Popliteal fossa, knee, leg Flashcards
What osteology causes tibial lateral rotation on the fixed femur? What if the foot/tibia is fixed?
Longer medial femoral and tibial condyles
If the femur is not fixed, but the foot/tibia is, the femur rotates medially on the tibia.
What is the function of the popliteus muscle?
Unlock the knee when it is extended
What is genu valgum?
Lateral angulation of the leg causing excessive loading of the lateral tibiofemoral structures.
What is genu varum?
Medial angulation of the leg in relation to the thigh causing excessive loading of the medial tibiofemoral joint.
What are the attachments of the lateral collateral ligament?
Lateral epicondyle of femur to fibula
What does the MCL attach to that the LCL doesn’t?
the (medial) meniscus/synthesis with the joint capsule.
MCL is thus more broad.
What are the attachments of the medial collateral ligament?
Medial epicondyle of femur, meniscus, and tibia
The MCL resists _____. The LCL resists ______.
Valgus, Varus
The ACL and PCL are outside the ______ capsule, but within the ______ capsule.
Synovial, fibrous
What do the ACL and PCL do?
Provide rotational stability and prevent anterior/posterior displacement of the tibia on the fixed femur.
What test is the anterior drawer test testing?
ACL integrity
What is the terrible triad of knee injury?
MCL, ACL, and medial meniscus tear
What becomes the popliteal artery and when?
Femoral artery becomes the popliteal artery when it exits the adductor hiatus
Why can’t we see the middle genicular artery in the lab?
It branches off the popliteal and goes right into the PCL/ACL inside of the knee and can’t really be seen.
What arteries feed the cruciate anastamosis?
Descending branch of lateral circumflex femoral artery
Femoral (popliteal) artery
Descending genicular artery (a branch of femoral artery proximal to adductor hiatus)
Anterior tibial RECURRENT artery
What are the bones of the talocrural joint?
Tibia, fibula, and talus (the ankle!)
What is the mortise?
the 3 sides/surface of the talus which is critical to stability of TCJ. The body of the talus is called the trochlea
The talus is wider _______.
Anteriorly