear (tibia gets driven backwards)
-rare in isolation

Question 15

what would be a positive patellofemoral grinding test?

Answer 15

pain and crepitus when moving patella

-occurs with chondromalacia patella (softening of patella) “housewives knee” from being on your knees a lot

Question 16

where does a popliteal baker’s cyst arise from?

Answer 16

gastroc semimembranosus bursa

Question 17

what is the most common injury in athletics?

Answer 17

ankle sprain

Question 18

which bones form the ankle joint?

Answer 18

tibia
fibula
talus

Question 19

where is most of the weight baring on the ankle joint?

Answer 19

tibia

Question 20

what is the subtalar joint?

Answer 20

b/w talus and calcaneus

give inversion and eversion

Question 21

where is the deltoid ligament located?

Answer 21

on the inside of the foot medially
protects against eversion
fans out from inferior surface of medial malleolus to the talus and proximal tarsal bones

Question 22

what are the lateral ligaments of the angle?

Answer 22

ATFL (ant. talofibular ligament)
CF (calcaneofibular ligament)
PTF (post. talofibular ligament)

Question 23

which ligament is more easily injured in an inversion and the most commonly sprained ligament in your body?

Answer 23

anterior talofibular ligament

Question 24

what should you consider when you find localized tenderness?

Answer 24

arthritis
ligamentous injury
infection

Question 25

when would a ligament not illicit tenderness?

Answer 25

no pathology

if it’s completely torn

Question 26

what is acute inflammation of 1st MTP suggestive of?

Answer 26

gout

Question 27

what is metatarsalgia?

Answer 27

pain or tenderness of the metatarsal heads

-seen in trauma, arthritis, vascular compromise

Question 28

when is an arthritic joint painful?

Answer 28

when moved in any direction and/or NWB

Question 29

when is a ligament sprain painful?

Answer 29

max pain when ligament is stretched

Question 30

what is a positive talar tilt test?

Answer 30

more than 5 degrees of rotation

Question 31

what would you be suspicious of if you had a painful callus?

Answer 31

plantar’s wart

Question 32

what is specific to plantar’s warts?

Answer 32

speckled (stippled) appearance