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1
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What is the linea aspera?

A

Roughened ridge of bone on the posterior surface of the femoral shaft

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What is the pectineal line?

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Medial border of the linea aspera proximally

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Where is the gluteal tuberosity?

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Lateral border of linea aspera proximally

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Where are the medial and lateral supracondylar lines?

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Medial and lateral borders of linea aspera distally

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Where is the trochlear groove?

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Anterior surface of distal femur, where it articulates with patella

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What are medial and lateral epicondyles?

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Bony elevations above non-articular areas of condyles

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Where is the patella located?

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Anterior aspect of knee joint, within trochlear groove of femur

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What is the superior aspect of the patella attached to?

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Quadriceps tendon

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What is the inferior aspect of the patellar attached to?

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Patellar ligament

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What is the tibial plateau?

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Flat surface of condyles

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What is the proximal tibiofibular joint made of?

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Head of fibula articulating with proximal tibia

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What is the intercondylar eminence?

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Centre of intercondylar area between the tibial condyles

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What is the function of the tibia?

A

Weight bearing

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What is the function of the fibula?

A

Attachment for muscles

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15
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What are 3 main articulations of the fibula?

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Proximal tibiofibular joint
Distal tibiofibular joint
Ankle joint

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16
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Where is the proximal tibiofibular joint?

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Where the fibula articulates with the lateral condyle of tibia

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Where is the distal tibiofibular joint?

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Where fibula articulates with the fibular notch of tibia

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18
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Where is the ankle joint?

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Where the fibular articulates with talus bone of foot

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Where is the common peroneal or fibular nerve located on the fibula?

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Winds around posterior and lateral surface of the neck of the fibula

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20
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What are the 3 surfaces of the fibular shaft?

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Anterior lateral and posterior

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21
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What type of joint is the knee joint?

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Hinge type synovial joint

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22
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What are the 2 articulations of the knee joint?

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Tibiofemoral

Patellofemoral

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23
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Which joint is the weight bearing joint of the knee?

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Tibiofemoral joint

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24
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What are the 4 factors contributing to the stability of the knee joint?

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Tibial articular surface deepened by menisci
Joint capsule
Ligaments
Musculature

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What are the 2 functions of the medial and lateral menisci?

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Deepen articular surface of tibia to increase stability

Act as shock absorber by increasing surface area to further dissipate forces

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26
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What connects the 2 menisci?

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Transverse ligament of the knee

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27
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What stabilizes the posterior horn of lateral meniscus by attaching to the medial femoral condyle?

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Posterior meniscofemoral ligament

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What are the 3 major types of ligaments in the knee joint?

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Intracapsular
Extracapsular
Ligaments that strengthen the capsule

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29
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What are the 2 intracapsular ligaments?

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Anterior cruciate ligament

Posterior cruciate ligament

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30
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What does the cruciate ligaments connect?

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Femur and tibia

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31
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How are the anterior and posterior cruciate ligaments oriented?

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PAMs APpLes

Posterior passes anterior inserts medially
Anterior passes posterior inserts laterally

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32
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What does the anterior cruciate ligament do?

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Attached towards lateral side, so resists anterior translation and medial rotation of tibia

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33
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What does the PCL do?

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Stabilizes weight bearing flexed knee and prevents femur from sliding off anterior edge of tibia, prevents posterior dislocation

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34
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Which ligament strengthens the joint capsule?

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Oblique popliteal ligament posteriorly

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What are the 2 extracapsular ligaments?

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Collateral ligaments and patellar ligament

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What is the function of the collateral ligaments?

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Stabilize hinge motions of knee, prevents excessive medial or lateral angulation of tibia on femur

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Where does medial collateral ligament attach to?

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Medial epicondyle of femur and medial condyle of tibia

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What is the function of medial collateral ligament?

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Resist lateral angulation of tibia on femur

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Where does the lateral collateral ligament attach to?

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Lateral epicondyle of femur and depression on lateral surface of fibular head

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What is the function of the lateral collateral ligament?

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Resist medial angulation of tibia

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41
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What is a bursa?

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A small sac lined by synovial membrane, contains a thin layer of synovial fluid

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What is the function of a bursa?

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Provides a cushion between bones and soft tissues allowing free movement

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43
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What are the 6 bursae of the knee joint?

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Suprapatellar 
Prepatellar 
Superficial infrapatellar
Deep infrapatellar
Semimembranosus
Subsartorial or pes anserinus
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44
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What are the 4 movements that the knee joint permits?

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Extension
Flexion
Lateral rotation
Medial rotation

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What are the 4 muscles that produces knee extension?

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Quadriceps femoris - rectus femoris, vastus medialis, vastus lateralis, vastus intermedius

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What are the 3 muscles that produces knee flexion?

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Biceps femoris
Semimembranosus
Semitendinosus

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47
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What muscle produces lateral rotation?

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Biceps femoris

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48
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What are the 5 muscles that produces knee medial rotation?

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Semimembranosus 
Semitendinosus
Gracilis
Sartorius
Popliteus
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49
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How does the knee lock?

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Medial rotation of femoral condyles on the tibial plateau and cruciate ligaments tighten

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50
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How does the knee unlock?

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Popliteus contracts, rotates femur laterally by 5 degrees on tibial plateau so flexion of knee can occur

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51
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Which nerve is the anterior thigh innervates by?

A

Femoral nerve

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52
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Which branches and which artery supplies the anterior thigh?

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Lateral and medial femoral circumflex arteries

Profunda femoris

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53
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What are the 4 muscles on the anterior thigh?

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Pectineus
Sartorius
Quadriceps femoris
Iliopsoas

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54
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What are the 2 muscles of the iliopsoas?

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Papas major

Iliacus

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What is the action of the iliopsoas?

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Flex lower limb at hip joint

Assist in lateral rotation of femur at hip joint

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56
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What is psoas major innervated by?

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Anterior rami of L1-3

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57
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What is the iliacus innervated by?

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Femoral nerve

58
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What are the 4 muscles of quadriceps femoris?

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Rectus femoris
Vastus medialis
Vastus lateralis
Vastus intermedius

59
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What is the function of the quadriceps femoris?

A

Main extensor of knee

60
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What is the action of vastus lateralis?

A

Extends knee joint and stabilize patella

61
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What is the function of vastus intermedius?

A

Extends knee joint and stabilize patella

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What is the function of vastus medialis?

A

Extends knee joint and stabilize patella

63
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What is the action of vastus medialis obliquus?

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Resist lateral displacement of patella

64
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What is the function of rectus femoris?

A

Flex thigh at hip joint

Extends leg at knee joint

65
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What is the action of sartorius?

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Flexes, abduct and externally rotate thigh

Flexes and internally rotate tibia at knee joint

66
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What is the function of pectineus?

A

Adduct and flex thigh at hip joint

67
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What is the function of medial thigh muscles?

A

Hip adductors

68
Q

What are the 5 medial muscles?

A 
Gracilis 
Obturator externus 
Adductor brevis
Adductor longus
Adductor magnus
69
Q

Which artery supplies the medial thigh?

A

Obturator artery

70
Q

What are the 2 parts of the adductor magnus?

A

Adductor and hamstring

71
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What is the actions of the adductor component of the adductor magnus?

A

Adduct thigh

Flex thigh

72
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What are the actions of the hamstring component of the thigh?

A

Adduct thigh

Extend thigh

73
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What is the adductor component of the thigh innervated by?

A

Obturator nerve

74
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What is the hamstring component of the adductor magnus innervated by?

A

Tibial component of sciatic nerve

75
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What is the action of adductor longus?

A

Adduct thigh

76
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What is the adductor longus innervated by?

A

Obturator nerve

77
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What is the action of adductor brevis?

A

Adduct thigh

78
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What is the adductor brevis innervated by?

A

Obturator nerve

79
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What is the action of the gracilis?

A

Adduct thigh at hip

Flex leg at knee

80
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What is the action of obturator externus?

A

Adduct and lateral rotation of thigh

81
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What are the 3 borders of the femoral triangle?

A

Inguinal ligament
Medial border of sartorius
Medial border of adductor longus

82
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What are the 4 contents of the femoral triangle?

A

Femoral nerve
Femoral artery
Femoral vein
Femoral canal

83
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What is the femoral canal?

A

Structure containing deep lymph nodes and vessels

84
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What is the femoral sheath?

A

Fascial compartment containing artery, vein and canal

85
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How to remember contents of femoral triangle form lateral to medial?

A 
NAVEL 
Nerve
Artery
Vein
Empty space
Lymph
86
Q

How do you mark the femoral artery on the surface?

A

MIPA

Mid inguinal point is the artery / midway between anterior superior iliac spine and symphysis pubis

87
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What is the 4 borders of the femoral canal?

A

Lacunar ligament
Femoral vein
Inguinal ligament
Pectineal ligament

88
Q

What is the femoral ring?

A

Opening to femoral canal

89
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What is the femoral septum?

A

Connective tissue layer closing the ring pierced by lymphatic vessels exiting the femoral canal

90
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What is the adductor canal?

A

Passageway for structures passing between anterior thigh and posterior leg

91
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What is the adductor canal bordered by?

A

Sartorius
Vastus medialis
Adductor longus
Adductor magnus

92
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What are the first cutaneous branches to arise from femoral nerve?

A

Anterior cutaneous branches

93
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What is the terminal cutaneous branch of the femoral nerve?

A

Saphenous nerve

94
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What does the anterior cutaneous branch of femoral nerve supply?

A

Anteromedial thigh

95
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What does the saphenous nerve supply?

A

Medial side of leg and foot

96
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What is the main artery of the lower limb?

A

Femoral artery

97
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What is the artery in the femoral triangle?

A

Profunda femoris artery

98
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What are the 3 branches of the profunda femoris artery?

A

Lateral femoral circumflex
Medial femoral circumflex
Perforating branches

99
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What is the artery after the common femoral artery gives off profunda femoris branch?

A

Superficial femoral artery

100
Q

What does the superficial femoral artery become after going through adductor canal?

A

Popliteal artery

101
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Which artery supplies the medial thigh?

102
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What artery is the gluteal region supplied by?

A

Superior and inferior gluteal arteries

103
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What are the 5 deep veins involved in the thigh and gluteal region?

A 
Femoral vein 
Profunda femoris vein 
External iliac vein
Gluteal vein 
Obturator vein
104
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What are the 2 major superficial veins?

A

Great saphenous

Small saphenous

105
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What are the 2 types of superficial lymphatic vessels?

A

Medial vessels

Lateral vessels

106
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What does the medial vessels drain into?

A

Inferior group of superficial inguinal lymph nodes in femoral triangle

107
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What does the lateral vessels drain into?

A

Popliteal lymph nodes in popliteal fossa then deep inguinal nodes or join medial group

108
Q

What are the 3 main groups of deep lymphatic vessels?

A

Anterior tibial
Posterior tibial
Peroneal

109
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What do deep lymphatic vessels drain into?

A

Popliteal lymph nodes

110
Q

How do femoral shaft fractures occur?

A

Usually high velocity trauma

111
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What is a symptom of femoral shaft fracture?

A

Swollen and tense thigh

112
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What is a risk of femoral shaft fracture?

A

Blood lose in closed femoral shaft fractures can be very high and may develop hyovolaemic shock

113
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How do you treat femoral shaft fracture?

A

Surgical fixation

114
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What are tibial plateau fractures?

A

Fracture of articulating surface of the tibia within knee joint

115
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How to diagnose patellar fractures using physical examination?

A

Palpable defect in patella

Cannot do straight leg raise

116
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How to treat displaced patellar fractures?

A

Reduction and surgical fixation

117
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How to treat undisplaced patellar fractures?

A

Protect for it to heal

118
Q

What is patella dislocation?

A

Patella completely displaced out of its normal alignment

119
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How to treat patella dislocation?

A

Extend knee then manually reducing patella

Immobilize while healing takes place then physiotherapy

120
Q

How do meniscal injuries occur?

A

Sudden twisting motion of weight bearing knee in high degree of flexion

121
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How to treat acute traumatic meniscal tears?

A

Surgically through meniscectomy or meniscal repair

122
Q

What is the unhappy triad?

A

Injury to the anterior cruciate ligament, medial collateral ligament and medial meniscus

123
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How is the unhappy triad caused?

A

Strong force applied to lateral aspect of knee

124
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How to dislocate the knee?

A

3/4 ligaments rupture

125
Q

What is a knee effusion?

A

Accumulation of fluid inside knee joint

126
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What are the 2 types of knee effusions?

A

Acute and delayed

127
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What are 2 types of acute knee effusions?

A

Haemarthrosis - blood in joint

Lipo-haemarthrosis - blood and fat in the joint

128
Q

What is knee bursitis?

A

Inflammation of bursa

129
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What are the 4 most commonly inflamed bursa of the knee?

A

Prepatellar bursa
Infrapatellar bursa
Pes anserinus bursa
Suprapatellar bursa

130
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What is pre-patellar bursa?

A

Superficial bursa with thin synovial lining located between skin and patella

131
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What is Housemaid’s Knee?

A

Pre-patellar bursa becomes inflamed

132
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What is infrapatellar bursa?

A

One bursa superficially between patella tendon and skin

Another bursa between patella tendon and tibia bone

133
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What is cleryman’s knee?

A

Infrapatellar bursitis

134
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What is popliteal cyst or Baker’s cyst?

A

Swelling in popliteal fossa or semimembranosus bursitis

135
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What is Osgood-Schlatter’s Disease?

A

Inflammation of apophysis of patellar ligament into tibial tuberosity

136
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What are the 3 symptoms of osteoarthritis of the knee?

A

Knee pain
Stiffness
Swelling

137
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What is crepitus?

A

Grating sound and cracking sensation on movement of joint

138
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What is septic arthritis?

A

Invasion of joint space by micro organisms usually bacteria

139
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What is reactive arthritis?

A

Sterile inflammatory process that result from extra articular infection

140
Q

What are the 3 symptoms of septic arthritis?

A

Fever
Pain
Reduced range of motion

141
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What to do if septic arthritis is suspected?

A

Aspiration of joint immediately

Aspirate sent for urgent microscopy, culture and sensitivities

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