Pathologies of the Lower Extremities

Question 1

What is a hip pointer?

Answer 1

Contusion of muscles at the anterior superior iliac spine

Causes hematoma because bone is so close to skin

Question 2

What is a pulled groin?

Answer 2

Tear or stretch of adductor group at the pubis

Question 3

What is a femoral hernia?

Answer 3

Loop of bowel can protrude into the femoral canal and become strangulated

Neck of hernia is below the inguinal ligament

More frequent in older females

Question 4

What is a possible cause of ischemic necrosis of the head of femur?

Answer 4

Medial femoral circumflex artery can be damaged in a fracture of the neck of the femur “broken hip”

Question 5

What is a gluteal gait?

Answer 5

Caused by injury to superior gluteal nerve, poliomelities, or congenital dislocation of the hip joint

Paralyzes glutues medius and minimus

Question 6

What is Ischial Bursititis?

Answer 6

Inflamation of Ischial Bursae due to excess sitting

Also called Weaver’s Bottom

Question 7

What is Piriformis syndrome?

Answer 7

Early branching of the sciatic nerve that occurs either in or above the prirformis

Question 8

What are pulled hamstrings?

Answer 8

Muscles can tear or avulse part of the origin from the ischial tuberosity

Question 9

What is the cause of foot drop?

Answer 9

Damage to the common peroneal nerve

Can be severed by fracture of fibula or damaged from tight plaster cast