ortho Flashcards
Medial knee pain
MCl/meniscus
anterior knee pain
patella
lateral knee pain
LCL/meniscus
posterior knee pain
hamstring tendons, baker’s cyst
Instability of knee on changing direction
ACL
Knee instability on valgus stress eg breast stroke
MCL
knee instability on varus stress
LCL
Knee instability on walking uphill/hyperextension
PCL
Can MCL/LCL cause swelling
no as they aren’t intra-articular
If PCL is ruptured it might also be along with what injury
popliteal tendon
LCL
(posterolateral corner)
IVDU with severe back pain and signs of infex
discitis
Management for intracapsular NOF in a highly functioning person
THR
Management for intracapsular NOF in a poorly functioning person
Hemiarthroplasty
Management for intertrochanteric extracapsular NOF
DHS
Management for subtrochanteric extracapsular NOF
medullary nail
Someone with a suspected meniscal tear with a locked knee post trauma should be advised what in order to improve chance of repair
don’t weight bear
dactylitis, pain along the finger on passive extension, pain along tendon
flexor tenosynovitis- emergency